Winston Dookeran

Winston Dookeran
Dookeran in November 2013
Secretary-General of EUCLID
Assumed office
1 July 2020
Preceded bySyed Zahid Ali
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
22 June 2012 – 17 June 2015
Preceded bySurujrattan Rambachan
Succeeded byDennis Moses
Minister of Finance of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
28 May 2010 – 22 June 2012
Preceded byKaren Nunez-Tesheira
Succeeded byLarry Howai
Leader of the Congress of the People
In office
10 September 2006 – 3 July 2011
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byPrakash Ramadhar
Political Leader
United National Congress
In office
2 October 2005 – 10 September 2006
Preceded byBasdeo Panday
Succeeded byBasdeo Panday
Governor of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
1997–2002
Preceded byThomas Ainsworth Harewood
Succeeded byEwart S. Williams
Personal details
Born
Winston Chandarbhan Dookeran

(1943-06-24) 24 June 1943 (age 81)
Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago
Political partyCongress of the People (2006-present)
Other political
affiliations
United National Congress (2002-2006)
National Alliance for Reconstruction (1986-2002)
United Labour Front (1981-1986)
Alma materUniversity of Manitoba
London School of Economics
Websitewinstondookeran.com

Winston Chandarbhan Dookeran ORTT (pronounced [viⁿsʈənə cəⁿd̪rəbʰɑːnə d̪ukərənə]; born 24 June 1943)[1] is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician and economist as well as international public official. Dookeran is the current secretary-general of EUCLID, an intergovernmental institution of higher learning. He previously served as political leader of the Congress of the People, central bank governor, minister of finance, and minister of foreign affairs.

  1. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago Gazette No. 89 of 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 29 January 2012.