Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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since 17 March 2025 | |
Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs | |
Style | The Honourable |
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Appointer | President on the advice of the prime minister |
Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
Inaugural holder | Archibald Gloster |
Formation | 1805 |
Salary | TT$ 492,360 (2019) annually [2] |
Website | agla |
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According to the Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago, the supreme law of the nation, the attorney general and minister of legal affairs of Trinidad and Tobago is the primary legal advisor to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. [3]
The attorney general is a member of the Government and has two separate constitutional roles, a governmental role, in which he acts as a member of Government in the performance of his duties, and a role as the guardian of the public interest, when he acts independently in a quasi-judicial capacity.
The provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago require the attorney general to be responsible for the administration of legal affairs within the country. Legal proceedings for and against the State must be taken in the name of the attorney general (in the case of civil proceedings) and in the name of the State (in the case of criminal proceedings).
The attorney general has responsibility for the following departments: