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List of heads of state of Trinidad and Tobago

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The governor-general was the representative of the monarch in Trinidad and Tobago and exercised most of the powers of the monarch. The governor-general was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the monarch. After the passage of the
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Under the 1976 Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the president replaced the monarch as head of state. The president was elected by
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for a five-year term. In the event of a vacancy, the
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Index

List of Governors-General of Trinidad and Tobago
Politics of Trinidad and Tobago

Government
President
list
Christine Kangaloo
Prime Minister
Keith Rowley
Parliament
Senate
President
Nigel de Freitas
House of Representatives
Speaker
Bridgid Annisette-George
Leader of the Opposition
Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Judiciary
Chief Justice
Ivor Archie
Privy Council committee (UK)
Elections
2013
2018
2023
2015
2020
Next
2013

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