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Nigel de Freitas
President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
Assumed office
18 January 2023
Preceded byChristine Kangaloo
Personal details
Born1979

Nigel de Freitas is a Trinidadian politician from People's National Movement.[1] He is the current president of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago.[2] He took office in January 2023.[3][4]

He was born in 1979.[5] He attended Bishops High School in Tobago. He got a bachelor's degree in marine and freshwater biology from University of Guelph, Canada.[6]

He was appointed as a government senator on 23 September 2015.[1] He was subsequently elected as vice president of the Senate.[6] He was minister in the ministry of agriculture, land and fisheries from 16 March 2022[7] to January 2023, when he was elected president of the Senate.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nigel de Freitas – Parliament". 3 December 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03.
  2. ^ "Senator the Honourable Nigel de Freitas sworn in as Acting President | The Office of the President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago". The Office of the President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
  3. ^ "Nigel de Freitas elected Senate President | Loop Trinidad & Tobago". Loop News.
  4. ^ "Nigel de Freitas". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 20 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago - Senate". IPU.
  6. ^ a b "Senator the Honourable Nigel de Freitas". Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
  7. ^ "Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, Senator The Honorable Nigel De Freitas". Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries.
  8. ^ Rampersad, Shar-Lene. "Mark knocks choice of De Freitas as new Senate President". www.guardian.co.tt.