List of heads of state of Trinidad and Tobago - wikipedia List of heads of state of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Trinidad and Tobago Government President ( list ) Paula - Mae Weekes Prime Minister Keith Rowley Parliament Senate House of Representatives Leader of the Opposition Kamla Persad - Bissessar Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice : Ivor Archie Court of Appeal High Court Magistracy Family Court Privy Council committee ( UK ) Elections Recent elections General : 2002 2007 2015 Political parties Local government Administrative divisions Former counties Tobago House of Assembly Foreign relations Minister of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic missions of Trinidad and Tobago to Trinidad and Tobago Passport Visa requirements Other countries Atlas This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2017 ) This is a list of the heads of state of Trinidad and Tobago, from the independence of Trinidad and Tobago in 1962 to the present day. From 1962 to 1976 the head of state under the Trinidad and Tobago Independence Act 1962 was the Queen of Trinidad and Tobago, Elizabeth II, who was also the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The Queen was represented in Trinidad and Tobago by a Governor - General. Trinidad and Tobago became a republic under the Constitution of 1976 and the Monarch and Governor - General were replaced by a ceremonial President. Contents 1 Monarch ( 1962 -- 1976 ) 1.1 Governor - General 2 President of Trinidad and Tobago 3 Standards 4 Living former heads of state 5 References 6 External links Monarch ( 1962 -- 1976 ) The succession to the throne was the same as the succession to the British throne. No Monarch ( Birth -- Death ) Portrait Reign Royal House Prime Minister Reign start Reign end Queen Elizabeth II ( 1926 -- ) 31 August 1962 1 August 1976 Windsor Williams Governor - General The Governor - General was the representative of the Monarch in Trinidad and Tobago and exercised most of the powers of the Monarch. The Governor - General was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the Monarch. After the passage of the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Governor - General was appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago without the involvement of the British government. In the event of a vacancy the Chief Justice served as Officer Administering the Government. Status Denotes Chief Justice acting as Officer Administering the Government No Governor - General ( Birth -- Death ) Portrait Tenure Prime Minister Monarch Took office Left office Sir Solomon Hochoy ( 1905 -- 1983 ) 31 August 1962 15 September 1972 Williams Elizabeth II Sir Ellis Clarke ( 1917 -- 2010 ) 15 September 1972 1 August 1976 President of Trinidad and Tobago Under the 1976 Constitution, the constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the President replaced the Monarch as ceremonial head of state. The President was elected by Parliament for a five - year term. In the event of a vacancy the President of the Senate served as Acting President. No President ( Birth -- Death ) Portrait Tenure Elected Prime Minister ( s ) Took office Left office Sir Ellis Clarke ( 1917 -- 2010 ) 1 August 1976 24 September 1976 1976, 1982 Williams Chambers Robinson 24 September 1976 19 March 1987 Noor Hassanali ( 1918 -- 2006 ) 20 March 1987 17 March 1997 1987, 1992 Robinson Manning Panday A.N.R. Robinson ( 1926 -- 2014 ) 18 March 1997 16 March 2003 1997 Panday Manning George Maxwell Richards ( 1931 -- 2018 ) 17 March 2003 18 March 2013 2003, 2008 Manning Persad - Bissessar 5 Anthony Carmona ( 1952 -- ) 18 March 2013 19 March 2018 2013 Persad - Bissessar Rowley 6 Paula - Mae Weekes ( 1958 -- ) 19 March 2018 Incumbent 2018 Rowley Standards Royal Standard Governor - General 's Standard Presidential Standard Living former heads of state There are two living former Trinidadian Heads of State : Image Name Term / Reign Office Date of birth Elizabeth II 1962 -- 1976 Queen of Trinidad and Tobago ( 1926 - 04 - 21 ) 21 April 1926 ( age 92 ) Anthony Carmona 2013 -- 2018 President of Trinidad and Tobago ( 1953 - 03 - 07 ) 7 March 1953 ( age 65 ) References External links World Statesmen -- Trinidad and Tobago Rulers.org -- Trinidad and Tobago Heads of State of Trinidad and Tobago Queen ( 1962 -- 1976 ) Elizabeth II President ( from 1976 ) Clarke Hassanali Robinson Richards Carmona Weekes Representatives of the monarch in Commonwealth realms and Dominions National Counsellors of State United Kingdom Governors - general Antigua and Barbuda Australia Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Grenada Jamaica New Zealand Papua New Guinea Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Solomon Islands Tuvalu Sub-national Australia Governors New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Administrator Northern Territory Canada Lieutenant governors Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Realm of New Zealand Governor - general Niue, New Zealand Queen 's Representative Cook Islands Administrator Tokelau United Kingdom Lords lieutenant England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland ( list Former Governors general Ceylon ( now Sri Lanka ) Fiji The Gambia Ghana Guyana India Irish Free State ( now Ireland ) Kenya Malawi Malta Mauritius Nigeria Pakistan Sierra Leone Union of South Africa Tanganyika Trinidad and Tobago Uganda Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago&oldid=832007639 '' Categories : Government of Trinidad and Tobago Lists of political office - holders in Trinidad and Tobago Presidents of Trinidad and Tobago Lists of national presidents Hidden categories : Articles lacking sources from September 2017 All articles lacking sources Talk Contents About Wikipedia Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 23 March 2018, at 08 : 04. 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Question: who was the first president of the republic of trinidad and tobago
Answer: Sir Ellis Clarke