President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago

The President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago is generally elected from the government benches. He or she 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 Christine Kangaloo who at present the only woman of Indian origin in the world to currently hold this position.[3]

President of the Senate

Incumbent
Christine Kangaloo

since 23 September 2015
StyleThe Honourable (formal)
Madam President (informal)
AppointerMembers of the Senate
Term lengthDuring the life of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago (five years maximum)
PrecursorRaziah Ahmed
Inaugural holderJ. Hamilton Maurice (1961-1971)
Formation29 December 1961
DeputyVice President of the Senate
SalaryTT$29,590 (per month) (President)
TT$18,280 (per month) (Vice President)[1]
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Presidents of the Senate

PresidentServedElected
J. Hamilton Maurice1961–197129 December 1961
Wahid Ali1971–198618 June 1971
Michael Williams1987–199012 January 1987
Emmanuel Carter1990–199512 March 1990
Ganace Ramdial1995–200227 November 1995
Linda Baboolal2002–20075 April 2002
Danny Montano2007–201017 December 2007
Timothy Hamel-Smith2010–201518 June 2010
Raziah Ahmed20153 February 2015
Christine Kangaloo201523 September 2015

Vice-Presidents of the Senate

Vice-PresidentServedAppointed
Lancelot Beckles1961–197029 December 1961
A. Date Camps1970–197121 May 1970
Canute E. Spencer1971–197618 June 1971
J. Hamilton-Holder1976–198124 September 1976
Emru Millette1981–198627 November 1981
Carlyle Walters1987–198812 January 1987
Leonard Bradshaw1988–199112 April 1988
Ainsley Mark1992–199513 January 1992
Philip Hamel-Smith1995–200027 November 1995
Wade Mark200112 January 2001
Christine Kangaloo20025 April 2002
Rawle Titus2002–200717 October 2002
George Hadeed2007–201017 December 2007
Lyndira Oudit2010–201318 June 2010
James Lambert2013 - 201510 September 2013
Nigel De Freitas201523 September 2015

References

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