Anthony Viera

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The Honourable
Anthony Viera
Senator
Member of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
2 August 2013 –18 March 2025
Personal details
Political partyIndependent

Anthony D. Viera is a Trinidad and Tobago politician. [1]

Political career

Vieira has been an attorney since 1983. [2] He was appointed to the Senate as an independent senator in 2015. [3] In 2021, the United National Congress wrote to President Paula-Mae Weekes demanding his resignation. [4] [5] Opposition MP Roodal Moonilal questioned his impartiality after he was "gifted silk". [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Senator Anthony Vieira SC". Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
  2. ↑ "Vieira: No need to step down". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Francis, 29, among 4 new Independents". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Seemungal, Joshua (21 November 2021). "UNC wants President to remove Vieira as a Senator". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian.
  5. ↑ "Vieira compromised independence of Judiciary". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  6. ↑ Webb, Yvonne (9 May 2023). "Vieira: 'I'm still independent – I did not beg or pay for silk'". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
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