Michelle Benjamin

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Michelle Benjamin
Member of Parliament
for Moruga/Tableland
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 August 2020

Michelle Benjamin is a Trinidad and Tobago politician representing the United National Congress. She has served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for Moruga/Tableland since the 2020 general election.

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Early life

Benjamin was born in St Mary’s Village, Moruga. She attended St Mary’s Government Primary School, Cowen Hamilton Secondary School and Southern Community College. [1] [2] She then received a diploma in computer studies from the School of Accounting and Management and a bachelor's of science in environmental and natural resource management and biology from the University of the West Indies. [1] She previously worked for the Ministry of Community Development. [2]

Political career

In 2010, Benjamin joined the United National Congress (UNC) and became a community activist with the party after being inspired by UNC leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar. She was elected as a councillor for the local government district of Hindustan/St. Mary’s in 2016, a position that she was re-elected to in 2019. [2] [3] Since 2017, she has served as the chair of the Moruga/Tableland UNC Executive. [1] [2] She is the current public relations officer for the St Mary’s Village Council. [2]

Benjamin was elected to the House of Representatives on 10 August 2020, following the 2020 general election where she ran as the UNC candidate for the constituency of Moruga/Tableland. [4]

She was re-elected in the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election. She was appointed Minister of Culture and Community Development by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. [5]

Personal life

Benjamin is a Baptist. [1]

Electoral history

2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election: Moruga/Tableland [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UNC Michelle Benjamin 11,08357.0%Increase2.svg4.5
PNM Lisa Atwater7,98341.1%Decrease2.svg6.0
PF Trivet Phillip2811.4%Steady2.svg
Majority 3,10015.9%
Turnout 19,44865.38%
Registered electors 29,744
UNC hold Swing %

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Michelle Benjamin | UNC: Moruga / Tableland". Trinidad Express . 14 July 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Ramdass, Anna (14 July 2020). "Gypsy cannot fool the people". Trinidad Express . Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Taitt, Ria (25 January 2021). "THA Tug of War". Trinidad Express . Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ms. Michelle Benjamin, MP". Trinidad and Tobago Parliament. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "New Cabinet sworn In: Full list of appointments". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 2025-05-03. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  6. ↑ ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2025. DETAILED PRELIMINARY RESULTS Archived 2 May 2025 at the Wayback Machine
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