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Kamla Persad-Bissessar

The Rt Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar PBS SC MP (born 22 April 1952[7]) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian lawyer and politician who has been the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago since 1 May 2025. She was prime minister before from 26 May 2010 to 9 September 2015. She was the country's first female Prime Minister, Attorney General, and Leader of the Opposition.[8][9] She is also the first woman to be a prime minister in a country outside of India and South Asia.

The Honourable

Kamla Persad-Bissessar

SC MP
File:Kamla Persad-Bissesar 2013.jpg
Persad-Bissessar in 2013
6th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Assumed office
1 May 2025
PresidentChristine Kangaloo
Preceded byStuart Young
In office
26 May 2010 – 9 September 2015
President
Preceded byPatrick Manning
Succeeded byKeith Rowley
7th Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
21 September 2015 – 1 May 2025
President
Prime MinisterKeith Rowley
Stuart Young
Preceded byKeith Rowley
Succeeded byPennelope Beckles-Robinson
Other terms
In office
25 February 2010 – 25 May 2010
PresidentGeorge Maxwell Richards
Prime MinisterPatrick Manning
Preceded byBasdeo Panday
Succeeded byKeith Rowley
In office
26 April 2006 – 8 November 2007
PresidentGeorge Maxwell Richards
Prime MinisterPatrick Manning
Preceded byBasdeo Panday
Succeeded byBasdeo Panday
4th Political Leader of the United National Congress
Assumed office
24 January 2010
Preceded byBasdeo Panday
Ministerial offices
9th & 11th Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
5 October 2001 – 24 December 2001
Prime MinisterBasdeo Panday
Preceded byRamesh Maharaj
Succeeded byGlenda Morean
In office
27 November 1995 – 2 February 1996
Prime MinisterBasdeo Panday
Preceded byKeith Sobion
Succeeded byRamesh Maharaj
Minister of Education of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
22 October 1999 – 4 October 2001
Prime MinisterBasdeo Panday
Preceded byAdesh Nanan
Succeeded byGanga Singh
Parliamentary offices
Member of Parliament
for Siparia
Assumed office
6 November 1995
Preceded bySahid Hosein
Majority10,141 (51.6%)
Opposition Member of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
1 November 1994 – 6 October 1995
International offices
Commonwealth Chair-in-Office
In office
26 May 2010 – 28 October 2011
Secretary-GeneralKamalesh Sharma
Preceded byPatrick Manning
Succeeded byJulia Gillard
Chairwoman of the Caribbean Community
In office
1 July 2013[1] – 31 December 2013[2]
Preceded byMichel Martelly[3]
Succeeded byRalph Gonsalves[4]
Local government offices
Alderwoman for the Saint Patrick County Council
In office
1987 – 1991
Personal details
Born
Kamla Susheila Persad[5]

22 April 1952 (aged 73)
Siparia, Trinidad and Tobago, British West Indies
Political partyUnited National Congress (1994–present)
Other political
affiliations		National Alliance for Reconstruction (1987–1994)
Spouse(s)
Gregory Bissessar
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(m. 1971)​
Children1
ResidencePhillipine, Penal-Debe, Trinidad and Tobago[6]
Education
Alma mater
Occupation
AwardsPravasi Bharatiya Samman (2012)

After leading the UNC to victory in the 2025 general elections, Persad-Bissessar was again sworn in as prime minister on 1 May 2025.[10]

Kamla Persad-Bissessar Media

  • Kamla Persad-Bissessar at the Senedd Cymru - Welsh Parliament - 2011.jpg

    Persad-Bissessar; March 2011

  • Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Mrs. Kamla Persad-Bissessar.jpg

    Kamla receives the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman from Pratibha Patil, the President of India.

  • Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Ribbon.png

    Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Ribbon

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  2. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  3. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  4. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  5. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  6. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  7. ↑ Sookraj, Radhica (26 May 2010). Kamla came from humble beginnings. http://guardian.co.tt/news/general/2010/05/26/kamla-came-humble-beginnings. Retrieved 27 May 2010. 
  8. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil). PNM lose to Peoples Partnership in Trinidad elections 2010]. ttgapers.com 24 May 2010.
  9. ↑ Skard, Torild (2014) "Kamla Persad-Bissessar" in Women of power – half a century of female presidents and prime ministers worldwide, Bristol: Policy Press ISBN 978-1-44731-578-0, pp. 271–3
  10. ↑ Kissoon, Carolyn (2025-05-01). "PM pledges love, justice, and transformation". Trinidad and Tobago Express. https://trinidadexpress.com/newsextra/pm-pledges-love-justice-and-transformation/article_5e0b78ce-2b7c-424c-bfa5-f9e4ba6a6de7.html. Retrieved 2025-05-01. 

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