The Honourable Anil Roberts | |
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Member of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago | |
Assumed office 28 August 2020 | |
Member of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago for D'Abadie/O'Meara | |
In office 24 May 2010 –7 September 2015 | |
Preceded by | constituency established |
Succeeded by | Ancil Antoine |
Personal details | |
Political party | UNC (since 2020) |
Other political affiliations | COP (2010-2015) |
Anil Roberts is a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the United National Congress (UNC). [1]
Roberts is a swimming coach by profession. [2] He coached Olympian George Bovell for the 2004 Summer Olympics. [3]
Roberts served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for D'Abadie/O'Meara from 2010 to 2015 for the Congress of the People (COP). In July 2014,he resigned as Minister of Sports. [4]
He was appointed to the Senate as an opposition senator for the UNC following the 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election. [5] Roberts attempted to be screened for selection to be the candidate for St. Joseph in the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election,but he was not selected. [6] [7]
In May 2025,Roberts was appointed Minister in the Ministry of Housing by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. [8]
He married in 2013. [9]