List of prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago
The prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of the executive branch of government in Trinidad and Tobago.
| Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | |
 | |
| Style | The Right Honorable |
| Residence |
|
| Seat | Whitehall, 29 Maraval Road, Saint Clair, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago[3] |
| Term length | Five years |
| Inaugural holder | Eric Williams |
| Formation | 31 August 1962 |
| Salary | TT$ 576,000 annually[4] |
| Website | https://www.opm.gov.tt/ |
 |
|---|
 Trinidad and Tobago portal |
The incumbent prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago is Keith Rowley who won the 2015 general election and was sworn in on 9 September 2015 by President Anthony Carmona as the seventh prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago.[5]
This is a list of the prime ministers of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, from the establishment of the office of Chief Minister in 1950 to the present day:
Chief ministers of Trinidad and Tobago
| POPPG (1) PNM (1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days |
Legislative Council | Party | ||
| 1 |  |
Albert Gomes (1911–1978) MP for Port of Spain North (1945–1956; defeated) |
18 September 1950 | 28 October 1956 | 1950 | 8th Legislative Council (1950–1956) |
Party of Political Progress Groups |
| 6 years, 40 days | |||||||
| 2 | .jpg.webp) |
Eric Williams (1911–1981) MP for Port of Spain South-East (1956–1961) MP for Port of Spain South (1961–1981; died) |
28 October 1956 | 9 July 1959 | 1956 | 9th Legislative Council (1956–1961) |
People's National Movement |
| 2 years, 254 days | |||||||
Premier of Trinidad and Tobago
| PNM (1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days |
Legislative Council | Party | ||
| 1 | |
Eric Williams (1911–1981) MP for Port of Spain South-East (1956–1961) MP for Port of Spain South (1961–1981; died) |
9 July 1959 | 31 August 1962 | 1961 | 9th Legislative Council (1959–1961) 1st Independent Parliament (1961–1962) |
People's National Movement |
| 3 years, 53 days | |||||||
Prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago
| PNM (4) UNC (2) NAR (1) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days |
Parliament | Party | Government | ||
| 1 | |
Eric Williams (1911–1981) MP for Port of Spain South-East (1956–1961) MP for Port of Spain South (1961–1981; died) |
31 August 1962 | 29 March 1981 | 1966 | 1st Independent Parliament (1961–1966) 2nd Independent Parliament (1966–1971) |
People's National Movement | Williams I |
| 1971 | 3rd Independent Parliament (1971–1976) |
Williams II | ||||||
| 1976 | 1st Republican Parliament (1976–1981) |
Williams III | ||||||
| 18 years, 210 days[†] | ||||||||
| 2 | |
George Chambers (1928–1997) MP for St. Ann's East (1966–1987; resigned) |
30 March 1981 | 18 December 1986 | 1981 | 2nd Republican Parliament (1981–1986) |
People's National Movement (Named leader in 1981) |
Chambers |
| 5 years, 263 days | ||||||||
| 3 | .jpg.webp) |
A. N. R. Robinson (1926–2014) MP for Tobago East (1961–1981; resigned, 1986–1997; resigned) |
19 December 1986 | 17 December 1991 | 1986 | 3rd Republican Parliament (1987–1991) |
National Alliance for Reconstruction | Robinson |
| 4 years, 363 days | ||||||||
| 4 |  |
Patrick Manning (1946–2016) MP for San Fernando East (1976–2015; retired) |
17 December 1991 | 9 November 1995 | 1991 | 4th Republican Parliament (1992–1995) |
People's National Movement (Named leader in 1986) |
Manning I |
| 3 years, 327 days | ||||||||
| 5 |  |
Basdeo Panday (born 1933) MP for Couva North (1976–2010; resigned) |
9 November 1995 | 24 December 2001 | 1995 | 5th Republican Parliament (1995–2000) |
United National Congress | Panday–Robinson |
| 2000 | 6th Republican Parliament (2001) |
Panday II | ||||||
| 6 years, 45 days | ||||||||
| (4) | |
Patrick Manning (1946–2016) MP for San Fernando East (1976–2015; retired) |
24 December 2001 | 26 May 2010 | 2001 | 7th Republican Parliament (2002) |
People's National Movement | Manning II |
| 2002 | 8th Republican Parliament (2002–2007) |
Manning III | ||||||
| 2007 | 9th Republican Parliament (2007–2010) |
Manning IV | ||||||
| 8 years, 153 days | ||||||||
| 6 |  |
Kamla Persad-Bissessar (born 1952) MP for Siparia (since 1995) |
26 May 2010 | 9 September 2015 | 2010 | 10th Republican Parliament (2010–2015) |
United National Congress (Named leader in 2010) |
Persad-Bissessar |
| 5 years, 106 days | ||||||||
| 7 |  |
Keith Rowley (born 1949) MP for Diego Martin West (since 1991) |
9 September 2015 | Incumbent | 2015 | 11th Republican Parliament (2015–2020) |
People's National Movement (Named leader in 2010) |
Rowley |
| 2020 | 12th Republican Parliament (2020–2025) |
Rowley II | ||||||
| 6 years, 234 days | ||||||||
Graphical timeline
Living former officeholders
As of May 2022, there are two living former Trinidad and Tobago prime ministers. The most recent to die was Patrick Manning (1991-1995; 2001-2010), on 2 July 2016.
_(cropped).jpg.webp)
Basdeo Panday (age 88)
(1995-2001)- Kamla Persad-Bissessar (age 70)
(2010-2015)
See also
Notes
- ^† Died in office
References
- "Office of The Prime Minister - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago". www.opm.gov.tt.
- "$18m for PM's official Tobago residence". www.guardian.co.tt.
- "Whitehall becomes PM's office again on Monday". www.guardian.co.tt.
- Lord, Richard. "Pay hikes proposed for PM, Cabinet, Opposition". www.guardian.co.tt.
- "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.