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Senate of Trinidad and Tobago

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NameThe Senate of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
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House TypeUpper House
Leader1 TypePresident of the Senate
Leader1Timothy Hamel-Smith
Party1(People's Partnership)
Election130 May 2010
Members31
Meeting PlaceRed House, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

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The Senate of Trinidad and Tobago is the appointed Upper House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. The Senate sits in the Red House in Port of Spain. The Senate has 31 members: 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 by the President to represent other sectors of civil society. The presiding officer, the President of the Senate, is usually elected from the Government benches. A senator must be at least 25 years old.


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