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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 ...
She was the country's first female prime minister, attorney general, and Leader of the Opposition, [8] [9] the first woman to chair the Commonwealth of Nations [10] and the first woman of Indian origin to be a prime minister of a country outside of India and the wider subcontinent. Persad-Bissessar became political leader of the UNC in 2010. [11]
History of the People of Trinidad and Tobago, 1964; British Historians and the West Indies, 1964; The Negro In The Caribbean, 1970; Inward Hunger: The Education of a Prime Minister, 1971; From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean 1492–1969, 1971; Forged from the Love of Liberty: Selected Speeches of Dr. Eric Williams, 1981
Basdeo Panday, a former prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago who was the first person of Indian descent to hold that position, has died. Panday died on Monday surrounded by his family, according ...
The UNC allied with the NAR and formed the new government, with Panday becoming prime minister – the first prime minister of Indo-Trinidadian descent. Basdeo Panday was Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001. He led United National Congress (UNC) until 2010. [40]
Pages in category "Prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Trinidad and Tobago, [a] officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean.Comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with numerous smaller islands, it is located 11 kilometres (6 nautical miles) northeast off the coast of Venezuela, 130 kilometres (70 nautical miles) south of Grenada, and west of Barbados.
Eric Williams, the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1962–1981) and first leader of the People's National Movement. When Eric Williams returned to Trinidad in 1948 he set about developing a political base.