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Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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| 13th Republican Parliament | |
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| Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
| History | |
| Founded | 31 August 1962 (63 years ago) |
| Preceded by | Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago |
New session started | 28 August 2020 |
| Leadership | |
Kenya Charles, UNC since 23 May 2025 | |
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives | |
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Representatives | |
Leader of Government Business in the Senate | Darrell Allahar, UNC since 23 May 2025 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 72 31 Senators 41 Members of Parliament (MPs) |
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Senate political groups | Government Other
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House of Representatives political groups | Government Other |
| Elections | |
| Appointment by thepresident onadvice of theprime minister (16), at her discretion (9) andopposition leader (6) | |
| First-past-the-post | |
LastHouse of Representatives election | 28 April 2025 |
NextHouse of Representatives election | 2030 |
| 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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TheParliament of Trinidad and Tobago is thelegislative branch ofTrinidad and Tobago. The Parliament isbicameral. Besides thePresident of Trinidad and Tobago, it is composed of theHouse of Representatives, which is composed of theSpeaker of the House of Representatives in addition to 41 directly elected members serving a five-year term insingle-seat constituencies, and theSenate which has 31 members appointed by the President: 16 Government Senators appointed on the advice of thePrime 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 at present the only parliament in the world with an incumbent femalePresident,President of the Senate,Speaker of the House of Representatives andLeader of the Opposition and made history by appointing the Caribbean's first and only transgender parliamentarian on 15 February 2022.[3][4][5][6] As of 20 April 2021, there are only 24 female members, or 32.9%[7] and eight members born in Tobago or 11.0%.
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