Rudranath Capildeo

Rudranath Capildeo
1st Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
31 August 1962 – June 1967
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor GeneralSolomon Hochoy
Prime MinisterEric Williams
Acting on his behalfAshford Sastri Sinanan (1962)
Stephen Carpoondeo Maharaj (1963-1965)
Simbhoonath Capildeo (1965)
Vernon Jamadar (1965-1967)
Preceded byde jure
Bhadase Sagan Maraj (as Leader of the Opposition of British Trinidad and Tobago)
de facto
Simbhoonath Capildeo (as acting Opposition Leader)
Succeeded byVernon Jamadar
Member of Parliament
for Saint Augustine
In office
29 December 1961 – 25 August 1966
Succeeded byJohn Bharath[1]
Member of Parliament
for Chaguanas
In office
25 November 1966 – June 1967
Preceded byTajmool Hosein[2]
Succeeded byBhadase Sagan Maraj
Leader of the Democratic Labour Party
In office
1960–1963
Preceded byBhadase Sagan Maraj
Succeeded byAlbert Gomes
In office
1963–1969
Preceded byAlbert Gomes
Succeeded byVernon Jamadar
Personal details
Born2 February 1920
Chaguanas, Caroni County, Trinidad and Tobago
Died12 May 1970 (aged 50)
England, United Kingdom[3]
Political partyDemocratic Labour Party
Spouse(s)Ruth Goodchild
Shirley Anne Gasteen
EducationQueen's Royal College
Alma materUniversity of London (BS, MS, PhD)
Occupation
AwardsTrinity Cross (1969)

The Hon. Rudranath Capildeo TC (pronounced [rud̪rənɑːt̪ʰə kəpiləd̪eːoː]; 2 February 1920 – 12 May 1970) was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician, mathematician and barrister. He was a member of the prominent Hindu Indo-Trinidadian Capildeo family. Capildeo was the leader of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) from 1960 to 1969 and the first Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of the independent Trinidad and Tobago from 1962 to 1967. He was also a faculty member at the University of London, eventually holding the position of Reader of Mathematics. He was awarded the Trinity Cross, the nation's highest award, in 1969.

  1. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago Parliament".
  2. ^ "Report on the General Elections 1961" (PDF). Elections & Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Nieherst was invoked but never defined (see the help page).