List of prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago

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
Prime Ministerial Seal
Prime Ministerial Standard
Incumbent Keith Rowley since 9 September 2015
Style	The Right Honourable
Residence	Prime Minister’s Residence, La Fantasie Road, Saint Ann’s, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (primary residence)[1] Prime Minister’s Residence, Blenheim, Saint George, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago[2]
Seat	Whitehall, 29 Maraval Road, Saint Clair, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago[3]
Term length	Five years, renewable
Precursor	Premier of Trinidad and Tobago Chief Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Inaugural holder	Eric Williams
Formation	31 August 1962
Salary	TT$ 576,000 annually[4]
Website	https://www.opm.gov.tt/

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 Elections).

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.^[5]

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:

Chief ministers of Trinidad and Tobago

POPPG (1)   PNM (1)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days				Party
1		Albert Gomes MP for Port of Spain North (1911–1978)	18 September 1950	28 October 1956	6 years, 40 days	1950	Party of Political Progress Groups
2		Eric Williams MP for Port of Spain South-East (1911–1981)	28 October 1956	9 July 1959	2 years, 254 days	1956	People's National Movement

Premier of Trinidad and Tobago

PNM (1)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days				Party
1		Eric Williams MP for Port of Spain South-East, later Port of Spain South [lower-alpha 1] (1911–1981)	9 July 1959	31 August 1962	3 years, 53 days	—	People's National Movement
						1961

Prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago

PNM (4)   UNC (2)   NAR (1)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days				Party	Government
1		Eric Williams MP for Port of Spain South (1911–1981)	31 August 1962	29 March 1981	18 years, 210 days[†]	—	People's National Movement	Williams I
						1966
						1971		Williams II
						1976		Williams III
2		George Chambers MP for St. Ann's East (1928–1997)	30 March 1981	18 December 1986	5 years, 263 days	1981	People's National Movement	Chambers
3		A. N. R. Robinson MP for Tobago East (1926–2014)	19 December 1986	17 December 1991	4 years, 363 days	1986	National Alliance for Reconstruction	Robinson
4		Patrick Manning MP for San Fernando East (1946–2016)	17 December 1991	9 November 1995	3 years, 327 days	1991	People's National Movement	Manning I
5		Basdeo Panday MP for Couva North (1933–2024)	9 November 1995	24 December 2001	6 years, 45 days	1995	United National Congress	Panday–Robinson
						2000		Panday II
(4)		Patrick Manning MP for San Fernando East (1946–2016)	24 December 2001	26 May 2010	8 years, 153 days	2001	People's National Movement	Manning II
						2002		Manning III
						2007		Manning IV
6		Kamla Persad-Bissessar MP for Siparia (born 1952)	26 May 2010	9 September 2015	5 years, 106 days	2010	United National Congress	Persad-Bissessar
7		Keith Rowley MP for Diego Martin West (born 1949)	9 September 2015	Incumbent	9 years, 50 days	2015	People's National Movement	Rowley
						2020		Rowley II

Graphical timeline

See also

• • Politics of Trinidad and Tobago
  • List of governors of Trinidad and Tobago
  • President of Trinidad and Tobago
    • List of heads of state of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Leader of the Opposition (Trinidad and Tobago)
• Lists of office-holders

Notes

• ^† Died in office

1. as MP for Port of Spain South-East until 1961, and then as MP for Port of Spain South from 1961 until his death

References

1. "Office of The Prime Minister - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago". www.opm.gov.tt.
2. "$18m for PM's official Tobago residence". www.guardian.co.tt.
3. "Whitehall becomes PM's office again on Monday". www.guardian.co.tt.
4. Lord, Richard. "Pay hikes proposed for PM, Cabinet, Opposition". www.guardian.co.tt.
5. "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

External links

• World Statesmen – Trinidad and Tobago
• Rulers.org – Trinidad and Tobago