Paula-Mae Weekes | |
|---|---|
 Weekes in 2019 | |
| 6th President of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| In office 19 March 2018 – 20 March 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Keith Rowley |
| Preceded by | Anthony Carmona |
| Succeeded by | Christine Kangaloo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 December 1958 Port of Spain, Colony of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | |
Paula-Mae Weekes ORTT (born 23 December 1958)[1] is a Trinidadian politician and jurist who was the sixth president of Trinidad and Tobago from 2018 to 2023. She is the first female President of Trinidad and Tobago, as well as the second female head of state in Trinidad and Tobago after Elizabeth II and the second female president of African descent in the Americas following Ertha Pascal-Trouillot.[2][3][4]
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- ^ "Caribbean Elections – Learning Resources: Electoral Systems in the Caribbean". caribbeanelections.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Paula Mae Weekes (1958- ) • BlackPast". BlackPast. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.