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2022 United National Congress Leadership Election
The 2022 United National Congress leadership election took place on 26 June 2022. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, political leader of the United National Congress, Leader of the Opposition (Trinidad and Tobago), Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago, former List of prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago, Prime Minister, and Member of Parliament for Siparia, went up for re-election with her slate of candidates on the Star Team. The Star Team ran unopposed for all but three three post in the UNC's national executive. These three candidates were independent and were not part of a slate of candidates. Fuad Khan, former Minister of Health in Persad-Bissessar's government and the former Member of Parliament for Barataria/San Juan (parliamentary constituency), Barataria/San Juan challenged Persad-Bissessar for the post for political leader of the party. The leadership election was meant to set the stage of the UNC's national executive (NATEX) for the upcoming local elections and to start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Kamla Susheila Persad-Bissessar Senior Counsel, SC Member of parliament, MP (, born 22 April 1952), often referred to by her initials KPB is a Trinidadian lawyer, politician and educator who has twice served as the sixth List of prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago, prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, from 2010 to 2015 and again since May 2025. She has also been the United National Congress#List of political leaders, Political Leader of the United National Congress since 2010, and was the Leader of the Opposition (Trinidad and Tobago), Leader of the Opposition for three times from 2006 to 2007, January to May 2010, and again from 2015 to 2025. Persad-Bissessar is the second prime minister to have served non-consecutive terms, after Patrick Manning. Persad-Bissessar was the country's first female prime minister, Attorney-General of Trinidad and Tobago, attorney general, and opposition leader, the first woman to Commonwealth Chair-in-Office, chair the Commonwealth of Nations a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vandana Mohit
Vandana Mohit (born 1991) is a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the United National Congress. She has been MP for Chaguanas East in the House of Representatives since 2020. Career Mohit formerly worked at the Social Development Ministry. Mohit first became a councillor at the age of 21. In 2019, Mohit became Mayor of Chaguanas. Mohit was re-elected in the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election. She was appointed Minister of the People, Social Development and Family Services by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. Electoral history References External links Pageat the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago See also * 12th Republican Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago * 13th Republican Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago The current members of the House of Representatives Trinidad and Tobago are listed below based on the results of the 2025 general election: Members References {{13th Republican Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad_and_Tobago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroni County
Caroni County was a historic county of Trinidad and Tobago. It occupies in the west central part of the island of Trinidad, the larger island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It lies south and southwest of Saint George County, west of Nariva County and north of Victoria County. To the west it is bounded by the Gulf of Paria. County Caroni includes the towns of Chaguanas, the largest town (by population) in the country and Couva, the capital of the Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo region. Administratively it is divided between the Borough of Chaguanas, the Region of Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo and the Region of Tunapuna–Piarco. The county was divided into four Wards: Chaguanas, Couva, Cunupia and Montserrat. The major towns of County Caroni are Chaguanas and Couva. The port and industrial zone of Point Lisas is located in Caroni, and the region is also a site for agriculture. Caroni County, which takes its name from the Caroni River, stretches from the hills of the Cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroni Central (parliamentary Constituency)
Caroni Central is a parliamentary constituency in Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i .... Geography Caroni Central is located in the central areas of the Caroni Plain. It had an electorate of 27,887 as of 2015. Members Elections References {{Trinidad-geo-stub Constituencies of the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago Constituencies established in 1956 Constituencies disestablished in 1961 Constituencies established in 1991 1990s establishments in Trinidad and Tobago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devant Maharaj
Devant Maharaj is a Trinidad and Tobago politician, and social activist. He is a leading member of the United National Congress. On 27 June 2011, he became a member of the Senate of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and Minister of Transport following his appointment as Chairman of the Public Services Transport Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago. Maharaj was a member of the People's Partnership Government led by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. On 22 June 2013, Maharaj was reassigned to the portfolio of Minister of Agriculture. Maharaj remained a member of the Opposition Party of Trinidad and Tobago after the Peoples Partnership (UNC-Led Alliance) lost the 2015 general election. Background Maharaj background includes Indo-Trinidadian writer, cultural, social and political activist whose ancestors came from Uttar Pradesh, India in the 1870s to work on the sugar plantations of Trinidad and Tobago as indentured servants. Devant Maharaj was an executive member of the Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 United National Congress Internal Election
The 2020 United National Congress leadership election was held on Sunday, 6 December 2020, after Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar, the current leader of the UNC, faced losses commencing in January 2013 with the wipeout of her People's Partnership -led administration from the Tobago House of Assembly at the 2013 election, loss in the 2015 Trinidad and Tobago general election and loss in the 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election. The candidates for political leader were incumbent Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Team Star against former member of parliament for St. Augustine and former Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment in the People's Partnership's government, Vasant Bharath, on Team Lotus. Former senator and Minister of Transport in the People's Partnership's government, Devant Maharaj, was an early candidate for political leader, but was never formally nominated as he dropped out on nomination day on the 15th of November 2020, citing irregularities in the voting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party Leader
