The Senate of Saint Lucia is the

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of the Parliament of Saint Lucia. It has 11 appointed members. All members are appointed by the

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, of which 6 are appointed on the Prime Minister's advice, 3 on the advice of the

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, and 2 independent members which the Governor-General appoints using his or her own judgment.

History

The Senate was established when Saint Lucia became independent in 1979.

Membership

The Government Senators are: * Pauline Antoine-Prospere * Guibion Ferdinand * Allison Jean * Lisa Cassandra Jawahir * Kaygianna Toussaint-Charley The Opposition Senators are: * Dominic Fedee * Herod Stanislaus *

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Independent Senators are: * Noorani Azeez * Deale A. L. Lee The president is

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, appointed 24 November 2022.

References

* Politics of Saint Lucia Political organisations based in Saint Lucia Government of Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Ameri ...

1979 establishments in Saint Lucia {{SaintLucia-stub

History

Membership

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