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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 334 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 179 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-22
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries-11
Minister in the Ministry of Education--1
Minister in the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries1--
Minister in the Ministry of Finance1-1
Minister in the Ministry of Health1--
Minister in the Ministry of Housing1--
Minister in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development--1
Minister in the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Agriculture, Land, and Fisheries1--
Minister in the Ministry of Public Administration and Digital Transformation-1-
Minister in the Ministry of Public Utilities1--
Minister in the Office of the Attorney General1--
Minister in the Office of the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs--1
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister1--
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister--3
Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries111
Minister of Community Development-1-
Minister of Culture and Community Development1--
Minister of Defense1--
Minister of Digital Transformation--1
Minister of Education1-1
Minister of Energy and Energy Industries1-1
Minister of Finance1-1
Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs111
Minister of Health1-1
Minister of Homeland Security1--
Minister of Housing1--
Minister of Housing and Urban Development-11
Minister of Justice1--
Minister of Labor Small and Micro Enterprise Development1--
Minister of Labour--1
Minister of Labour and Small Enterprise Development-1-
Minister of Legal Affairs1--
Minister of National Security--1
Minister of People, Social Development, and Family Services1--
Minister of Planning and Development-11
Minister of Planning, Economic Affairs, and Development1--
Minister of Public Administration--1
Minister of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence1--
Minister of Public Administration and Digital Transformation-1-
Minister of Public Utilities121
Minister of Public Utilities and the Environment-1-
Minister of Rural Development and Local Government111
Minister of Science, Technology and Tertiary Education-1-
Minister of Social Development-1-
Minister of Social Development and Family Services--1
Minister of Sport and Community Development--1
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs1--
Minister of Tertiary Education and Skills Training1--
Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts--1
Minister of Trade and Industry--1
Minister of Trade and Investment1--
Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation1--
Minister of Works and Infrastructure1--
Minister of Works and Transport--1
Minister of Youth Development and National Service--1
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the House of Representatives--42
Member of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago-653
Member of the Senate--31
Member of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago-2110
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
Director of Public Prosecutions--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-42
ambassador of Japan to Trinidad and Tobago-4-
Ambassador of Spain to Trinidad and Tobago-51
Ambassador to the US1--
Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago-23
High Commissioner of Mozambique in Trinidad and Tobago-2-
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Trinidad and Tobago-5-
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
First Lady of Trinidad and Tobago-2-
Attorney General1--
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...