Presiding Officer of the Tobago House of Assembly

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Presiding Officer of the Tobago House of Assembly
Incumbent
Abby Taylor
since 9 December 2021
Style Presiding Officer
(Within Parliament)
The Honourable
(Formal)
Term length Elected by the Tobago House of Assembly at the start of each session, and upon a vacancy, no limits imposed
Inaugural holderJefferson G. Davidson
Christo Gift (Deputy Presiding Officer)
Formation1996
DeputyJoel Sampson
Salary TT$20,890 (per month) (Presiding Officer)
TT$13,930 (per month) (Deputy Presiding Officer) [1]

The Presiding Officer of the Tobago House of Assembly is elected by the assembly members and presides over all Sittings of the assembly. [2]

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The current Presiding Officer of the Tobago House of Assembly is Abby Taylor of the Progressive Democratic Patriots.

List of Presiding Officers

NameTerm of officePolitical PartyNotes
1Jefferson Davidson16 December 19862000 NAR
2 Anne Mitchell-Gift 200124 January 2013 PNM
3Kelvin Charles25 January 201323 March 2016 PNM
4Vanessa Cutting-Thomas28 April 201626 January 2017 PNM
5Denise Tsoiafatt Angus26 January 201721 November 2019 PNM
(4)Vanessa Cutting-Thomas19 December 201925 September 2020 [3] PNM
6Oswald Williams22 October 2020 [4] 28 January 2021 PNM
7 Abby Taylor 9 December 2021 Incumbent PDP

    List of Deputy Presiding Officers

    NameTerm of officePolitical PartyElectoral DistrictNotesNameEntered officeLeft officePolitical PartyElectoral DistrictNotes
    Christo Gift 19962000 NAR
    Anthony Arnold 20012005 PNM
    Albert Pilgrim 200524 January 2013 PNM Black Rock/Whim/Spring Garden
    Ancil Dennis 25 January 20135 May 2020 PNM Buccoo/Mount Pleasant Dion Isaac 25 January 201326 January 2017 PNM
    Shomari Hector 29 May 202028 January 2021 PNM Bethel/Mt. Irvine
    Joel Sampson 9 December 2021 Incumbent PDP Bon Accord/Crown Point

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "DRAFT ESTIMATES OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE 2019" (PDF). Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
    2. ↑ "About The Assembly". Tobago House of Assembly. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
    3. ↑ Williams, Elizabeth (25 September 2020). "Presiding Officer Resigns". Caribbean Communications Network. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
    4. ↑ "New THA Presiding Officer appointed". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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