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 |
| Residence |
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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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The prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of the executive branch of government in Trinidad and Tobago.
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) |
Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days |
Legislative Council | Party | ||
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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)
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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) | |||||||
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days |
Legislative Council | Party | ||
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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) | ||||||||
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days |
Parliament | Party | Government | ||
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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[†] | ||||||||
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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)
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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 | 
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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 | _(cropped).jpg)
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Basdeo Panday (1933–2024) 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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 |
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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 | ||||||
| 9 years, 103 days | ||||||||
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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.
