The prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of the executive branch of government in Trinidad and Tobago.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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Style | The Right Honourable |
Residence |
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Seat | Whitehall, 29 Maraval Road, Saint Clair, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
Term length | Five years, renewable |
Precursor | |
Inaugural holder | Eric Williams |
Formation | 31 August 1962 |
Salary | TT$ 576,000 annually |
Website | https://www.opm.gov.tt/ |
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 seventh prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
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:
POPPG (1) PNM (1) | |||||||
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No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days | Legislative Council | Party | ||
1 | Albert Gomes (1911–1978) MP for Port of Spain North (1945–1956; defeated) | 18 September 1950 | 28 October 1956 | 1950 | 8th Legislative Council (1950–1956) | Party of Political Progress Groups | |
6 years, 40 days | |||||||
2 | Eric Williams (1911–1981) MP for Port of Spain South-East (1956–1961) MP for Port of Spain South (1961–1981; died) | 28 October 1956 | 9 July 1959 | 1956 | 9th Legislative Council (1956–1961) | People's National Movement | |
2 years, 254 days |
PNM (1) | |||||||
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No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days | Legislative Council | Party | ||
1 | Eric Williams (1911–1981) MP for Port of Spain South-East (1956–1961) MP for Port of Spain South (1961–1981; died) | 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 |
PNM (4) UNC (2) NAR (1) | ||||||||
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No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days | Parliament | Party | Government | ||
1 | Eric Williams (1911–1981) MP for Port of Spain South-East (1956–1961) MP for Port of Spain South (1961–1981; died) | 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[†] | ||||||||
2 | George Chambers (1928–1997) MP for St. Ann's East (1966–1987; resigned) | 30 March 1981 | 18 December 1986 | 1981 | 2nd Republican Parliament (1981–1986) | People's National Movement (Named leader in 1981) | Chambers | |
5 years, 263 days | ||||||||
3 | A. N. R. Robinson (1926–2014) MP for Tobago East (1961–1981; resigned, 1986–1997; resigned) | 19 December 1986 | 17 December 1991 | 1986 | 3rd Republican Parliament (1987–1991) | National Alliance for Reconstruction | Robinson | |
4 years, 363 days | ||||||||
4 | Patrick Manning (1946–2016) MP for San Fernando East (1976–2015; retired) | 17 December 1991 | 9 November 1995 | 1991 | 4th Republican Parliament (1992–1995) | People's National Movement (Named leader in 1986) | Manning I | |
3 years, 327 days | ||||||||
5 | Basdeo Panday (1933–2024) MP for Couva North (1976–2010; resigned) | 9 November 1995 | 24 December 2001 | 1995 | 5th Republican Parliament (1995–2000) | United National Congress | Panday–Robinson (UNC–NAR) | |
2000 | 6th Republican Parliament (2001) | Panday II | ||||||
6 years, 45 days | ||||||||
(4) | Patrick Manning (1946–2016) MP for San Fernando East (1976–2015; retired) | 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 | ||||||||
6 | Kamla Persad-Bissessar (born 1952) MP for Siparia (since 1995) | 26 May 2010 | 9 September 2015 | 2010 | 10th Republican Parliament (2010–2015) | United National Congress (Named leader in 2010) | Persad-Bissessar | |
5 years, 106 days | ||||||||
7 | Keith Rowley (born 1949) MP for Diego Martin West (since 1991) | 9 September 2015 | Incumbent | 2015 | 11th Republican Parliament (2015–2020) | People's National Movement (Named leader in 2010) | Rowley | |
2020 | 12th Republican Parliament (2020–2025) | Rowley II | ||||||
8 years, 222 days |
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