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2007 Trinidad And Tobago General Election
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 5 November 2007. Nomination day was 15 October. Five parties contested the elections; the ruling People's National Movement, the official opposition United National Congress–Alliance (a coalition of the UNC and six smaller parties), the Congress of the People, the Tobago United Front–Democratic Action Congress (a Tobago-based party) and the Democratic National Assembly (a new party based in Tobago). Five independent candidates also ran. Opinion polls A poll conducted by the Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES) and published by the Trinidad and Tobago Newsday in October 2007 showed the Congress of the People ahead of the ruling People's National Movement by 7%. Another poll from August indicated that the election would be a very close race. Results The PNM party under the leadership of Patrick Manning won 26 of the 41 seats in Parliament. The UNC-A, under the leadership of Basdeo Panday won the 15 remainin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives (Trinidad And Tobago)
The House of Representatives is the elected lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, along with the President and Senate of Trinidad and Tobago. The House of Representatives sits at the Red House. It has 41 members, each elected to represent single-seat constituencies. The Parliament is elected with a five-year term, but may be dissolved earlier by the President if so advised by the Prime Minister. After an election, the person commanding the support of the most members of the House is appointed Prime Minister and asked to form a government. Five constituencies were added in the 2007 election; there were only 36 constituencies prior to 2007. There are now 41 constituencies. The Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives is the Speaker of the House, who can either be one of the elected 41 members, or come from outside. This has implications for the calculation of special majority votes (42 members instead of 41). As of 20 April 2021, there are only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennelope Beckles
Pennelope Althea Beckles-Robinson (born 12 September 1961) is a Trinidad and Tobago attorney and politician. She has served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for Arima since the 2020 general election. She is the current Minister of Planning and Development. Previously she was the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Early life and education Beckles was born on 12 September 1961 in Borde Narve Village, three months before parliament history was created in Trinidad and Tobago growing up without electricity or running water. Her father, Lionel Beckles, worked for the Oilfield Workers' Trade Union and she has four brothers and one sister. She attended St Raphael's Grade School and St Joseph's Convent, San Fernando. She graduated from the University of the West Indies, Barbados and Hugh Wooding Law School. Career Beckles has practised as an attorney since 1988, attached to the Chambers of Theodore R Guerra and Associates. Beckles first e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Gopee-Scoon
Paula Gopee-Scoon (born 18 April 1958) is a representative of Point Fortin and a government minister in Trinidad and Tobago. Formerly Minister of Foreign Affairs for Trinidad and Tobago from 2007 to 2010, she was appointed the Minister of Trade and Industry on September 11, 2015. She was reappointed August 19, 2020, following the 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election. She attended the University of the West Indies, where she received a B.Sc, and after that the University of London. She has three children, one of whom was a squash player at Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the n .... References Members of the House of Representatives (Trinidad and Tobago) Foreign ministers of Trinidad and Tobago Government ministers of Trinidad and Tobago Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roodal Moonilal
Roodal Moonilal (; born December 2, 1966) was the Minister of Housing and Urban Development of Trinidad and Tobago and the Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives from 2010 to 2015. Moonilal has been the Member of Parliament for Oropouche East since 2010, and served as the Member of Parliament for Oropouche from 2002–2007. Moonilal is a founding member of the United National Congress, and he served as the first Youth Affairs Officer of the party. Education and early career Moonilal has a Bachelor of Science degree with honours in government from the University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine, an LLB degree in law from the University of London., a Master of Arts Degree in labour and development, which he graduated magna cum laude in 1991/1992, and a Ph.D. in development studies during 1995 to 1998 from the International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague. There he specialized in industrialization, labour relations and urban employment, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Horquetta/Talparo (parliamentary Constituency)
La Horquetta/Talparo is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago in the centre of Trinidad. It has been represented since 2020 by Foster Cummings of the People's National Movement. Constituency profile The constituency was created prior to the 2007 Trinidad and Tobago general election, and previously largely fell within the boundaries of the Arima (parliamentary constituency), Arima electoral district. It had an electorate of 26,031 as of 2015. It is considered a marginal seat. La Horquetta/Talparo includes Talparo, La Horquetta, Arima, La Horquetta, and Wallerfield. Members of Parliament This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives (Trinidad and Tobago), House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago: Election results Elections in the 2020s Elections in the 2010s References {{Trinidad and Tobago constituencies Constituencies of the Parliament of Trini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Rowley