In a governmental system, a party leader acts as the official representative of their political party, either to a legislature or to the electorate. Depending on the country, the individual colloquially referred to as the "leader" of a political party may officially be party chair, secretary, or the highest political office. The party leader is often responsible for managing the party's relationship with the general public and leading the competition against political rivals, similar to the role of a party spokesperson. As such, they will take a leading role in developing and communicating party platforms to the electorate. In many representative democracies, party leaders compete directly for high political office. It is thus typical in such states (notably in the Westminster system) for the party leader to seek election to the legislature and, if elected, to simultaneously serve as the party's parliamentary leader. In several countries utilizing the parliamentary system, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anil Roberts
Anil Roberts is a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the United National Congress (UNC). Political career Roberts is a swimming coach by profession. He coached Olympian George Bovell for the 2004 Summer Olympics. Roberts served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for D'Abadie/O'Meara from 2010 to 2015 for the Congress of the People (COP). In July 2014, he resigned as Minister of Sports. He was appointed to the Senate as an opposition senator for the UNC following the 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election. Roberts attempted to be screened for selection to be the candidate for St. Joseph in the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election, but he was not selected. In May 2025, Roberts was appointed Minister in the Ministry of Housing by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar Kamla Susheila Persad-Bissessar Senior Counsel, SC Member of parliament, MP (, born 22 April 1952), often referred to by her initials KPB is a Trinidadian lawyer, politician and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eli Zakour
Eli Alfred Zakour is a Trinidad and Tobago politician representing the United National Congress (UNC). Career He is a UNC activist. In the 2015 Trinidad and Tobago general election, he stood in Port of Spain North/Saint Ann's West against Stuart Young. In the 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election, he stood in Diego Martin North/East against Colm Imbert. Following the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election, he joined the Senate. He was appointed Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation by prime minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar Kamla Susheila Persad-Bissessar Senior Counsel, SC Member of parliament, MP (, born 22 April 1952), often referred to by her initials KPB is a Trinidadian lawyer, politician and educator who has twice served as the sixth List of prime ministers .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Zakour, Eli Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the Senate (Trinidad and Tobago) People's National Movement politicians 21st-century Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Padarath
Barry Padarath is a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the United National Congress (UNC). Political career He was elected to represent Princes Town in the House of Representatives in 2015. He was re-elected in 2020. In the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election, he changed constituency to stand in Couva South. After the election he claimed it was the "best result for the United National Congress since the party's foundation". Padarath was appointed Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister and Minister of Public Utilities by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. Electoral history References See also * 12th Republican Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago * 13th Republican Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago The current members of the House of Representatives Trinidad and Tobago are listed below based on the results of the 2025 general election: Members References {{13th Republican Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad_and_Tobago ... { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Morris (politician)
Wilfred Nicholas Christiane Morris is a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the United National Congress (UNC). He was elected to represent Mayaro in the House of Representatives in the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election. Career Morris is a former Commonwealth Youth Ambassador and Commonwealth Youth Parliamentarian. Morris was the Youth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. He served as chairman of the UNC National Youth Arm from 2011 to 2015. After his election in the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election, Morris was appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs and Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar Kamla Susheila Persad-Bissessar Senior Counsel, SC Member of parliament, MP (, born 22 April 1952), often referred to by her initials KPB is a Trinidadian lawyer, politician and educator who has twice served as the sixth List of prime ministers .... Personal li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Sobers
Sean Sobers is a Trinidad and Tobago politician. He has been the United National Congress (UNC) member of parliament representing the Tabaquite parliamentary constituency since 2025. He currently serves as Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs. Career Sobers served as a senator for the UNC. In the 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election, he was the UNC candidate in San Fernando West. In the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election, he was elected in Tabaquite. On 3 May 2025 he was appointed Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs in the Persad-Bissessar administration. Electoral history References See also * 13th Republican Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago The current members of the House of Representatives Trinidad and Tobago are listed below based on the results of the 2025 general election: Members References {{13th Republican Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad_and_Tobago ... Living people Place of birth missing (living p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
