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The president chairs debates in the chamber of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago and stands in for the country's president during periods of absence or illness (Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago, section 27). [2] A vice-president of the Senate is also elected from among the senators. The current president of the Senate is Senator Nigel de ...
He is the current president of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago. [2] He took office in January 2023. [3] [4] He was born in 1979. [5] He attended Bishops High School in Tobago. He got a bachelor's degree in marine and freshwater biology from University of Guelph, Canada. [6] He was appointed as a government senator on 23 September 2015. [1]
Christine Carla Kangaloo ORTT (born 1 December 1961) [5] is a Trinidadian politician, who is the president of Trinidad and Tobago since 2023. She was president of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago from 2015 until her resignation to run for president in 2023.
The current President of the Senate is Senator Nigel de Freitas. As of 20 April 2021, there are only 13 female senators, or 41.9% [ 2 ] and 6 Tobagonian senators or 19.4%. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Senate made history on 15 February 2022 by appointing Jowelle de Souza as an acting opposition senator, thus making her the Caribbean's first and only ...
Pages in category "Presidents of the Senate (Trinidad and Tobago)" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
As Weekes was the only nominated candidate on election day, she was deemed elected without the need for a vote. Paula-Mae Weeks thus became the first woman to take office as president of Trinidad and Tobago on 19 March 2018. [2] The PNM government nominated Christine Kangaloo, the President of the Senate.
Under the 1976 Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the president replaced the monarch as head of state. The president was elected by Parliament for a five-year term. In the event of a vacancy, the President of the Senate served as acting president.
Presidents of the Senate (Trinidad and Tobago) (9 P) Pages in category "Members of the Senate (Trinidad and Tobago)" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total.