Keith Christopher Rowley (born 24 October 1949) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician serving as the seventh prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, first elected into office on 9 September 2015 and again following the 2020 general election. He has led the People's National Movement (PNM) since May 2010 and was Leader of the Opposition from 2010 to 2015. He has also served as the Member of the House of Representatives for Diego Martin West since 1991. He is a volcanologist by profession, holding a doctorate in geology, specializing in geochemistry. Early life Rowley was born in Mason Hall, Tobago, raised by his grandparents, who were Tobago farmers. He was a pupil of Bishop's High School in Tobago, and graduated from the University of the West Indies (Mona). He then went on to earn an MSc (1974) and a PhD (1978) from the University of the West Indies at St. Augustine in geology, specializing in geochemistry. At the university, as researcher, he held the positions of re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Martin West (parliamentary Constituency)
Diego Martin West is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago in the north-west of Trinidad. It has been represented since the 1991 general election by Keith Rowley of the People's National Movement (PNM). Constituency profile The constituency was created prior to the 1966 general election. It borders the constituencies of Diego Martin North/East and Diego Martin Central, as well as the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Paria. The main towns are Carenage, Westmoorings, Chaguaramas, and it contains the islands of Gaspar Grande, Monos, Huevos and Chacachacare. It had an electorate of 29,349 as of 2015. Members of Parliament This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago The House of Representatives is the elected lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, along with the President and Senate of Trinidad and Tobago. The House of Representatives sits at the Red House. It has 41 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colm Imbert
Colm Imbert is the Minister of Finance since September 2015 and Member of Parliament for the constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ... of Diego Martin North/East, which he has represented since December 1991. During his lengthy parliamentary career, Imbert has served in numerous government positions. He was previously Minister of Health (2001–2003), Minister of Science, Technology and Tertiary Education (2003–2005), Minister of Works and Transport (1991–1995 and 2005–2010), Minister of Local Government (1993–1995), Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago 2010-2015) as well as Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives (2007–2010). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Imbert, Colm Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Martin North/East (parliamentary Constituency)
Diego Martin North/East is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago in the north-west of Trinidad. It has been represented since the 2007 general election by Colm Imbert of the People's National Movement (PNM). Constituency profile The constituency was created prior to the 2007 general election from the former constituency of Diego Martin East. It borders the constituencies of Diego Martin West, Diego Martin Central, St. Ann's East, Port of Spain North/St. Ann's West, and Port of Spain South. The main towns are Dibe and Maraval. It had an electorate of 17,145 as of 2015. Member of Parliament This constituency has elected the following member of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago The House of Representatives is the elected lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, along with the President and Senate of Trinidad and Tobago. The House of Representatives sits at the Red House. It has 41 members, eac ...: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Martin Central (parliamentary Constituency)
Diego Martin Central is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago in the north-west of Trinidad. It has been represented since the 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election, 2020 general election by Symon de Nobriga of the People's National Movement (PNM). Constituency profile The constituency was created prior to the 1981 Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1981 general election. It borders the constituencies of Diego Martin North/East (parliamentary constituency), Diego Martin North/East, Diego Martin West (parliamentary constituency), Diego Martin West, and Port of Spain South (parliamentary constituency), Port of Spain South. It contains a number of communities in Diego Martin, including Petit Valley, Diamond Vale, Four Roads and Blue Range. It had an electorate of 17,334 as of 2015. Members of Parliament This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives (Trinidad and Tobago), House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Abadie/O'Meara (parliamentary Constituency)
D'Abadie/O'Meara is a parliamentary electoral district in Trinidad and Tobago in the center of Trinidad. It has been represented since the 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election, 2020 general election by Lisa Morris-Julian of the People's National Movement (PNM). Constituency profile The constituency was created prior to the 2010 Trinidad and Tobago general election, 2010 general election. It borders the constituencies of St. Augustine (parliamentary constituency), St. Augustine, Arima (parliamentary constituency), Arima, Lopinot/Bon Air West (parliamentary constituency), Lopinot/Bon Air West, La Horquetta/Talparo and Arouca/Maloney (parliamentary constituency), Arouca/Maloney. The main towns are D'Abadie, O'Meara, and Malabar Settlement, Malabar. It had an electorate of 19,535 as of 2015. Members of Parliament This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives (Trinidad and Tobago), House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago: Elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Couva South (parliamentary Constituency)
Couva South is a parliamentary electoral district in the town of Couva. Couva South consists of the southern part of Couva. It came into effect in time for the 1976 Trinidad and Tobago general election. Members of Parliament This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago The House of Representatives is the elected lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, along with the President and Senate of Trinidad and Tobago. The House of Representatives sits at the Red House. It has 41 members, eac ...: Election results Elections in the 2020s Elections in the 2010s See also Couva North References {{Use dmy dates, date = July 2020 Couva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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