The Honourable Jearlean John | |
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Member of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago for Couva North | |
Assumed office 28 April 2025 | |
Preceded by | Ravi Ratiram |
Member of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago | |
In office 28 August 2020 –2025 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | United National Congress (UNC) |
Jearlean K. John (born 1960) is a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the United National Congress. [1]
John was born in Charlotteville,Tobago. [2]
Jearlean John entered public life under Basdeo Panday and served as Transport Minister and Minister of Tourism and Tobago Affairs. [3] Under Patrick Manning,she served as managing director of the Housing Development Corporation (HDC),role she held under the People's Partnership administration of Kamla Persad-Bissessar. [3]
In the 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election,she was the UNC candidate in La Horquetta/Talparo but she lost to Foster Cummings. [4] She was subsequently appointed to the Senate as an opposition senator. [5] In the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election,she was the UNC candidate in Couva North. [6] She was elected over other candidates Brent Maraj and Mickela Panday. [7] She was appointed Minister of Works and Infrastructure by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UNC | Jearlean John | 13,201 | 73.1% | ![]() | |
PNM | Brent Maraj | 3,094 | 17.1% | ![]() | |
PF | Mickela Panday | 1,727 | 9.6% | ![]() | |
Majority | 10,107 | 56.0% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 18,064 | 58.88% | |||
Registered electors | 30,681 | ||||
UNC hold |