Trinidad and Tobago’s new government

THE new government comprises 24 Cabinet ministers, four junior ministers and six parliamentary secretaries.

The following is Trinidad and Tobago’s new Cabinet:

Prime Minister: Kamla Persad-Bissessar

Attorney General: John Jeremie

Minister of Finance: Davendranath Tancoo

Minister of Energy and Energy Industries: Dr Roodal Moonilal

Minister of Defence: Wayne Sturge

Minister of Homeland Security: Roger Alexander

Minister of Justice and Minister in the Office of the Attorney General: Devesh Maharaj

Minister of Legal Affairs and Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries: Saddam Hosein

Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs: Sean Sobers

Minister of the People, Social Development and Family Services: Vandana Mohit

Minister of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development: Kennedy Swaratsingh

Minister of Culture and Community Development: Michelle Benjamin

Minister of Rural Development and Local Government: Khadijah Ameen

Minister of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries: Ravi Ratiram

Minister of Housing: David Lee

Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation: Eli Zakour

Minister of Works and Infrastructure: Jearlean John

Minister of Public Utilities and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister: Barry Padarath

Minister of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence: Dominic Smith

Minister of Health: Dr Lackram Bodoe

Minister of Education: Dr Michael Dowlath

Minister of Tertiary Education and Skills Training: Prakash Persad

Minister of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprises: Leroy Baptiste

Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs: Phillip Watts

Junior ministers

Minister in the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries: Ernesto Kesar

Minister in the Ministry of Health: Dr Rishad Seecheran

Minister in the Ministry of Housing: Anil Roberts

Minister in the Ministry of Public Utilities: Clyde Elder

Parliamentary secretaries

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Culture and Community Development: Dr Narindra Roopnarine

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign and Caricom Affairs and Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister: Nicholas Morris

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of the People, Social Development and Family Services: Dr Natalie Chaitan-Maharaj

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Public Utilities: Shivanna Sam

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Tertiary Education and Skills Training: Hansen Narinesingh

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Trade, Investments and Tourism: Colin Neil Gosine