The Honourable Lackram Bodoe | |
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Member of Parliament for Oropouche West | |
Assumed office 28 April 2025 | |
Preceded by | Davendranath Tancoo |
Member of Parliament for Fyzabad | |
In office 2015–2025 | |
Preceded by | Chandresh Sharma |
Succeeded by | Davendranath Tancoo |
Personal details | |
Political party | United National Congress (UNC) |
Lackram Persad Bodoe is a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the United National Congress. [1]
Bodoe was born and raised in Avocat Village,Fyzabad. [2] He attended Avocat Vedic School,Naparima College San Fernando,the University of the West Indies and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in the United Kingdom. [2] Bodoe is a medical doctor by profession. [3]
In the 2015 general election,Bodoe was elected to the House of Representatives in the Fyzabad constituency. He was re-elected in 2020. [4] He was shadow health minister when his party was in opposition. [5]
In the 2025 general election,he swapped seats with Davendranath Tancoo and contested the seat of Oropouche West instead. [6] After the election he was appointed Minister of Health by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UNC | Lackram Bodoe | 11,882 | 80.6% | ![]() | |
PNM | Shawn Dube | 2,349 | 15.9% | ![]() | |
PF | Alisha Mohammed | 451 | 3.1% | ![]() | |
Majority | 9,533 | 64.7% | |||
Turnout | 14,734 | 57.94% | |||
Registered electors | 25,429 | ||||
UNC hold | Swing | % |