President of The Senate - Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Main article: President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago

The President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago, who is generally elected from the government benches, chairs debates in the chamber and stands in for the country's president during periods of absence or illness (Constitution, section 27). A Vice-President of the Senate is also elected from among the senators. The current President of the Senate is Roger Hamel-Smith.