This is a list of members of the Senate, the upper house of the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda.
Party affiliation
editAffiliation | Members | |
---|---|---|
Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party | 11 | |
United Progressive Party | 4 | |
Barbuda People's Movement | 1 | |
Independent | 1 | |
Total | 17 |
Fabian Jones, the Barbuda Council senator, is a member of the Barbuda People's Movement, and an opposition senator.[1] The other opposition senators are members of the United Progressive Party.[2] Kiz Johnson is an independent senator.[3] The remaining senators represent the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party.[4]
Leadership
editPosition[5][6] | Senator |
---|---|
President of the Senate | Alincia Williams-Grant |
Deputy President of the Senate | Osbert Richard Frederick |
Leader of Government Business | Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst |
Senate Minority Leader | Shawn Nicholas |
List of senators
editLast appointed: 23 January 2023[7]
Category | Barbuda? | Senator | Party | Assumed office | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Government | Alincia Williams-Grant | Labour | 24 June 2014 | ||
Government | Osbert Richard Frederick | Labour | 24 June 2014 | ||
Government | Samantha Marshall | Labour | 23 January 2023 | ||
Government | Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst | Labour | 24 June 2014 | ||
Government | Shenella Mary Shadida Govia | Labour | 24 June 2014 | ||
Government | Clement Antonio | Labour | 23 January 2023 | ||
Government | Philip Shoul | Labour | 26 March 2018 | ||
Government | Colin O'Neil Browne | Labour | 26 March 2018 | ||
Government | Dwayne George | Labour | 26 October 2023 | ||
Government | Knacyntar Nedd | Labour | 20 June 2016[A] | ||
Government | Rawdon Turner | Labour | 23 January 2023 | ||
Opposition | Shawn Nicholas | United Progressive Party | 24 June 2014 | ||
Opposition | Johnathan Joseph | United Progressive Party | 26 March 2018 | ||
Opposition | Alex Browne | United Progressive Party | 23 January 2023 | ||
Opposition | David Massiah | United Progressive Party | 23 January 2023 | ||
Barbuda Council | Fabian Jones | Barbuda People's Movement | 23 March 2018 | ||
Governor-General's | Kiz Johnson | Independent | 23 January 2023 |
Notes
edit- ^ Barbuda Council senator from 20 June 2016 until 26 February 2018. Currently government Barbuda senator.
References
edit- ^ "Fabian Jones sworn in for second consecutive term as opposition's Barbuda senator". 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Opposition Leader says new UPP senators are only 'transitional' appointments". 25 January 2023.
- ^ Times, Caribbean (2023-01-29). "ANTIGUA-POLITICS- Governor General swears in seventh female senator as an independent senator". Caribbean Times. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ "Former MP Samantha Marshall among three new senators appointed by government". 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Caribbean Elections | Members of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda 2018 - present". www.caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ "New UPP leader and opposition senators sworn in". 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Government of Antigua and Barbuda". ab.gov.ag. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ ABS EVENING NEWS (LOCAL SEGMENT) 23.1.2023, retrieved 2023-01-24
- ^ "Dwayne George appointed junior finance minister as he returns to Senate following by-election loss".