Anthony Viera

The Honourable
Anthony Viera
Member of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
2 August 2013 – Present
Personal details
PartyIndependent

Anthony D. Vieira is a Trinidad and Tobago politician.

Political career

Vieira has been an attorney since 1983. He was appointed to the Senate as an independent senator in 2015. In 2021, the United National Congress wrote to President Paula-Mae Weekes demanding his resignation. Opposition MP Roodal Moonilal questioned his impartiality after he was "gifted silk".

References

  1. ↑ "Senator Anthony Vieira SC". Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
  2. ↑ "Vieira: No need to step down". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Francis, 29, among 4 new Independents". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Seemungal, Joshua (21 November 2021). "UNC wants President to remove Vieira as a Senator". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian.
  5. ↑ "Vieira compromised independence of Judiciary". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  6. ↑ Webb, Yvonne (9 May 2023). "Vieira: 'I'm still independent – I did not beg or pay for silk'". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 26 April 2025.