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Presiding Officer of the Tobago House of Assembly

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Presiding Officer of the Tobago House of Assembly
Incumbent
Abby Taylor
since 9 December 2021
StylePresiding Officer
(Within Parliament)
The Honourable
(Formal)
Term lengthElected by the Tobago House of Assembly at the start of each session, and upon a vacancy, no limits imposed
Inaugural holderJefferson G. Davidson
Christo Gift (Deputy Presiding Officer)
Formation1996
DeputyJoel Sampson
SalaryTT$20,890 (per month) (Presiding Officer)
TT$13,930 (per month) (Deputy Presiding Officer)[1]

The Presiding Officer of the Tobago House of Assembly is elected by the assembly members and presides over all Sittings of the assembly.[2]

The current Presiding Officer of the Tobago House of Assembly is Abby Taylor of the Progressive Democratic Patriots.

List of Presiding Officers

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Name Term of office Political Party Notes
1 Jefferson Davidson 16 December 1986 2000 NAR
2 Anne Mitchell-Gift 2001 24 January 2013 PNM
3 Kelvin Charles 25 January 2013 23 March 2016 PNM
4 Vanessa Cutting-Thomas 28 April 2016 26 January 2017 PNM
5 Denise Tsoiafatt Angus 26 January 2017 21 November 2019 PNM
(4) Vanessa Cutting-Thomas 19 December 2019 25 September 2020[3] PNM
6 Oswald Williams 22 October 2020[4] 28 January 2021 PNM
7 Abby Taylor 9 December 2021 Incumbent PDP

List of Deputy Presiding Officers

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Name Term of office Political Party Electoral District Notes Name Entered office Left office Political Party Electoral District Notes
Christo Gift 1996 2000 NAR
Anthony Arnold 2001 2005 PNM
Albert Pilgrim 2005 24 January 2013 PNM Black Rock/Whim/Spring Garden
Ancil Dennis 25 January 2013 5 May 2020 PNM Buccoo/Mount Pleasant Dion Isaac 25 January 2013 26 January 2017 PNM
Shomari Hector 29 May 2020 28 January 2021 PNM Bethel/Mt. Irvine
Joel Sampson 9 December 2021 Incumbent PDP Bon Accord/Crown Point

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "DRAFT ESTIMATES OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE 2019" (PDF). Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ^ "About The Assembly". Tobago House of Assembly. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ^ Williams, Elizabeth (25 September 2020). "Presiding Officer Resigns". Caribbean Communications Network. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  4. ^ "New THA Presiding Officer appointed". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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