List of prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago

Prime Minister of the
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Prime Minister of the; Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
	Official flag
	Incumbent; Keith Rowley; since 9 September 2015
Style	The Right Honourable
Residence	Prime Minister’s Residence, La Fantasie Road, Saint Ann’s, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (primary residence); Prime Minister’s Residence, Blenheim, Saint George, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago;
Seat	Whitehall, 29 Maraval Road, Saint Clair, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Term length	Five years
Inaugural holder	Eric Williams
Formation	31 August 1962
Salary	TT$ 576,000 annually
Website	https://www.opm.gov.tt/

The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of the executive branch of government in the republic of 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 7th 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:

List of Chief Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago

Template:Party name with color box (1) Template:Party name with color box (1)
No.	Portrait	Title Chief Minister Office (Birth–Death)	Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days			Legislative Council	Party
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party of Political Progress Groups/meta/color; color:black" \|1		Albert Gomes (1911–1978) MP for Port of Spain North	18 September 1950	28 October 1956	style="background:Template:Butler Party/meta/color; \|1950	8th Legislative Council (1950-1956)	Party of Political Progress Groups
6 years, 40 days						8th Legislative Council (1950-1956)	Party of Political Progress Groups
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:People's National Movement/meta/color; color:black" \|2		Albert Gomes (1911–1978) MP for Port of Spain North		Eric Williams (1911–1981) MP for Port of Spain South-East	28 October 1956	9 July 1959	1956	9th Legislative Council (1956-1961)	People's National Movement
2 years, 254 days								9th Legislative Council (1956-1961)	People's National Movement

Premier of Trinidad and Tobago

Template:Party name with color box (1)
No.	Portrait	Title Premier Office (Birth–Death)	Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days			Legislative Council	Party
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:People's National Movement/meta/color; color:black" \|1		Eric Williams (1911–1981) MP for Port of Spain South	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							People's National Movement

List of Prime Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago

Template:Party name with color box (4) Template:Party name with color box (2) Template:Party name with color box (1)
No.	Portrait	Title Prime Minister Office (Birth–Death)	Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days			Parliament	Party	Government
rowspan="4" style="background:Template:People's National Movement/meta/color; color:black" \|1		Eric Williams (1911–1981) MP for Port of Spain South	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^[†]					1st Republican Parliament (1976-1981)	Williams III
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:People's National Movement/meta/color; color:black" \|2				George Chambers (1928–1997) MP for St. Ann's East	30 March 1981	18 December 1986	1981	2nd Republican Parliament (1981-1986)	People's National Movement	Chambers
5 years, 263 days				George Chambers (1928–1997) MP for St. Ann's East				2nd Republican Parliament (1981-1986)	People's National Movement	Chambers
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:National Alliance for Reconstruction/meta/color; color:black" \|3		A. N. R. Robinson (1926–2014) MP for Tobago East	19 December 1986	17 December 1991	1986	3rd Republican Parliament (1987-1991)	National Alliance for Reconstruction	Robinson
4 years, 363 days						3rd Republican Parliament (1987-1991)	National Alliance for Reconstruction	Robinson
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:People's National Movement/meta/color; color:black" \|4		A. N. R. Robinson (1926–2014) MP for Tobago East		Patrick Manning (1946–2016) MP for San Fernando East	17 December 1991	9 November 1995	1991	4th Republican Parliament (1992-1995)	People's National Movement	Manning I
3 years, 327 days				Patrick Manning (1946–2016) MP for San Fernando East				4th Republican Parliament (1992-1995)	People's National Movement	Manning I
rowspan="3" style="background:Template:United National Congress/meta/color; color:black" \|5		Basdeo Panday (1933–) MP for Couva North	9 November 1995	24 December 2001	1995	5th Republican Parliament (1995-2000)	United National Congress	Panday–Robinson (UNC–NAR)
2000			9 November 1995	24 December 2001	6th Republican Parliament (2001)	Panday II
6 years, 45 days					6th Republican Parliament (2001)	Panday II
rowspan="4" style="background:Template:People's National Movement/meta/color; color:black" \|(4)				Patrick Manning (1946–2016) MP for San Fernando East	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
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:United National Congress/meta/color; color:black" \|6	9th Republican Parliament (2007-2010)	Manning IV		Kamla Persad-Bissessar (1952–) MP for Siparia	26 May 2010	9 September 2015	2010	10th Republican Parliament (2010-2015)	United National Congress	Persad-Bissessar
5 years, 106 days				Kamla Persad-Bissessar (1952–) MP for Siparia				10th Republican Parliament (2010-2015)	United National Congress	Persad-Bissessar
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:People's National Movement/meta/color; color:black" \|7		Keith Rowley (1949–) MP for Diego Martin West	9 September 2015	Incumbent	2015	11th Republican Parliament (2015-2020)	People's National Movement	Rowley
9 years, 58 days						11th Republican Parliament (2015-2020)	People's National Movement	Rowley

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Living former officeholders

As of November 2024, 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.

Basdeo Panday (age 91)
(1995-2001)
Kamla Persad-Bissessar (age 72)
(2010-2015)

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

[1] "Office of The Prime Minister - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago". www.opm.gov.tt.

[2] "$18m for PM's official Tobago residence". www.guardian.co.tt.

[3] "Whitehall becomes PM's office again on Monday". www.guardian.co.tt.

[4] Lord, Richard. "Pay hikes proposed for PM, Cabinet, Opposition". www.guardian.co.tt.

[5] "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

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