List of Prime Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago
The list of Prime Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago names the heads of government of Trinidad and Tobago .
No. | portrait | Surname | Political party | Term of office | Term of office |
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1 | Eric Eustace Williams (1911-1981) | People's National Movement | August 31, 1962 - August 1, 1976 | 13 years 336 days | |
2 | Eric Williams | People's National Movement | August 1, 1976 - March 29, 1981 | 4 years 240 days | |
3 | George Chambers (1928-1997) | People's National Movement | March 30, 1981 - December 18, 1986 | 5 years 263 days | |
4th | ANR Robinson (1926-2014) | National Alliance for Reconstruction | December 19, 1986 - December 17, 1991 | 4 years 363 days | |
5 | Patrick Manning (1946-2016) | People's National Movement | December 17, 1991 - November 9, 1995 | 3 years 327 days | |
6th | Basdeo Panday (* 1933) | United National Congress | November 9, 1995 - December 24, 2001 | 6 years 45 days | |
7th | Patrick Manning | People's National Movement | December 24, 2001 - May 26, 2010 | 8 years 153 days | |
8th | Kamla Persad-Bissessar (* 1952) | United National Congress | May 26, 2010 - September 9, 2015 | 5 years 106 days | |
9 | Keith Rowley (* 1949) | People's National Movement | since September 9, 2015 |
The country's first Prime Minister, Eric Williams, had been in office since October 28, 1956, albeit under different forms of government and office titles. In this table, the first term of office from the country's independence in 1962 is taken into account. During his first term from 1962, Williams was Prime Minister of the Commonwealth Realm Trinidad and Tobago, during the second term from 1976 as President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.