List of prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago

The prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of the executive branch of government in Trinidad and Tobago. Following a general election, which takes place every five years, the president appoints as prime minister the person who has the support of a majority in the House of Representatives; this has generally been the leader of the party which won the most seats in the election (except in the case of the 2001 general election).

The incumbent prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago is Kamla Persad-Bissessar who was sworn in on 1 May 2025 by President Christine Kangaloo.

This is a list of the prime ministers of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, from the establishment of the office of Chief Minister in 1950 to the present day:

List of officeholders

Chief minister (1950–1959)

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Political party		Elected	Template:Abbr
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Albert Gomes Template:Small	18 September 1950	28 October 1956	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	Party of Political Progress Groups	1950
2		Eric Williams Template:Small	28 October 1956	9 July 1959	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	People's National Movement	1956

Premier (1959–1962)

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Political party		Elected	Template:Abbr
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Eric Williams Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	9 July 1959	31 August 1962	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color" |	People's National Movement	—
						1961

Prime minister (1962–present)

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Political party		Elected	Government	Template:Abbr
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Eric Williams Template:Small	31 August 1962	29 March 1981Template:Ref label	Template:Ayd	rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Party color|	People's National Movement	—	Williams I
						1966
						1971		Williams II
						1976		Williams III
2		George Chambers Template:Small	30 March 1981	18 December 1986	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color" |	People's National Movement	1981	Chambers
3		A. N. R. Robinson Template:Small	19 December 1986	17 December 1991	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" |	National Alliance for Reconstruction	1986	Robinson
4		Patrick Manning Template:Small	17 December 1991	9 November 1995	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" |	People's National Movement	1991	Manning I
5		Basdeo Panday Template:Small	9 November 1995	24 December 2001	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" |	United National Congress	1995	Panday–Robinson
						2000		Panday II
(4)		Patrick Manning Template:Small	24 December 2001	26 May 2010	Template:Ayd	rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" |	People's National Movement	2001	Manning II
						2002		Manning III
						2007		Manning IV
6		Kamla Persad-Bissessar Template:Small	26 May 2010	9 September 2015	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" |	United National Congress	2010	Persad-Bissessar
7		Keith Rowley Template:Small	9 September 2015	17 March 2025	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" |	People's National Movement	2015	Rowley
						2020		Rowley II
8		Stuart Young Template:Small	17 March 2025	1 May 2025	Template:Age in years and days	style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" |	People's National Movement	—	Young
(6)		Kamla Persad-Bissessar Template:Small	1 May 2025	Incumbent	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color; color:black" |	United National Congress	2025	Persad-Bissessar II

See also

• Politics of Trinidad and Tobago
• List of governors of Trinidad and Tobago
• President of Trinidad and Tobago
  • List of heads of state of Trinidad and Tobago
• Leader of the Opposition (Trinidad and Tobago)
• Lists of office-holders

Notes

• ^†{{#if:Died in office| Died in office}}

External links

• World Statesmen – Trinidad and Tobago
• Rulers.org – Trinidad and Tobago