List of prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago
| Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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| Style | The Right Honourable |
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| Seat | Whitehall, 29 Maraval Road, Saint Clair, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago[3] |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Precursor | |
| Inaugural holder | Eric Williams |
| Formation | 31 August 1962 |
| Salary | TT$ 576,000 annually[4] |
| Website | https://www.opm.gov.tt/ |
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 Trinidad and Tobago portal |
The prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of the executive branch of government in Trinidad and Tobago.
Following a general election, which takes place every five years, the president appoints as prime minister the person who has the support of a majority in the House of Representatives; this has generally been the leader of the party which won the most seats in the election (except in the case of the 2001 general election).
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
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
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Albert Gomes (1911–1978) MP for Port of Spain North |
18 September 1950 |
28 October 1956 |
6 years, 40 days | 1950 | Party of Political Progress Groups |
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Eric Williams (1911–1981) MP for Port of Spain South-East |
28 October 1956 |
9 July 1959 |
2 years, 254 days | 1956 | People's National Movement |
Premier of Trinidad and Tobago
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days |
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Eric Williams (1911–1981) MP for Port of Spain South-East, later Port of Spain South[a] |
9 July 1959 |
31 August 1962 |
3 years, 53 days | — | People's National Movement |
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Prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago
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See also
[edit]- Politics of Trinidad and Tobago
- List of governors of Trinidad and Tobago
- President of Trinidad and Tobago
- Leader of the Opposition (Trinidad and Tobago)
- Lists of office-holders
Notes
[edit]- ^† Died in office
- ^ as MP for Port of Spain South-East until 1961, and then as MP for Port of Spain South from 1961 until his death.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
