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List of members of the Senate (Antigua and Barbuda)

This is a list of members of the Senate, the upper house of the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda.

Party affiliation

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Affiliation Members
Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party 11
United Progressive Party 4
Barbuda People's Movement 1
Independent 1
Total 17

Fabian Jones, the Barbuda Council senator, is a member of the Barbuda People's Movement.[1] The other opposition senators are members of the United Progressive Party.[2] Kiz Johnson is an independent senator.[3] The remaining senators represent the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party.[4]

Leadership

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Position[5] Senator
President of the Senate Alincia Williams-Grant
Deputy President of the Senate Osbert Richard Frederick
Leader of Government Business Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst
Senate Minority Leader[6] Richard Lewis

List of senators

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Last appointed: 23 January 2023[7]

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Category Barbuda? Senator Party Assumed office
Government   Alincia Williams-Grant Labour 24 June 2014
Government   Osbert Richard Frederick Labour 24 June 2014
Government   Samantha Marshall Labour 23 January 2023
Government   Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst Labour 24 June 2014
Government   Shenella Mary Shadida Govia Labour 24 June 2014
Government   Clement Antonio Labour 23 January 2023
Government   Philip Shoul Labour 26 March 2018
Government   Colin O'Neil Browne Labour 26 March 2018
Government   Dwayne George Labour 26 October 2023
Government   Knacyntar Nedd Labour 26 March 2018
Government   Rawdon Turner Labour 23 January 2023
Opposition   Shawn Nicholas [wikidata] United Progressive Party 24 June 2014
Opposition   Johnathan Joseph United Progressive Party 26 March 2018
Opposition   Alex Browne United Progressive Party 23 January 2023
Opposition   David Massiah United Progressive Party 23 January 2023
Barbuda Council   Fabian Jones Barbuda People's Movement 23 March 2018
Governor-General's   Kiz Johnson [wikidata] Independent 23 January 2023

References

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  1. ^ "Fabian Jones sworn in for second consecutive term as opposition's Barbuda senator". 18 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Opposition Leader says new UPP senators are only 'transitional' appointments". 25 January 2023.
  3. ^ Times, Caribbean (2023-01-29). "ANTIGUA-POLITICS- Governor General swears in seventh female senator as an independent senator". Caribbean Times. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  4. ^ "Former MP Samantha Marshall among three new senators appointed by government". 24 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Caribbean Elections | Members of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda 2018 - present". www.caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  6. ^ "Overhaul of Immigration Bill needed, Senate Minority Leader says". Antigua Observer Newspaper. 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  7. ^ "Government of Antigua and Barbuda". ab.gov.ag. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  8. ^ ABS EVENING NEWS (LOCAL SEGMENT) 23.1.2023, retrieved 2023-01-24
  9. ^ "Dwayne George appointed junior finance minister as he returns to Senate following by-election loss".
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