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The Clerk of the House

The Clerk of the House is accountable for providing strategic guidance, oversight and leadership for the effective stewardship of the resources and assets of the national Parliament. He/she directs the development and provision of all administrative, logistical, and support functions necessary for the Parliament to operate smoothly, including procedural services, legislative services, information technology, parliamentary communications, publications and broadcasting as well as corporate resources.

Essentially, the Clerk of the House directs the operations of the Office of the Parliament and contributes to the short and long-term achievement of the parliamentary mission and the enhancement of services to the Parliament as an Arm of State and to MPs in three business lines (i.e., the Chamber; Committees; and Constituency). The officer is also relied upon to safeguard the fairness and impartiality of procedural information, counsel and administrative support given to the Speaker, President of the Senate and all other House Members and Senators.

CLERK OF THE HOUSE (PRESENT)

Mr. Brian Bernard Caesar

Mr. Caesar currently serves as the Clerk of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.   

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Former Clerks of the House

Mrs. Sampson Meiguel is an attorney-at-law and a career public servant, having spent some 37 years in the service of the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, 29 of those in the capacity of Clerk of the House, who is the Administrative Head and Accounting officer of the Legislature. She also served as Regional Secretary of the Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, assisting and advising regional counterparts on parliamentary practice and procedure.

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