Editing Politics of Trinidad and Tobago (section)

==Executive branch==
[[File:The President's House Trinidad.jpg|thumb|right|[[President's House, Trinidad and Tobago|President's House]], the official residence of the president Trinidad and Tobago]][[File:Whitehall (13436829895).jpg|thumb|right|Whitehall, the official residence of prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago]]''See also: [[List of prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago]]''{{office-table}}
| [[President of Trinidad and Tobago|President]]
| [[File: The Hon Christine Kangaloo.jpg|155px]]  <br>
 <div style="text-align: center;">[[Christine Kangaloo]]</div>
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 20 March 2023
|-
|[[Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago|Prime Minister]]
|[[Kamla Persad-Bissessar]]
|[[United National Congress]]
| 1 May 2025
|}
The president is elected by an electoral college, which consists of the members of the Senate and House of Representatives, for a five-year term. The prime minister is appointed by the president from among the members of Parliament; following legislative elections, the person with the most support among the elected members of the House of Representatives is appointed prime minister, usually the leader of the winning party. The cabinet membership consists of the prime minister, its head, the attorney general and any other minister chosen at the discretion of the prime minister from persons among the Members of Parliament, which constitutes elected Members of the House of Representatives and appointed Members of the Senate.

=== Cabinet since 2025 ===
Following the [[2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election]], the following cabinet was sworn in:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-03 |title=New Cabinet sworn In: Full list of appointments |url=https://trinidadexpress.com/news/new-cabinet-sworn-in-full-list-of-appointments/article_f29e11bb-de0f-4d44-89ee-bdd4ea0b318a.html |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Trinidad Express Newspapers |language=en}}</ref>

* Prime Minister: [[Kamla Persad-Bissessar]]

* Attorney General: [[John Jeremie (politician)|John Jeremie]]
* Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries: Senator [[Ravi Ratiram]]
* Minister of Justice, Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General: [[Devesh Maharaj]]
* Minister of Culture and Community Development: [[Michelle Benjamin (politician)|Michelle Benjamin]]
* Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Culture and Community Development: Dr [[Narindra Roopnarine]]
* Minister of Defence: [[Wayne Sturge]]
* Minister of Education: Dr [[Michael Dowlath]]
* Minister of Energy and Energy Industries: Dr [[Roodal Moonilal]]
* Minister in the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries: [[Ernesto Kesar]]
* Minister of Finance: [[Davendranath Tancoo]]
* Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs: [[Sean Sobers]]
* Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs and Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister: [[Nicholas Morris (politician)|Nicholas Morris]]
* Minister of Health: Dr [[Lackram Bodoe]]
* Minister in the Ministry of Health: Dr [[Rishad Seecheran|Rishad Seecharan]]
* Minister of Homeland Security: [[Roger Alexander]]
* Minister of Housing: Dr [[David Lee (Trinidad and Tobago politician)|David Lee]]
* Minister in the Ministry of Housing: [[Anil Roberts]]
* Minister of Labour, Small and Micro Enterprise Development: [[Leroy Baptiste]]
* Minister of Legal Affairs and Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries: [[Saddam Hosein]]
* Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister and Minister of Public Utilities: [[Barry Padarath]]
* Minister of the People, Social Development and Family Services: [[Vandana Mohit]]
* Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of the People, Social Development and Family Services: Dr [[Natalie Chaitan-Maharaj]]
* Minister of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development: [[Kennedy Swaratsingh]]
* Minister of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence: [[Dominic Smith (politician)|Dominic Smith]]

* Minister of the Ministry of Public Utilities: [[Clyde Elder]]
* Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Public Utilities: [[Shivanna Sam]]
* Minister of Rural Development and Local Government: [[Khadijah Ameen]]
* Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs: [[Phillip Watts]]
* Minister of Tertiary Education and Skills Training: Dr [[Prakash Persad]]
* Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Tertiary Education and Skills Training: [[Hansen Narinesingh]]
* Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Trade, Investment and Tourism: [[Colin Neil Gosine]]
* Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation: [[Eli Zakour]]
* Minister of Works and Infrastructure: [[Jearlean John]]

=== Cabinet until 2025 ===
Cabinet ministers of Trinidad and Tobago<ref>{{Cite web |title=Office of The Prime Minister - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |url=https://www.opm.gov.tt/ministers-of-government/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=www.opm.gov.tt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Imbert, Hinds moved in Cabinet reshuffle |url=https://guardian.co.tt/news/imbert-hinds-moved-in-cabinet-reshuffle-6.2.2258781.3993618b6e |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=production2.guardian.co.tt |language=en}}</ref>

*Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Energy Industries: [[Stuart Young (politician)|Stuart Young]], MP<ref name=":1" />
*Attorney-General: [[Camille Robinson-Regis]], MP<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fraser |first=Narissa |date=2025-03-17 |title=Camille Robinson-Regis is Attorney General |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2025/03/17/camille-robinson-regis-is-attorney-general/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}}</ref>
*Minister of Finance: Senator Vishnu Dhanpaul<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bartlett |first=Joey |date=2025-03-17 |title=Vishnu Dhanpaul is the Minister of Finance |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2025/03/17/vishnu-dhanpaul-is-the-minister-of-finance/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}}</ref>
*Minister of National Security: [[Marvin Gonzales]], MP
*Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs: Senator [[Amery Browne]]
*Minister of Planning and Sustainable Development: [[Pennelope Beckles]], MP
*Minister of Trade and Industry: Senator [[Paula Gopee-Scoon]]
*Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts: Senator [[Randall Mitchell]]
*Minister of Local Government and Rural Development: [[Faris Al Rawi]], MP 
*Minister of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries: Senator [[Kazim Hosein]]
*Minister of Housing and Urban Development: [[Adrian Leonce]], MP<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bartlett |first=Joey |date=2025-03-17 |title=Adrian Leonce is the new Minister of Housing |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2025/03/17/adrian-leonce-is-the-new-minister-of-housing/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}}</ref>
*Minister of Works and Transport: Senator [[Rohan Sinanan]]
*Minister of Public Utilities: [[Colm Imbert]], MP<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bartlett |first=Joey |date=2025-03-17 |title=Imbert is now Public Utilities Minister |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2025/03/17/imbert-is-now-public-utilities-minister/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}}</ref>
*Minister of Public Administration:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Lindo |first=Paula |date=2021-07-12 |title=Public Administration, Digital Transformation ministries split |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2021/07/12/public-administration-digital-transformation-ministries-split/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}}</ref> Senator [[Allyson West]]
*Minister of Digital Transformation and Minister in the Ministry of Finance:<ref name=":0" /> Senator [[Hassel Bacchus]]
*Minister of Health: [[Terrence Deyalsingh]], MP
*Minister of Education: [[Nyan Gadsby-Dolly]], MP
*Minister of Labour and Small Enterprise Development:  [[Stephen McClashie]], MP
*Minister of Social Development and Family Services: Senator [[Donna Cox (politician)|Donna Cox]]
*Minister of Sports and Community Development: [[Shamfa Cudjoe]], MP
*Minister of Youth Development and National Services: [[Foster Cummings]], MP
*Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister (Gender and Child Affairs): [[Ayanna Webster-Roy]], MP
*Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister (Communications): [[Symon de Nobriga|Symon de Nobrega]], MP
*Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister: [[Fitzgerald Hinds]], MP
*Minister in the Ministry of Finance: [[Brian Manning (politician)|Brian Manning]], MP
*Minister in the Office of the Attorney-General: Senator [[Renuka Sagramsingh-Sooklal]]
*Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries: Senator [[Avinash Singh]]
*Minister in the Ministry of Works and Transport: Senator [[Richie Sookhai]]
*Minister in the Ministry of National Security: [[Keith Scotland]], SC, MP<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr Keith Scotland sworn in as Minister in the Ministry of National Security {{!}} The Office of the President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |url=https://otp.tt/mr-keith-scotland-sworn-in-as-minister-in-the-ministry-of-national-security/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241109113327/https://otp.tt/mr-keith-scotland-sworn-in-as-minister-in-the-ministry-of-national-security/ |archive-date=2024-11-09 |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=otp.tt |language=en-US}}</ref>
Following the 2015 general elections, a number of ministries were removed, while others were consolidated or reintroduced. 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Removed !! Consolidated !! Reintroduced
|-
| Ministry of the People || Ministry of Works and Transport (formerly Min Works and Infrastructure and Min Transport) || Ministry of Agriculture
|-
| Ministry of Gender || Ministry of Rural Development (formerly Local Government) || Ministry of Social Development
|-
| Ministry of Youth and Child Development || -- || --
|-
| Ministry of Arts and Multiculturalism || -- || --
|-
| Ministry of Justice || -- || --
|-
| Ministry of Science, Technology and Tertiary Education || -- || --
|-
| Ministry of Food Production || -- || --
|-
| Ministry of Environment and Water Resources || -- || --
|-
| Ministry of National Diversity and Social Integration || -- || --
|}