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Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated 11 kilometres off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and 130 kilometres south of Grenada.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 408 entities connected with Trinidad and Tobago. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Trinidad and Tobago. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Trinidad and Tobago

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Trinidad and Tobago.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 200 entities identified as PEPs connected with Trinidad and Tobago.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
President of Trinidad and Tobago-21
Prime Minister1--
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago-21
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister for Foreign and CARICOM Affairs of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago11-
Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land, and Fisheries11-
Minister in the Ministry of Education1--
Minister in the Ministry of Finance1--
Minister in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development1--
Minister in the Ministry of Public Administration and Digital Transformation-1-
Minister in the Office of the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs--1
Minister in the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs1--
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister--3
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister (Communications Division)1--
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister (Gender and Child Affairs)1--
Minister of Agriculture, Land, and Fisheries11-
Minister of Communication1--
Minister of Community Development-1-
Minister of Digital Transformation1--
Minister of Education1--
Minister of Energy and Energy Industries--1
Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister1--
Minister of Finance1-1
Minister of Health1--
Minister of Housing and Urban Development11-
Minister of Labour1-1
Minister of Labour and Small Enterprise Development-1-
Minister of National Security1--
Minister of Planning and Development11-
Minister of Public Administration1--
Minister of Public Administration and Digital Transformation-1-
Minister of Public Utilities12-
Minister of Public Utilities and the Environment-1-
Minister of Rural Development and Local Government11-
Minister of Science, Technology and Tertiary Education-1-
Minister of Social Development-2-
Minister of Social Development and Family Services1-1
Minister of Sport and Community Development--1
Minister of Sports and Community Development1--
Minister of the Arts & Multiculturalism1--
Minister of Tourism, Culture, and the Arts1--
Minister of Trade and Industry1--
Minister of Works and Transport1--
Minister of Youth Development and National Service1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the House of Representatives--42
Member of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago-752
Member of the Senate--31
President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago-1-
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago--1
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Attorney-General of Trinidad and Tobago-51
Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago--1
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago--1
Governor, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Chile to Trinidad and Tobago--1
ambassador of France to Trinidad and Tobago-31
ambassador of Germany to Trinidad and Tobago-41
Ambassador of Spain to Trinidad and Tobago-41
Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago-14
High Commissioner of Mozambique in Trinidad and Tobago-2-
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Trinidad and Tobago-41
United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago-21

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago-310
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs1--
Deputy Mayor of San Fernando--1
Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago--1
President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago1--
Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...