List of members of the Senate of Barbados

Current list of the members of the Senate of Barbados:[1]

Government Senators

According to the Constitution of Barbados, twelve (12) Senators shall be appointed by the President, on the advice of the Prime Minister.[2] On January 24, 2022, days after the 2022 election, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced her intention to nominate the following persons to sit as Government Senators:[3]

Senator Position
Reginald R. Farley President of the Senate
H. Elizabeth Thompson Deputy President of the Senate
Lisa Cummins Leader of Government Business;

Minister for Tourism and International Transport

Jerome Walcott Senior Minister coordinating Social and Environmental Policy;

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade

Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight Minister in the Prime Minister's Office
Dr. Crystal Haynes
John Andrew King
Pat Parris
Shanika Roberts-Odle
Lorenzo Harewood
Andwele Boyce
Gregory Nicholls

Independent Senators

The Constitution normally provides for the appointment of seven (7) individuals to sit in the Senate, appointed by the President in his own discretion, i.e. Independent Senators. The following persons were sworn in by Dame Sandra Mason on February 1, 2022. The final 2 senators were sworn in April 8, 2022, in lieu of no opposition leader to appoint 2 opposition senators.

Senator Profession
Monique Taitt Attorney-at-Law
John Rogers Reverend
Kevin Boyce Attorney-at-Law
Christopher Maynard Doctor
Crystal Drakes Economist
Andrew Mallalieu Businessman
Lindell Nurse Politician
Kristina Hinds Political Scientist
Chelston Brathwaite Former Barbados Ambassador

Opposition Senators
Senator
No Current Opposition
No Current Opposition

See also

References
  1. "Members of The Senate". The Barbados Parliament.
  2. "The Senate | BARBADOSPARLIAMENT.COM". 2022-02-09. Archived from the original on 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  3. "Announcement of the new Cabinet – PMO". 24 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
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