The Presiding Officer of the Tobago House of Assembly is elected by the assembly members and presides over all Sittings of the assembly.
The current Presiding Officer of the Tobago House of Assembly is Abby Taylor of the Progressive Democratic Patriots.
List of Presiding Officers NameTerm of officePolitical PartyNotes1Jefferson Davidson16 December 19862000NAR2Anne Mitchell-Gift200124 January 2013PNM3Kelvin Charles25 January 201323 March 2016PNM4Vanessa Cutting-Thomas28 April 201626 January 2017PNM5Denise Tsoiafatt Angus26 January 201721 November 2019PNM(4)Vanessa Cutting-Thomas19 December 201925 September 2020PNM6Oswald Williams22 October 202028 January 2021PNM7Abby Taylor9 December 2021 IncumbentPDP
List of Deputy Presiding Officers
NameTerm of officePolitical PartyElectoral DistrictNotesNameEntered officeLeft officePolitical PartyElectoral DistrictNotesChristo Gift19962000NARAnthony Arnold20012005PNMAlbert Pilgrim200524 January 2013PNMBlack Rock/Whim/Spring GardenAncil Dennis25 January 20135 May 2020PNMBuccoo/Mount PleasantDion Isaac25 January 201326 January 2017PNMShomari Hector29 May 202028 January 2021PNMBethel/Mt. IrvineJoel Sampson9 December 2021IncumbentPDPBon Accord/Crown Point
See also Chief Secretary of Tobago List of Presiding Officers of the Tobago House of Assembly Local government in Trinidad and Tobago Politics of Trinidad and Tobago Presiding Officer (disambiguation page) Tobago House of Assembly
References
External links Tobago House of Assembly