List of prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago
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The prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of the executive branch of government in Trinidad and Tobago. Following a general election, which takes place every five years, the president appoints as prime minister the person who has the support of a majority in the House of Representatives; this has generally been the leader of the party which won the most seats in the election (except in the case of the 2001 general election).
The incumbent prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago is Kamla Persad-Bissessar who was sworn in on 1 May 2025 by President Christine Kangaloo.
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 officeholders
Chief minister (1950–1959)
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| 1 | File:Albert Gomes.png | Albert Gomes (1911–1978) MP for Port of Spain NorthScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
18 September 1950 | 28 October 1956 | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Political Progress Groups | 1950 | |
| 2 | File:Eric Williams (cropped).jpg | Eric Williams (1911–1981) MP for Port of Spain South-EastScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
28 October 1956 | 9 July 1959 | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color" | | People's National Movement | 1956 | |
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Premier (1959–1962)
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9 July 1959 | 31 August 1962 | Template:Ayd | rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color" | | People's National Movement | — | |
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Prime minister (1962–present)
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| 1971 | Williams II | |||||||||
| 1976 | Williams III | |||||||||
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30 March 1981 | 18 December 1986 | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color" | | People's National Movement | 1981 | Chambers | |
| 3 | File:A. N. R. Robinson (cropped).jpg | A. N. R. Robinson (1926–2014) MP for Tobago EastScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
19 December 1986 | 17 December 1991 | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" | | National Alliance for Reconstruction | 1986 | Robinson | |
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17 December 1991 | 9 November 1995 | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" | | People's National Movement | 1991 | Manning I | |
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9 November 1995 | 24 December 2001 | Template:Ayd | rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" | | United National Congress | 1995 | Panday–Robinson | |
| 2000 | Panday II | |||||||||
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24 December 2001 | 26 May 2010 | Template:Ayd | rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" | | People's National Movement | 2001 | Manning II | |
| 2002 | Manning III | |||||||||
| 2007 | Manning IV | |||||||||
| 6 | File:Kamla Persad-Bissessar, 2012.jpg | Kamla Persad-Bissessar (born 1952) MP for SipariaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
26 May 2010 | 9 September 2015 | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" | | United National Congress | 2010 | Persad-Bissessar | |
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9 September 2015 | 17 March 2025 | Template:Ayd | rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" | | People's National Movement | 2015 | Rowley | |
| 2020 | Rowley II | |||||||||
| 8 | File:Stuart Young 2016 (cropped).jpg | Stuart Young (born 1975) MP for Port-of-Spain North/St. Ann's WestScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
17 March 2025 | 1 May 2025 | Template:Age in years and days | style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" | | People's National Movement | — | Young | |
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1 May 2025 | Incumbent | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" | | United National Congress | 2025 | Persad-Bissessar II | |
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Graphical timeline
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See also
- Politics of Trinidad and Tobago
- List of governors of Trinidad and Tobago
- President of Trinidad and Tobago
- Leader of the Opposition (Trinidad and Tobago)
- Lists of office-holders
Notes
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References
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External links
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