Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago

Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Leadership
President of the Senate	Sen The Hon. Christine Kangaloo, People's National Movement Since 23 September 2015
Speaker of the House of Representatives	Bridgid Annisette-George Since 23 September 2015
Structure
Seats	31 Senators 41 Members of Parliament (MPs)
Senate political groups	Government      People's National Movement (16) Opposition      United National Congress (6)      Independent (9)
House of Representatives political groups	Government      People's National Movement (23) Official Opposition      United National Congress (17)      Congress of the people (1)
Elections
House of Representatives last election	7 September 2015
Meeting place
The Red House

Coordinates: 10°39′11″N 61°30′42″W / 10.65306°N 61.51167°W / 10.65306; -61.51167

Government

Opposition

Government

Official Opposition

The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago is the legislative branch of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. The Parliament is bicameral. It consists of the elected House of Representatives, which has 41 members elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies, and the Senate which has 31 members 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 by the President to represent other sectors of civil society.