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The president of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of state of Trinidad and Tobago and the commander-in-chief of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. The office was established when the country became a republic in 1976, before which the head of state was the Queen of Trinidad and Tobago, Elizabeth II.
The country's highest court is the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago, [5] whose chief justice is appointed by the president after consultation with the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition. [6] The current Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago is Ivor Archie. [7]
Under the 1976 Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the president replaced the monarch as head of state. The president was elected by Parliament for a five-year term. In the event of a vacancy, the President of the Senate served as acting president.
The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago is the legislative branch of Trinidad and Tobago.The Parliament is bicameral.Besides the President of Trinidad and Tobago, it is composed of the House of Representatives, which is composed of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in addition to 41 directly elected members serving a five-year term in single-seat constituencies, and the Senate which ...
The Trinidad and Tobago Independence Act 1962 (10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 54) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted independence to Trinidad and Tobago with effect from 31 August 1962. As a result of the Act, Trinidad and Tobago became an independent country in the West Indies achieving independence from the United Kingdom.
A new constitution was adopted on 1 August 1976, and the country became the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago with a president as head of state, but remains a member of the Commonwealth. [3] Elizabeth II visited Trinidad and Tobago once during her tenure, in February 1966. [4]
Sir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke TC GCMG (28 December 1917 – 30 December 2010) [1] was the first President of Trinidad and Tobago and the second and last Governor-General. He was one of the main architects of Trinidad and Tobago's 1962 Independence constitution.
Trinidad and Tobago, [a] officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean.Consisting of main islands Trinidad and Tobago and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated 11 kilometres (6 nautical miles) northeast off the coast of Venezuela, 130 kilometres (70 nautical miles) south of Grenada, and west of Barbados.