Keith Rowley

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The Honourable
Keith Rowley
MP
Rowley in 2024
7th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 September 2015
PresidentAnthony Carmona
Paula-Mae Weekes
Christine Kangaloo
Preceded byKamla Persad-Bissessar
8th Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
4 June 2010 – Present
Prime MinisterKamla Persad-Bissessar
Preceded byKamla Persad-Bissessar
Succeeded byKamla Persad-Bissessar
4th Leader of the People's National Movement
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 May 2010
Preceded byPatrick Manning
Member of Parliament
for Diego Martin West
Incumbent
Assumed office
1991
Member of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
1987–1990
Chairman of the Caribbean Community
In office
1 January 2021[1] – 30 June 2021[2]
Secretary-GeneralIrwin LaRocque
Preceded byRalph Gonsalves
Succeeded byGaston Browne
Personal details
Born
Keith Christopher Rowley

(1949-10-24) 24 October 1949 (age 75)
Mason Hall, Saint George, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago[3]
Political partyPeople's National Movement
Residences
  • Prime Minister’s Residence, La Fantasie Road, Saint Ann’s, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (primary residence)[4]
  • Prime Minister’s Residence, Blenheim, Saint George, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago[5]
Alma materUniversity of the West Indies

Keith Christopher Rowley MP, (born 24 October 1949) is a Trinidadian politician serving as the seventh prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, first elected into office on 9 September 2015 and again following the 2020 general election.[6] He has led the People's National Movement (PNM) since May 2010 and was Leader of the Opposition from 2010 to 2015. He has also served as the Member of the House of Representatives for Diego Martin West since 1991.[7] He is a volcanologist by profession, holding a doctorate in geology, specializing in geochemistry.[8]

  1. ^ "2021 must be the Year of Caricom — Dr Keith Rowley". Jamaica Observer. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Rotation Schedule for the Chairmanship of the Conference" (PDF). CARICOM. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Office of The Prime Minister - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago". www.opm.gov.tt. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Office of The Prime Minister - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago". www.opm.gov.tt.
  5. ^ "$18m for PM's official Tobago residence". www.guardian.co.tt.
  6. ^ De Shong, Dillon (11 August 2020). "Rowley on course for another term as T&T Prime Minister". Loop News. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Current Members of the House of Representatives > The Honorable Dr. Keith Rowley, MP". Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  8. ^ "Political Leader - Dr. Keith Rowley" Archived 26 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine, PNM.