The Australian Democrats is a centrist political party in Australia. Founded in 1977 from a merger of the Australia Party and the New Liberal Movement,both of which were descended from Liberal Party dissenting splinter groups,it was Australia's largest minor party from its formation in 1977 through to 2004 and frequently held the balance of power in the Senate during that time.
The president pro tempore of the United States Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate,after the vice president. According to Article One,Section Three of the United States Constitution,the vice president of the United States is the president of the Senate,and the Senate must choose a president pro tempore to act in the vice president's absence.
The Senate of the Philippines is the upper house of Congress of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines with the House of Representatives as the lower house. The Senate is composed of 24 senators who are elected at-large under plurality-at-large voting.
Clarence Saxby Chambliss is an American lawyer and retired politician who was a United States Senator from Georgia from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as a U.S. Representative from 1995 to 2003.
Christian Poncelet was a conservative French politician. A member of President Nicolas Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement (UMP),he was President of the Senate from 1998 to 2008. In addition to being a Senator,he was Mayor of Remiremont (Vosges) and was also the President of the General Council of Vosges.
This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008. Half of the state senators had been elected at the November 2001 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 2008;the other half of the state senators were elected at the October 2004 election and had terms due to finish on 30 June 2011. The territory senators were elected at the October 2004 election and their terms ended at the next federal election,which was November 2007. The new Senate first met in August 2005,with state senators elected in 2004 sworn in on 9 August 2005.
Kerry Williams Kelso O'Brien,is an Australian former politician. O'Brien was a member of the Australian Senate for the state of Tasmania from September 1996 until June 2011,representing the Australian Labor Party.
An independent or non-partisan politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent.
Larry W. Smith,CQ is a Canadian athlete,businessperson and member of the Senate of Canada. He served as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate from April 2017 until November 2019.
Nigel Gregory Scullion is a former Australian politician who was a Senator for the Northern Territory from 2001 to 2019. He was a member of the Country Liberal Party (CLP) and sat with the National Party in federal parliament. He held ministerial office under four prime ministers.
JoséMarco Serrano is a member of the New York State Senate from the 29th District,representing Mott Haven,Melrose,Highbridge,Morris Heights,Spanish Harlem,Yorkville,Roosevelt Island and part of the Upper West Side. He is the son of U.S. Congressman JoséSerrano.
Party divisions of United States Congresses have played a central role on the organization and operations of both chambers of the United States Congress—the Senate and the House of Representatives—since its establishment as the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States in 1789. Political parties had not been anticipated when the U.S. Constitution was drafted in 1787,nor did they exist at the time the first Senate elections and House elections occurred in 1788 and 1789. Organized political parties developed in the U.S. in the 1790s,but political factions—from which organized parties evolved—began to appear almost immediately after the 1st Congress convened. Those who supported the Washington administration were referred to as "pro-administration" and would eventually form the Federalist Party,while those in opposition joined the emerging Democratic-Republican Party.
Gérard Philippe RenéAndréLarcher is a French politician serving as President of the Senate since 2014,previously holding the office from 2008 to 2011. A member of The Republicans,he has been a Senator for the Yvelines department since 1986,with an interruption between 2004 and 2007,when he was Minister for Employment,Labour and Professional Integration of Young People under President Jacques Chirac. Larcher also served as Mayor of Rambouillet from 1983 to 2004 and again from 2007 until 2014.
Jean-Louis Masson is a French politician. An Independent,he has served as a Senator for Moselle since 2001. He previously served as a member of the National Assembly for Moselle from 1978 to 1997. Masson is a former member of the Rally for the Republic (RPR) and Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).
François Grosdidier is a French politician. He served as mayor of Metz since 2020. He also represented the Moselle department in the Senate and is a member of The Republicans.
Bello Hayatu Gwarzo is a Nigerian politician who was a member of the Nigerian Senate from 1999 to 2015. He was the Senate Chief Whip from 2011 to 2015.
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress,with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
Éric Bocquet is a French politician and member of the French Communist Party.
Faisal Javed Khan is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan,since March 2018. He was also elected as Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting. Senator Faisal Javed Khan is the most followed Senator in Pakistan on Twitter.
