Senate (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Senate is the appointed upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. The Senate currently sits at the Red House. The Senate has 31 members all appointed by the President: 16 Government Senators appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, 6 Opposition Senators appointed on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition and 9 Independent Senators appointed in the discretion of the President from outstanding persons who represent other sectors of civil society. The presiding officer, the President of the Senate, is elected from among the Senators who are not Ministers or Parliamentary Secretaries. A senator must be at least 25 years old and a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago.Senators
Independent Senators
- Sen. Paul Richards
- Sen. Sophia Chote SC
- Sen. Charrise Seepersad
- Sen. Deoroop Teemal
- Sen. Hazel Thompson-Ahye
- Sen. Dr. Maria Dillon-Remy
- Sen. Amrita Deonarine
- Sen. Dr. Varma Deyalsingh
- Sen. Anthony Viera
Government Senators
- Sen. Nigel de Freitas
- Sen. the Hon. Franklin Khan
- Sen. the Hon. Clarence Rambharat
- Sen. the Hon. Dennis Moses
- Sen. the Hon. Jennifer Baptiste-Primus
- Sen. the Hon. Paula Gopee-Scoon
- Sen. Avinash Singh
- Sen. Dr. Lester Henry
- Sen. Daniel Dookie
- Sen. Foster Cummings
- Sen. Garvin Simmonette
- Sen. the Hon. Rohan Sinanan
- Sen. the Hon. Kazim Hosein
- Sen. Jason Williams
- Sen. the Hon. Allyson West
Opposition Senators
- Sen. Wade Mark
- Sen. Sean Sobers
- Sen. Khadijah Ameen
- Sen. Anita Haynes
- Sen. Saddam Hosein
- Sen. Taharqa Obika
