Terrence Deyalsingh is a Trinbagonian politician from the People's National Movement. He was MP for St. Joseph in the House of Representatives from 2013 until 2025. [1] He was minister of health under Prime Ministers Keith Rowley and Stuart Young. [2] Deyalsingh served as a senator between 2010 and 2013. [3]
Deyalsingh was a health minister during the COVID-19 pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago [4] and was involved in the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in the country. [5] During this time, he appeared on American talk show The Daily Show following the programme's coverage of the international attention surrounding false claims by singer Nicki Minaj on an acquaintance supposedly experiencing swollen testicles and impotence after receiving said vaccine. [6] [7] [8] In September 2024, he was reportedly robbed at gunpoint in his constituency. [9]
He was unseated in Aranguez/St Joseph in the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election by UNC candidate Devesh Maharaj. [10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | Devesh Maharaj | 9,908 | 57.1% |  10.06 | |
| PNM | Terrence Deyalsingh | 6,672 | 38.5% |  13.08 | |
| PF | Anthony Darryl Dolland | 350 | 2.0% |  | |
| NTA | Gary Griffith | 334 | 1.9% | | |
| THC | Marcus Ramkissoon | 27 | 0.2% | | |
| Majority | 3,236 | 18.6% | |||
| Turnout | 17,339 | 60.05% | |||
| Registered electors | 28,873 | ||||
| UNC gain from PNM | Swing | 11.57% | |||
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