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The Governor-General may appoint a person qualified for appointment as a Senator to be temporarily a member of the Senate during such absence, suspension, or illness whenever a Senator is unable to perform his or her duties as a Senator due to absence from Antigua and Barbuda, suspension under section 31(2) of the Constitution, or due to illness. The provisions of Section 31 of the Constitution shall apply to a Senator appointed under this Section in the same manner as they do to a Senator appointed under Section 28 of the Constitution, and an appointment made under this Section shall in any event cease to have effect if the person appointed is notified by the Governor-General that the circumstances giving rise to his appointment have ceased to exist.<ref name=":1" />
==Senators==
{{Main article|List of members of the Senate (Antigua and Barbuda)}}
The following are the current members of the Senate.<ref>{{Citation |title=ABS EVENING NEWS (LOCAL SEGMENT) 23.1.2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gCs6A09S5Y |language=en |access-date=2023-01-24}}</ref> The Senate was last appointed on 23 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Government of Antigua and Barbuda |url=https://ab.gov.ag/detail_page.php?page=9 |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=ab.gov.ag}}</ref>
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| President of the Senate|| [[Alincia Williams-Grant]]
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| Deputy President of the Senate|| [[Osbert Richard Frederick]]
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|Leader of Government Business
| [[Samantha Marshall]]
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|Deputy Leader of Government Business
|[[Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst]]
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| Government Senator||{{ill|Shenella Mary Shadida Govia|wikidata|Q113611376}}
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| Government Senator|| [[Clement Antonio]]
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| Government Senator||[[Philip Shoul]]
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| Government Senator||[[Colin O'Neil Browne]]
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| Government Senator||[[Dwayne George]]
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| Government Senator (Barbuda representative)||[[Knacyntar Nedd]]
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| Government Senator||[[Rawdon Turner]]
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| Senate Minority Leader|| {{ill|Shawn Nicholas|wikidata|Q118313140}}
|<ref name="UPP">https://antiguaobserver.com/new-upp-leader-and-opposition-senators-sworn-in/</ref><ref name=":2" />
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| Opposition Senator|| [[Johnathan Joseph (politician)|Johnathan Joseph]]
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| Opposition Senator|| [[Alex Browne (politician)|Alex Browne]]
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| Opposition Senator|| [[David Massiah]]
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| Independent Senator (Governor General’s representative)|| {{ill|Kiz Johnson|wikidata|Q118312819}}
|<ref>{{cite web |date=29 January 2023 |title=ANTIGUA-POLITICS- Governor General swears in seventh female senator as an independent senator |url=https://caribbeantimes.com/antigua-politics-governor-general-swears-in-seventh-female-senator-as-an-independent-senator/}}</ref>
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| Barbuda Senator (Barbuda Council){{efn-ua|Fabian Jones is not one of the four opposition senators appointed by the Leader of the Opposition, but is a member of the Barbuda People's Movement and sits with the members of the opposition. In the seating chart, he is considered an independent.|name=party}}|| [[Fabian Jones]]
|<ref name=":2">https://antiguaobserver.com/fabian-jones-sworn-in-for-second-consecutive-term-as-oppositions-barbuda-senator/</ref>
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==See also==
* [[President of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda]]
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