Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
10°39′11″N 61°30′42″W / 10.65306°N 61.51167°W
Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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| 11th Republican Parliament | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
| Leadership | |
Paula-Mae Weekes since 19 March 2018 | |
Nigel DeFreitas, PNM since 23 September 2015 | |
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives | Esmond Forde, PNM since 23 September 2015 |
Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate | Wade Mark, UNC since 23 September 2015 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 72 31 Senators 41 Members of Parliament (MPs) |
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Senate political groups | Government
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House of Representatives political groups | Government |
| Elections | |
| Appointment by the president on advice of the prime minister (16), at her discretion (9) and opposition leader (6) | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last House of Representatives election | 10 August 2020 |
Next House of Representatives election | 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
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| The Red House, Abercromby Street, Downtown, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Website | |
| www | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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 Trinidad and Tobago portal |
The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago is the legislative branch of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. The Parliament is bicameral. It consists of the President of Trinidad and Tobago, the House of Representatives, which is composed of the Speaker in addition to 41 directly elected members serving a five-year term in single-seat constituencies, and the Senate which has 31 members 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 by the President to represent other sectors of civil society. It is currently the only parliament in the world that has a female President, President of the Senate, who is currently the only woman of Indian origin in the world to hold such a position, and Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Speaker of the House and President of the Senate
International affiliation(s)
- ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
- Canada-Caribbean Parliamentary Friendship Group
- Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
See also
- House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
- Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
- Elections in Trinidad and Tobago
- List of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago
- Politics of Trinidad and Tobago
- List of Parliaments of Trinidad and Tobago
- The Red House, Parliament building
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