The Senate currently sits at the Red House.

The Senate has 31 members all appointed by the President: 16 Government Senators appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, 6 Opposition Senators appointed on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition and 9 Independent Senators appointed on the discretion of the President from outstanding persons who represent other sectors of civil society.

A senator must be at least 25 years old and a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago.

[3][4] The Senate made history on 15 February 2022 by appointing Jowelle de Souza as an acting opposition senator, thus making her the Caribbean's first and only transgender parliamentarian.

[5][6][7][8] Leader of Government Business in the Senate Services Land and Fisheries