Parliament of Saint Lucia

Parliament of Saint Lucia
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Assembly
Leadership
Monarch	Charles III since 8 September 2022
Governor General	Errol Charles (acting) since 11 November 2021
President of the Senate	Alvina Reynolds, SLP since 24 November 2022
Speaker of the House of Assembly	Claudius Francis, SLP since 17 August 2021
Prime Minister	Philip J. Pierre, SLP since 28 July 2021
Leader of the Opposition	Allen Chastanet, UWP since 28 July 2021
Structure
Seats	29 (17 MPs, 11 Senators, 1 Speaker)
Senate political groups	His Majesty's Government   SLP (6) HM Loyal Opposition   UWP (3) Others   Independent (2)
Assembly political groups	His Majesty's Government (15)   SLP (13)   Independent (2) HM Loyal Opposition   UWP (2)
Elections
Last Assembly election	26 July 2021
Next Assembly election	2026 or earlier
Meeting place
Castries
Website
parliament.govt.lc

Politics of Saint Lucia
Executive Monarch Charles III Governor-General Errol Charles (acting) Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre
Legislative Parliament Senate President House of Assembly Speaker Leader of the Opposition
Elections Recent elections General: 2011 2016 2021 Next Political parties
Administrative divisions (Quarters)
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Alva Baptiste Diplomatic missions of / in Saint Lucia Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Other countries
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The Parliament of Saint Lucia is the bicameral legislative branch of the government of Saint Lucia. It consists of the King, who is represented by the governor general, and the 2 parts of the legislature, the Senate and the House of Assembly.

The House of Assembly, the lower chamber, has 17 elected members who each represent a constituency with terms lasting no more than 5 years. The Senate, the upper chamber, has 11 members who are appointed by the governor general based on their own judgement, as well based on the advice of the prime minister and the leader of the opposition.