This article is about the demography of the population of Trinidad and Tobago including population density,ethnicity,education level,health of the populace,economic status,religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
The politics of Trinidad and Tobago function within the framework of a unitary state regulated by a parliamentary democracy modelled on that of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,from which the country gained its independence in 1962. Under the 1976 republican Constitution,the monarch was replaced as head of state by a President chosen by an electoral college composed of the members of the bicameral Parliament,consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Patrick Augustus Mervyn Manning was a Trinidad and Tobago politician who was the fourth prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago;his terms ran from 17 December 1991 to 9 November 1995 and from 24 December 2001 to 26 May 2010. He was also the political leader of the People's National Movement (PNM) from 1987 to 2010. A geologist by training,Manning served as Member of Parliament for the San Fernando East constituency from 1971 until 2015 when he was replaced by Randall Mitchell,but with the seat in 2020 being won by his son Brian Manning. Patrick Manning was the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives. He was the Leader of the Opposition from 1986 to 1990 and again from 1995 to 2001.
Indo–Trinidadians and Tobagonians or Indian-Trinidadians and Tobagonians are people of Indian origin who are nationals of Trinidad and Tobago,whose ancestors came from India and the wider subcontinent beginning in 1845 during the period of colonization.
Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj SC is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician.
Kamla Persad-Bissessar;born Kamla Susheila Persad,22 April 1952),often referred to by her initials KPB,is a Trinidadian lawyer,politician and educator who is the Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago,political leader of the United National Congress (UNC) political party,and was the prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 26 May 2010 until 9 September 2015. She was the country's first female prime minister,attorney general,and Leader of the Opposition,the first woman to chair the Commonwealth of Nations and the first woman of Indian origin to be a prime minister of a country outside of India and the wider subcontinent.
Adrian Cola Rienzi was a Trinidadian trade unionist,civil rights activist,politician and lawyer.
Winston Chandarbhan Dookeran is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician and economist as well as international public official. Dookeran is the current secretary-general of EUCLID,an intergovernmental institution of higher learning. He previously served as political leader of the Congress of the People,central bank governor,minister of finance,and minister of foreign affairs.
Basdeo Panday was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian statesman,lawyer,politician,trade unionist,economist,and actor who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001. He was the first person of Indian descent along with being the first Hindu to hold the office of Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. He was first elected to Parliament in 1976 as the Member for Couva North,Panday served as Leader of the Opposition four times between 1976 and 2010 and was a founding member of the United Labour Front (ULF),the National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR),and the United National Congress (UNC). He served as leader of the ULF and UNC,and was President General of the All Trinidad Sugar and General Workers' Trade Union from 1973 to 1995.
The Congress of the People (COP) is a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. Its current political leader is Kirt Sinnette. Its symbol is the "Circle of Circles".
Anand Ramlogan is a member of the Bar of Trinidad and Tobago,England &Wales and the British Virgin Islands. He is the founder and head of Freedom Law Chambers which is based in the city of San Fernando,Trinidad. He served as junior counsel to the late Sir Fenton Ramsahoye QC in whose footsteps he followed to become the Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago during the period 28 May 2010 –2 February 2015. As Attorney General,he was also the titular head of the bar.
Keith Christopher Rowley,is a Trinidadian politician serving as the seventh prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago,first elected into office on 9 September 2015 and again following the 2020 general election. He has led the People's National Movement (PNM) since May 2010 and was Leader of the Opposition from 2010 to 2015. He has also served as the Member of the House of Representatives for Diego Martin West since 1991. He is a volcanologist by profession,holding a doctorate in geology,specializing in geochemistry.
Women in Trinidad and Tobago are women who were born in,who live in,or are from Trinidad and Tobago. Depending from which island the women came,they may also be called Trinidadian women or Tobagonian women respectively. Women in Trinidad and Tobago excel in various industries and occupations,including micro-enterprise owners,"lawyers,judges,politicians,civil servants,journalists,and calypsonians." Women still dominate the fields of "domestic service,sales,and some light manufacturing."
The manufacture,possession,and consumption of cannabis in Trinidad and Tobago is decriminalized.
Nikoli Edwards is a politician and political activist from Trinidad and Tobago. On 11 January 2017 he was appointed as a temporary Independent member of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago by former President Anthony Carmona. He launched a new political party called the Progressive Party on 16 June 2019. On the 11th of August 2020,Trinidad and Tobago held their General Elections where Edwards contested a seat,San Fernando West. His rivals were Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi and Sean Sobers (UNC). Nikoli Edwards,interim leader of the Progressive party lost the general elections and San Fernando West was retained by current Member of Parliament and Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi. Nikoli obtained 211 votes for the Progressive Party.
Pennelope Althea Beckles-Robinson is a Trinidad and Tobago attorney and politician. She has served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for Arima since the 2020 general election. She is the current Minister of Planning and Development. Previously she was the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
The Progressive Party is a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. The party was founded on June 16,2019 by former independent senator Nikoli Edwards to contest the 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election. The Progressives currently do not hold any seats in the House of Representatives,Regional municipalities,Regional corporations or in the Tobago House of Assembly.
Christine Carla Kangaloo is a Trinidadian politician,who is the president of Trinidad and Tobago since 2023. She was president of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago from 2015 until her resignation to run for president in 2023. She is the only person to serve as both President and Vice President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago,the first woman to serve as Senate Vice President and third woman to serve as acting President of Trinidad and Tobago and Senate President. She became the second woman to serve as President of Trinidad and Tobago upon her assumption of office on 20 March 2023. Kangaloo has served as an Opposition Senator,Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister,Minister of Legal Affairs and Minister of Science,Technology and Tertiary Education in previous People's National Movement governments.
Randall Mitchell is a politician and lawyer in Trinidad and Tobago who has served as the Minister of Tourism,Culture and the Arts since 19 August 2020. He first entered Parliament as the elected representative for San Fernando East in the 11th Republican Parliament (2015). He was appointed a senator in the Trinidad and Tobago Senate on 19 August 2020. He is a member of the People's National Movement.
Reginald Armour,SC is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian lawyer who has served as Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago since March 16,2022. He was named by Prime Minister Keith Rowley to replace Faris Al-Rawi. Upon his appointment,questions were asked by opposition politicians about his ability to be appointed to the Senate in light of the fact that he was born in Dominica and therefore holds Dominican citizenship. The Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago states that "No person shall be qualified to be appointed as a Senator who is a citizen of a country other than Trinidad and Tobago having become such a citizen voluntarily or is under a declaration of allegiance to such a country". However,the legal consensus is that because Armour is a Dominican citizen through birth rather than naturalization,he is eligible to be appointed to the Senate. Before being named Attorney General,Armour served on the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago.
