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Senate (Antigua And Barbuda)
The Senate is the Upper House of Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda. It consists of 17 members appointed by the Governor General. Ten members are appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, four on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, one on the advice of the Barbuda Council, one resident of Barbuda on the advice of the Prime Minister, and one at the Governor General's discretion. The current Senate convened on 26 March 2018, following the general election of 21 March. The President of the Senate is Senator the Hon. Alincia Williams-Grant, with Senator the Hon. Osbert Richard Frederick serving as Deputy President. Members of the Senate The following are the current members of the Antigua and Barbuda Senate. See also * List of presidents of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda * Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda * Politics of Antigua and Barbuda * House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda * List of legislatures by country References Antigua Antigua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Presidents Of The Senate Of Antigua And Barbuda
President of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda is the presiding officer in the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda. The president's annual salary is XCD 42,000. This is an incomplete list of the presidents of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda: Sources {{DEFAULTSORT:Presidents of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda Politics of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda, Senate Lists of Antigua and Barbuda people Antigua and Barbuda politics-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The Senate
President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate. It corresponds to the speaker in some other assemblies. The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction's succession for its top executive office: for example, the president of the Senate of Nigeria is second in line for series to the presidency, after only the vice president of the Federal Republic, while in France, which has no vice president, the Senate president is first in line to succeed to the presidential powers and duties. In the absence of the president of the senate, the senate is presided over by a president pro tempore, who is considered the highest-ranking among senators. Africa Burundi The president of the Senate of Burundi, since 17 August 2005, is Molly Beamer of the CNDD-FDD. The president is assisted in his work by two vice presidents. Liberia While the vice president of Liberia serves as president of the Senate, the senators also elect from among their number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Legislatures By Country
This is a list of legislatures by country. A "legislature" is the generic name for the national parliaments and congresses that act as a plenary general assembly of representatives and that have the power to legislate. All entities included in the list of sovereign states are included in this list. Names of legislatures The legislatures are listed with their names in English and the name in the (most-used) native language of the country (or the official name in the second-most used native language in cases where English is the majority "native" language) List of legislatures Supranational legislatures Legislatures of sovereign states (Member and observer states of the United Nations) Legislatures of autonomous regions, dependencies and other territories Legislatures of non-UN states (including unrecognized and disputed territories) }, Serbian Cyrillic: ) , Unicameral , 4 , , 120 , 15,493 , - , , colspan="2" align="center", Assembly of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Mecli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives Of Antigua And Barbuda
The House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda, parliament. The current House of Representatives has a total of 19 members. 17 members are directly elected to five-year terms from single member Constituency, constituencies using the first-past-the-post system. There is one ''ex officio'' member (the Attorney-general) and the remaining seat is held by the Speaker. Members of the House of Representatives The following are the current members of the Antigua and Barbuda House of Representatives as elected in the 2018 Antiguan general election. See also *Senate of Antigua and Barbuda – the upper chamber of Parliament *History of Antigua and Barbuda *List of national legislatures *List of speakers of the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda References {{DEFAULTSORT:House Of Representatives Of Antigua And Barbuda Government of Antigua and Barbuda National lower houses, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics Of Antigua And Barbuda
The politics of Antigua and Barbuda takes place in a framework of a unitary parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, wherein the Sovereign of Antigua and Barbuda is the head of state, appointing a Governor-General to act as vice-regal representative in the nation. A Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor-General as the head of government, and of a multi-party system; the Prime Minister advises the Governor-General on the appointment of a Council of Ministers. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of the Parliament. The bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (seventeen-member body appointed by the Governor General) and the House of Representatives (seventeen seats; members are elected by proportional representation to serve five-year terms). Antigua and Barbuda has a long history of free elections, three of which have resulted in peaceful changes of government. Since the 1951 gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Presidents Of The Senate Of Antigua And Barbuda
President of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda is the presiding officer in the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda. The president's annual salary is XCD 42,000. This is an incomplete list of the presidents of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda: Sources {{DEFAULTSORT:Presidents of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda Politics of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda, Senate Lists of Antigua and Barbuda people Antigua and Barbuda politics-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Christian
