Current list of the members of the Senate of Barbados:[1]
Government Senators
According to the Constitution of Barbados, twelve (12) Senators shall be appointed by the President, on the advice of the Prime Minister.[2] On January 24, 2022, days after the 2022 election, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced her intention to nominate the following persons to sit as Government Senators:[3]
Senator | Position |
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Reginald R. Farley | President of the Senate |
H. Elizabeth Thompson | Deputy President of the Senate |
Lisa Cummins | Leader of Government Business;
Minister for Tourism and International Transport |
Jerome Walcott | Senior Minister coordinating Social and Environmental Policy; |
Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight | Minister in the Prime Minister's Office |
Dr. Crystal Haynes | |
John Andrew King | |
Pat Parris | |
Shanika Roberts-Odle | |
Lorenzo Harewood | |
Andwele Boyce | |
Gregory Nicholls |
Independent Senators
The Constitution normally provides for the appointment of seven (7) individuals to sit in the Senate, appointed by the President in his own discretion, i.e. Independent Senators. The following persons were sworn in by Dame Sandra Mason on February 1, 2022. The final 2 senators were sworn in April 8, 2022, in lieu of no opposition leader to appoint 2 opposition senators.
Senator | Profession |
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Monique Taitt | Attorney-at-Law |
John Rogers | Reverend |
Kevin Boyce | Attorney-at-Law |
Christopher Maynard | Doctor |
Crystal Drakes | Economist |
Andrew Mallalieu | Businessman |
Lindell Nurse | Politician |
Kristina Hinds | Political Scientist |
Chelston Brathwaite | Former Barbados Ambassador |
Opposition Senators
Senator |
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No Current Opposition |
No Current Opposition |
See also
References
- ↑ "Members of The Senate". The Barbados Parliament.
- ↑ "The Senate | BARBADOSPARLIAMENT.COM". 2022-02-09. Archived from the original on 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ↑ "Announcement of the new Cabinet – PMO". 24 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-05.