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REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 11th

Government SenatorS oppoSition SenatorS independent SenatorS

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the h on. Jenni F er b a P ti S te-Primu S Minister of Labour and Small Enterprise Development

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Sen. the h on. Chri S tine Kangaloo President of the Senate the h on. Paula g o P ee-S Coon Minister of Trade and Industry Sen. the h on. Fran K lin Khan Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Leader of Government Business Sen. the ambharat and Fisheries

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memberS of the Senate GovErNmENT SENATorS

Sen. the h on. Denni S m o S e S Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security

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11th parliament republic of trinidad and tobaGo Sen. Dr. l e S ter h enry Sen. W. m i C hael Co PP in Sen. Sarah b u D hu Sen. h a F eez a li Sen. avina S h Singh Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries

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Sen. Fo S ter Cumming S Sen. n igel De Freita S Vice President Sen. a lly S on b a KS h

Sen. Daniel Doo K ie 4

memberS of the Senate GovErNmENT SENATorS

oPPoSITIoN SENATorS

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Sen. g eral D h a D ee D Sen. Daniel Solomon Sen. Wa D e m ar K Leader of Opposition Business Sen. Kha D i J ah a meen

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Sen. Wayne Sturge

memberS of the Senate INDEPENDENT SENATorS

Sen. Dr. Dhanay S har m ahabir Co-ordinator of the Independent Bench Sen. Davi D Small Sen. h.r. i an r oaC h Sen. m eli SS a r am K i SS oon

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Sen. taurel Shri K i SS oon

THE SENATE

The Constitution provides that a person is qualified for membership in the Senate if he or she is a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago of the age of twenty-seven years or upwards. There is provision for thirty-one Senators, all appointed by the President: sixteen on the advice of the Prime Minister; six on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition; and nine (Independent) on the discretion of the President from outstanding persons from economic, social or community organizations and other major fields of endeavour.