Nigel de Freitas
Trinidadian politician (born 1979)
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Nigel de Freitas is a Trinidadian politician from People's National Movement.[1] He was president of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago in 2023–2025.[2][3][4]
Nigel de Freitas | |
|---|---|
| President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| In office 18 January 2023 – 23 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Christine Kangaloo |
| Succeeded by | Wade Mark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1979 (age 46–47) |
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]
