Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
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Incumbent Keith Rowley since 9 September 2015
Style	The Right Honourable
Term length	Five years, two terms
Inaugural holder	Eric Williams
Formation	Trinidad and Tobago Constitution September 24, 1976

Prime Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago has control of the government rests with the Cabinet. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are answerable to the House of Representatives. They have a five year term limit and are appointed by the President of Trinidad and Tobago.

Prime Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago

Prime Minister			Term of Office			Political Party (at time of election)
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Duration
Dominion of Trinidad and Tobago
1		Eric Williams (1911–1981)	31 August 1962	1 August 1976	13 years, 336 days	People's National Movement
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
(1)		Eric Williams (1911–1981)	1 August 1976	29 March 1981 (Died in Office)	4 years, 240 days	People's National Movement
2		George Chambers (1928–1997)	30 March 1981	18 December 1986	5 years, 263 days	People's National Movement
3		A. N. R. Robinson (1926–2014)	19 December 1986	17 December 1991	4 years, 363 days	National Alliance for Reconstruction
4		Patrick Manning (1946–2016)	17 December 1991	9 November 1995	3 years, 327 days	People's National Movement
5		Basdeo Panday (1933–)	9 November 1995	24 December 2001	6 years, 45 days	United National Congress
(4)		Patrick Manning (1946–2016)	24 December 2001	26 May 2010	8 years, 153 days	People's National Movement
6		Kamla Persad-Bissessar (1952–)	26 May 2010	9 September 2015	5 years, 106 days	United National Congress
7		Keith Rowley (1949–)	9 September 2015	Incumbent	4 years, 121 days (as of 8 January 2020)	People's National Movement

There are two living former Prime Ministers:

• Basdeo Panday, served 1995–2001.
• Kamla Persad-Bissessar, served 2010–2015.