Diagram
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Assembly sessions
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Election
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From: To:[1]
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Governing party
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Prime Minister
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Official opposition party
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Leader of the Opposition Party
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Speakers of the House[2] Date Elected
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1st Independent Parliament
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10th general
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29 December 1961 – 25 August 1966
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People's National Movement
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Eric Williams
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Democratic Labour Party
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Rudranath Capildeo (1961–1963)
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Clytus Arnold Thomasos (29 December 1961)
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2nd Independent Parliament
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11th general
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25 November 1966 – 22 April 1971
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People's National Movement
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Eric Williams
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Democratic Labour Party
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Rudranath Capildeo (1966–1967) Vernon Jamadar (1969)
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Clytus Arnold Thomasos
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3rd Independent Parliament
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12th general
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18 June 1971 – 19 June 1976
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People's National Movement
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Eric Williams
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Democratic Labour Party
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Vernon Jamadar (1971) Alloy Lequay (1972–1976)
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Clytus Arnold Thomasos
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1st Republican Parliament
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13th general
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24 September 1976 – 18 September 1981
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People's National Movement
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Eric Williams
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United Labour Front
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Basdeo Panday
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Clytus Arnold Thomasos
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2nd Republican Parliament
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14th general
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27 November 1981 – 29 November 1986
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People's National Movement
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George Chambers
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United Labour Front
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Basdeo Panday
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Matthew Ramcharan (27 November 1981)
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3rd Republican Parliament
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15th general
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12 January 1987 – 19 November 1991
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National Alliance for Reconstruction
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A. N. R. Robinson
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People's National Movement
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George Chambers
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Nizam Mohammed (12 January 1987)
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4th Republican Parliament
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16th general
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13 January 1992 – 6 October 1995
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People's National Movement
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Patrick Manning
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United National Congress
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Basdeo Panday
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Occah Seepaul (12 January 1987)
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5th Republican Parliament
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17th general
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27 November 1995 – 3 November 2000
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United National Congress and National Alliance for Reconstruction (Government of National Unity comprising the following)
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Basdeo Panday
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People's National Movement
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Patrick Manning
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Hector McClean (27 November 1995)
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6th Republican Parliament
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18th general
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12 January 2001 – 9 October 2001
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United National Congress
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Basdeo Panday
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People's National Movement
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Patrick Manning
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Rupert Griffith (12 January 2001)
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7th Republican Parliament
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19th general
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5 April 2002 – 28 August 2002
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People's National Movement
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Patrick Manning (Appointed by The President in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Act – Chapter 1:01 Section 76 (1)[3])
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United National Congress
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Basdeo Panday
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Rupert Griffith
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8th Republican Parliament
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20th general
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17 October 2002 – 28 September 2007
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People's National Movement
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Patrick Manning
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United National Congress
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Basdeo Panday
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Barendra Sinanan (17 October 2002)
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9th Republican Parliament
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21st general
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17 December 2007 – 8 April 2010
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People's National Movement
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Patrick Manning
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United National Congress – Alliance
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Basdeo Panday (10 September 2006 – 24 January 2010)
Kamla Persad-Bissessar (24 January 2010)
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Barendra Sinanan (17 December 2007)
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10th Republican Parliament
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22nd general
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18 June 2010 – 17 June 2015
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People's Partnership[4]
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Kamla Persad-Bissessar
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People's National Movement
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Patrick Manning (19 December 1986 – 26 May 2010)
Keith Rowley (26 May 2010)
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Wade Mark (18 June 2010)
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11th Republican Parliament
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23rd general
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23 September 2015 – 3 July 2020
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People's National Movement
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Keith Rowley
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People's Partnership Coalition
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Kamla Persad-Bissessar
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Bridgid Annisette-George (23 September 2015)
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12th Republican Parliament
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24th general
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28 August 2020 – present
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People's National Movement
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Keith Rowley
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United National Congress
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Kamla Persad-Bissessar
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Bridgid Annisette-George (28 August 2020)
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