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The Leader of the Opposition (officially the Leader of the Opposition of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago) is the leader of the largest political party in the House of Representatives that is not in government. The Leader of the Opposition is a member of the House of Representatives, and is appointed by the President of Trinidad and Tobago.
The Hon. Kamla Susheila Persad-Bissessar [a] SC MP (née Persad, [5] born 22 April 1952), [7] often referred to by her initials KPB, is a Trinidadian lawyer, politician and educator who is the Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago, political leader of the United National Congress (UNC) political party, and was the prime minister of ...
Keith Christopher Rowley MP, (born 24 October 1949) is a Trinidadian politician serving as the seventh prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, first elected into office on 9 September 2015 and again following the 2020 general election. [6] He has led the People's National Movement (PNM) since May 2010 and was Leader of the Opposition from
This article lists political parties in Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago has a de facto two-party system. The People's National Movement (PNM) and the United National Congress (UNC) are the two biggest political parties, and have supplied every Prime Minister since 1991. The PNM has governed Trinidad and Tobago from 1956–86, 1991–95 ...
On 25 April, Panday's appointment as Opposition Leader was revoked by President George Maxwell Richards. In a surprise move the next day, seven UNC MPs announced their support of Deputy Political Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar as the new Opposition Leader. Persad-Bissessar was appointed Opposition Leader the following day but stated that she ...
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]
Trinidad and Tobago’s Ambassador Dennis Francis was elected Thursday as the next president of the U.N. General Assembly, the 193-member world body that has been at the forefront of the United ...
On 12 January 2001, she first became a member of parliament as an opposition senator under the tenure of Opposition Leader Patrick Manning. [9] She then served as Vice President of the Senate and subsequently Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister in 2002. She was then appointed Minister of Legal Affairs in 2005.