Senate of Saint Lucia

Senate
12th Saint Lucian Parliament
Type
Type	Upper House of the Parliament of Saint Lucia
History
Founded	February 22, 1979 (1979-02-22)
Leadership
President	Alvina Reynolds, SLP since 24 November 2022
Structure
Seats	11
Political groups	Saint Lucia Labour Party (6)   United Workers Party (3)   Independent (2)
Elections
Voting system	Appointment by the Governor-General
Website
parliament.govt.lc

The Senate of Saint Lucia is the upper house of the Parliament of Saint Lucia. It has 11 appointed members. All members are appointed by the Governor-General, of which 6 are appointed on the Prime Minister's advice, 3 on the advice of the leader of the opposition, and 2 independent members which the Governor-General appoints using their own judgment. ^[1]

History

The Senate was established when Saint Lucia became independent in 1979. ^[2]

Membership

The Government Senators are: ^{[3] [4]}

• Pauline Antoine-Prospere
• Guibion Ferdinand
• Allison Jean ^[5]
• Lisa Cassandra Jawahir
• Kaygianna Toussaint-Charley

The Opposition Senators are: ^{[3] [4]}

• Dominic Fedee
• Herod Stanislaus
• Angelina Phera Polius

Independent Senators are: ^{[3] [4]}

• Noorani Azeez
• Deale A. L. Lee

The president is Alvina Reynolds, appointed 24 November 2022. ^[5]

See also

• List of presidents of the Senate of Saint Lucia

References

1. "Saint Lucia - Access Government". Saint Lucia - Access Government.
2. "Saint Lucia - Access Government". Saint Lucia - Access Government.
3. Gaillard, Sharefil (16 August 2021). "Claudius Francis to be sworn in as Speaker of the House of Assembly". Loop News. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
4. "Extraordinary" (PDF). Saint Lucia Government Gazette. Vol. 190, no. 47. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
5. "Senate of St Lucia has a new president". Caribbean News Global. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

• "Members of the Senate". Government of Saint Lucia. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.