The Senate of Trinidad and Tobago is the appointed upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, along with the President and House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago. The Senate currently sits at the Red House. The Senate has 31 members all 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 on the discretion of the President from outstanding persons who represent other sectors of civil society. The presiding officer, the President of the Senate, is elected from among the Senators who are not Ministers or Parliamentary Secretaries. A senator must be at least 25 years old and a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago. The current President of the Senate is Senator Wade Mark. As of 20 April 2021, there are only 13 female senators, or 41.9% and 6 Tobagonian senators or 19.4%. 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 transgender parliamentarian.
Party affiliation AffiliationMembers People's National Movement6 Independent9 United National Congress16Total31
Leadership
Presiding officers OfficeOfficerSincePresident of the SenateWade Mark 23 May 2025Vice President of the SenateKenya Charles23 May 2025
Majority leadership OfficeOfficerSinceLeader of Government Business in the SenateDarrell Allahar23 May 2025
Minority leadership OfficeOfficerSinceLeader of Opposition Business in the SenateAmery Browne 25 May 2025
Senators
Current senators
Member of ParliamentPartyDate appointed as a SenatorOfficePhillip Alexander UNCMay 2025Minister in the Ministry of HousingDarrell Allahar UNCMay 2025 Minister in the Office of the Prime MinisterBrian Baig UNCMay 2025Leroy Baptiste UNCMay 2025Minister of Labour and Small and Micro EnterprisesNatalie Chaitan-Maharaj UNCMay 2025Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Social Development and Family ServicesKenya Charles UNCMay 2025Vice President of the SenateJohn Jeremie UNCMay 2025 Attorney GeneralSatyakama Maharaj UNCMay 2025 Minister of Trade, Investment, and TourismWade Mark UNCMay 2025President of the SenateDavid Nakhid UNCMay 2025 Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Sport and Youth AffairsPrakash Persad UNCMay 2025Minister of Tertiary Education and Skills TrainingRavi Ratiram UNCMay 2025Minister of Agriculture and FisheriesAnil Roberts UNCMay 2025Minister in the Ministry of HousingDominic Smith UNCMay 2025Minister of Public Administration and Artificial IntelligenceKennedy Swaratsingh UNCMay 2025Minister of Planning, Economic Affairs and DevelopmentEli Zakour UNCMay 2025Minister of Transport and Civil AviationFaris Al-Rawi PNMMay 2025Amery Browne PNMMay 2025Foster Cummings PNMMay 2025Vishnu Dhanpaul PNMMay 2025Janelle John-Bates PNMMay 2025Melanie Roberts-Radgman PNMMay 2025Marlene Attzs IndependentMay 2025Sophia Chote IndependentMay 2025Simon de la Bastide IndependentMay 2025Candice Jones-Simmons IndependentMay 2025Alicia Lalite-Ettienne IndependentMay 2025Francis Lewis IndependentMay 2025Courtney McNish IndependentMay 2025Desirée Murray IndependentMay 2025Anthony Vieira IndependentMay 2025
Senators until 2025 Member of ParliamentPartyDate appointed as a SenatorOfficeNigel de Freitas PNM23 September 2015President of the SenateReginald Armour PNM16 March 2022Attorney General and Minister of Legal AffairsHassell Bacchus PNM19 August 2020Minister of Digital TransformationDonna Cox PNM21 July 2019Minister of Social Development and Family ServicesAncil Dennis PNM25 September 2024Paula Gopee-Scoon PNM11 September 2015Minister of Trade and IndustryLawrence Hislop PNM22 March 2022Kazim Hosein PNM31 October 2016Minister of Agriculture, Land and FisheriesJayanti Lutchmedial UNC28 August 2020Damian Lyder UNC28 August 2020Wade Mark UNC23 September 2015Leader of Opposition Business in the SenateDavid Nakhid UNC28 August 2020Anil Roberts UNC28 August 2020Avinash Singh PNM10 December 2013Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries (until 2025)
Former senators
SenatorPartyDate appointed as a SenatorDate left as a SenatorOfficeRef.Jearlean John UNC28 August 202028 April 2025Jennifer Jones-Kernahan UNC20 February 20011 March 2010Randall Mitchell PNM19 August 202028 April 2025Minister of Tourism, Culture and the ArtsRenuka Sagramsingh-Sooklal PNM19 August 202028 April 2025Minister in the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal AffairsRohan Sinanan PNM24 November 201528 April 2025Minister of Works and TransportAmery Browne PNM19 August 202028 April 2025Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs Leader of Government Business in the SenateRichie Sookhai PNM18 January 202328 April 2025Minister in the Ministry of Works and TransportAllyson West PNM29 June 201728 April 2025Minister of Public AdministrationLaurel Lezama-Lee Sing PNM28 August 202025 September 2024Muhammad Yunus Ibrahim PNM11 June 202118 March 2025Vice President of the SenateJoan Hackshaw-Marslin PNM28 August 200228 September 2007Paul Richards Independent23 September 201518 March 2025Maria Dillon-Remy Independent20 November 201818 March 2025Varma Deyalsingh Independent19 October 201811 September 2023Amrita Deonarine Independent28 August 202011 September 2023Hazel Thompson-Ahye Independent20 November 201818 March 2025Anthony Viera Independent2 August 201318 March 2025Evans Welch Independent28 August 202011 September 2023Deoroop Teemal Independent20 November 201818 March 2025Charrise Seepersad Independent20 November 201811 September 2023Jennifer Raffoul Independent23 September 201519 November 2018
See also President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago Elections in Trinidad and Tobago List of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago Politics of Trinidad and Tobago Tobago House of Assembly
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