Gail Christian is an Antiguan and Barbudan politician and senator. She is a senator of the Upper House of Parliament in Antigua and Barbuda. She was appointed senator by Prime Minister Gaston Browne. Early life and education Gail Christian attended the Antigua Girls’ High School, where she received her secondary school diploma. After her diploma, she attended Antigua State College where she received her certificates in History, Law, Politics and General Studies. After her graduation from the Antigua State College, she enrolled into the University of Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom, where she obtained an LLB Degree (Honors) in 1997. Christian later took the English Bar Course at BPP Law School and obtained the Council of Legal Education Certificate from the University of Oregon School of Law. Career In 1998, after her education Christian returned to Antigua and Barbuda where she served as an apprentice with Lake and Kentish, an Antigua based law firm. In 1999, she join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin O'Neil Browne
Colin O'Neil Browne is a politician from Antigua and Barbuda. He is a senator of the Upper House of Parliament in Antigua and Barbuda. He was appointed senator by Prime Minister Gaston Browne. Browne was appointed senator after the 2018 general elections held in Antigua and Barbuda on 26 March 2018. References See also * Senate (Antigua and Barbuda) The Senate is the Upper House of Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda. It consists of 17 members appointed by the Governor General. Ten members are appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, four on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, ... Living people Antigua and Barbuda politicians Members of the Senate (Antigua and Barbuda) Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party politicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{Antigua-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst
Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst is an Antiguan and Barbudan politician. She is a senator of the Upper House of Parliament in Antigua and Barbuda. She was appointed senator by Prime Minister Gaston Browne. She is also the General Secretary of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party. Hurst was appointed senator after the 2014 general elections held in Antigua and Barbuda. In 2018 she was appointed senator after the 2018 general elections of Antigua and Barbuda. References See also * Senate (Antigua and Barbuda) The Senate is the Upper House of Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda. It consists of 17 members appointed by the Governor General. Ten members are appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, four on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, ... Living people Antigua and Barbuda politicians Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party politicians Members of the Senate (Antigua and Barbuda) Year of birth missing (living people) {{Antigua-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osbert Richard Frederick
Osbert Richard Frederick (born in All Saints, Antigua and Barbuda) is an Antiguan and Barbudan politician. He was appointed senator by Prime Minister Gaston Browne. After his appointment, he was elected the Deputy senate president in the Upper House of Parliament in Antigua and Barbuda. Early life and education Osbert Richard Frederick was born in All Saints, Antigua and Barbuda. He attended the Antigua Seventh Day Adventist School where he completed his secondary school education. After his secondary education he attended University of the Virgin Islands in 1988 where he obtained his BSc and MSc in Tourism and Hospitality Management. Career Frederick lost his first election when he contested the All Saints East and St. Luke East seat for the Antigua Labour Party in the 2009 general election of Antigua and Barbuda, losing to Chester Hughes of the United Progressive Party. He was appointed senator in 2014 by prime minister Gaston Browne during the 2014 general elections of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbuda Council
The Barbuda Council is a local authority that manages the internal affairs on the island of Barbuda. History and electoral system The Barbuda Council was established in 1976 by the Barbuda Local Government Act. It is an 11-member body consisting of nine directly elected and two ''ex officio'' (Barbuda's House and Senate representatives in the national Parliament) members who serve four-year terms. Elections are held every two years in March with four seats and five seats becoming vacant at alternative polls. Councillors serve for four years with elections held every two years in March. Committees The Barbuda Council has five different committees: Finance, Works and General Purposes, Health, Social Welfare and Disaster, Tourism, Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs, and Agriculture, Land, Forestry, Fisheries, Coastal/Marine Protection. Barbuda's secession request The government is taking the unprecedented step of presenting the matter to the Parliament after it received a let ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alincia Williams-Grant
Alincia T. H. Williams-Grant is an Antiguan and Barbudan politician. She was appointed as a Senator and elected as the President of the Upper House of Parliament in Antigua and Barbuda in June 2014. Early life Alincia Williams-Grant holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Wolverhampton The University of Wolverhampton is a public university located on four campuses across the West Midlands, Shropshire and Staffordshire in England. The roots of the university lie in the Wolverhampton Tradesmen's and Mechanics' Institute founde ..., and a Legal Education Certificate from the Hugh Wooding Law School. Career Prior to her appointment in the Upper House, Senator Williams-Grant served for six years on the Board of Directors of the Antigua Commercial Bank (ACB) from 2008. She also served as a member of the Corporate Governance, Human Resource and Investment Committees and she was the Chairperson of the Strategic Review Committee. She was a former Legal Counsel/Corpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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