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As Weekes was the only nominated candidate on election day, she was deemed elected without the need for a vote. Paula-Mae Weeks thus became the first woman to take office as president of Trinidad and Tobago on 19 March 2018. [2] The PNM government nominated Christine Kangaloo, the President of the Senate.
Until 1925 Trinidad and Tobago was a British colony ruled through a pure, unelected Crown Colony system, although elected borough and municipal councils existed in Port of Spain and San Fernando. The first elections to the Legislative Council took place in 1925. Seven of the thirteen unofficial members were elected, six unofficials were ...
Political parties registered with the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) can contest the general election as a party. [15]The leader of the party commanding a majority of support in the House of Representatives is the person who is called on by the president to form a government as prime minister, while the leader of the largest party or coalition not in government becomes the Leader of ...
She was president of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago from 2015 until her resignation to run for president in 2023. She is the only person to serve as both President and Vice President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago , the first woman to serve as Senate Vice President and third woman to serve as acting President of Trinidad and Tobago and ...
19 January – The 2020 Tobago Council of the People's National Movement leadership election is won by Tracy Davidson-Celestine. 12 March – First confirmed case of COVID-19 in Trinidad and Tobago; 10 August – The 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election was held to elect 41 members to the 12th Trinidad and Tobago Republican Parliament. [1]
The leadership election was meant to set the stage of the UNC's national executive (NATEX) for the upcoming local elections and to start preparing for the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election. [1] Official results were released on 1 July 2022. [4] Persad-Bissessar won with 94.70% of the votes, receiving 11,554 votes, and Khan received 647 ...
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]
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.