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Trinidad and Tobago

Leaders and Cabinet Members

Last Updated: 6/17/2025

President

Christine KANGALOO

Prime Minister

Kamla PERSAD-BISSESSAR

Attorney General

John JEREMIE

Minister of Agriculture, Land, and Fisheries

Ravi RATTIRAM

Minister of Culture and Community Development

Michelle BENJAMIN

Minister of Defense

Wayne STURGE

Minister of Education

Michael DOWLATH, Dr.

Minister of Energy and Energy Industries

Roodal MOONILAL, Dr.

Minister of Finance

Davendranath TANCOO

Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs

Sean SOBERS

Minister of Health

Lackram BODOE

Minister of Homeland Security

Roger ALEXANDER

Minister of Housing

David LEE

Minister of Justice

Devesh MAHARAJ

Minister of Labor Small and Micro Enterprise Development

Leroy BAPTISTE

Minister of Legal Affairs

Saddam HOSEIN

Minister of People, Social Development, and Family Services

Vandana MOHIT

Minister of Planning, Economic Affairs, and Development

Kennedy SWARATSINGH

Minister of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence

Dominic SMITH

Minister of Public Utilities

Barry PHADARATH

Minister of Rural Development and Local Government

Khadijah AMEEN

Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs

Philip WATTS

Minister of Trade and Investment

Colin GOSINE

Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation

Eli ZAKOUR

Minister of Tertiary Education and Skills Training

Prakash PERSAD

Minister of Works and Infrastructure

Jerlean JOHN

Governor, Central Bank

Alvin HILAIRE, Dr.

Ambassador to the US

Anthony PHILLIPS-SPENCER, Brig. Gen.

Permanent Representative to the UN, New York

Dennis FRANCIS

Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister

Barry PADARATH

Minister in the Office of the Attorney General

Devesh MAHARAJ

Minister in the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries

Ernesto KESAR

Minister in the Ministry of Finance

Kennedy SWARATSINGH

Minister in the Ministry of Health

Rishard SEECHERAN, Dr.

Minister in the Ministry of Housing

Anil ROBERTS

Minister in the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Agriculture, Land, and Fisheries

Saddam HOSEIN

Minister in the Ministry of Public Utilities

Clyde ELDER

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