President of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda is the presiding officer in the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda. Prior to conducting any other business, the Senate must elect a senator to serve as president when it convenes following a general election.
If the position of president becomes vacant at any point before the next dissolution of Parliament, the Senate must elect a new senator to serve in that capacity as soon as is practically possible. Prior to conducting any other business besides electing the President at the Senate's first session following a general election, the Senate shall elect a senator to serve as Vice-President. If the position of Vice-President becomes vacant at any point before the next dissolution of Parliament, the Senate shall, as soon as is practically possible, elect another senator to fill the position. A senator cannot be elected by the Senate to be President or Vice-President if they are also serving as a Minister or Parliamentary Secretary. When the Presidency is vacant, the Senate is not allowed to conduct any activity (except from the election of a President).
If the business before the Senate in that meeting makes the Attorney-General's presence desirable, the President, Vice-President, or other member presiding in the Senate may request that the Attorney-General attend that meeting. When such a request is made, the Attorney-General may participate in the meeting solely for the purpose of explaining the matters before the Senate in that meeting.
The president's annual salary is XCD 42,000.
List of presidents This is an incomplete list of the presidents of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda:
NameTook officeLeft officeHon. Novelle Richards19671967Hon. Dr. Luther Wynter19671968Hon. Clarence Addison Harney1971After June 1975Hon. W. Keithly HeathFan the flame by Leonard Tim Hector1976After March 1980Hon. Bradley CarrottBefore November 198018 February 1994Hon. Millicent Percival Antigua and Barbuda Parliament21 March 199426 February 2004Hon. Edmond Mansoor The High Commission of Antigua and Barbuda26 March 20045 January 2005Hon. Hazelyn Francis7 January 200516 May 2014Hon. Alincia Williams-Grant25 June 2014Present
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