Freddie Nugent

The Hon. Alfred John 'Freddie' Nugent (b. December 5, 1935) is a Georgeland politician. He is the current President of the Senate, the Senate's presiding officer. Nugent was first elected to the House of Commons in 1975, holding the seat of Cheltenham for thirty years. In 2005 he agreed to stand aside in favour of Dr. Clare Price, a Senator and government minister moving into the Lower House. As compensation, Nugent was placed first on the Liberal Democratic Senate ticket for the 2005 election. After the election, when Price took her Commons seat, Nugent was appointed by the West Mainland government to replace her, rather than wait for his seat to become active on January 1, 2006. Also, as part of the deal to allow Nugent to continue his political career, Nugent was given the position of Senate President.