Question: who was the first president of the republic of trinidad and tobago
Answer: 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.