<Dl> <Dd> For a listing, see: Senate of South Africa #Presidents of the Senate of South Africa (1910 - 1980) and (1994 - 1997) </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> For a listing, see: Senate of South Africa #Presidents of the Senate of South Africa (1910 - 1980) and (1994 - 1997) </Dd> <P> The Senate of Ceylon was the upper house of Parliament between 1947 and 1971 . During this periods, the Senate was led by a President . </P> <P> The President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago, who is generally elected from the government benches, chairs debates in the chamber and stands in for the country's president during periods of absence or illness (Constitution, section 27). A Vice-President of the Senate is also elected from among the senators . The current President of the Senate is Christine Kangaloo . </P>

When was he or she elected to office