Trinidad and Tobago

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The President of Trinidad and Tobago is the country's head of state and commander in chief of the country's armed forces. The office was established when the country became the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in 1976, replacing the British monarch. The last Governor-General, Sir Ellis Clarke, was sworn in as the first President on August 1 of that year, under a transitional arrangement. He was formally chosen as President by an electoral college consisting of members of both houses of Parliament on September 24, 1976, which is now celebrated as Republic Day. This page lists presidents of Trinidad and Tobago. ... President Richards George Maxwell Richards, T.C., CMT, Ph. ... This page lists prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago. ... Patrick Manning Patrick Augustus Mervyn Manning (born August 17, 1946) is the current Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Trinidad and Tobago and Political Leader of the Peoples National Movement (PNM). ... The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago is the legislative branch of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. ... The Senate is the appointed Upper House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. ... The House of Representatives is the elected Lower House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. ... Elections in Trinidad and Tobago gives information on election and election results in Trinidad and Tobago. ... Political parties in Trinidad and Tobago lists political parties in Trinidad and Tobago. ... Local Government in Trinidad and Tobago is handled through 5 municipalities, 9 Regional Corporations and the Tobago House of Assembly. ... Modern Trinidad and Tobago maintains close relations with its Caribbean neighbors and major North American and European trading partners. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State of 16 countries including: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand and the Bahamas, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... A Commander-in-Chief is the commander of a nations military forces or significant element of those forces. ... In a broad definition, a republic is a state or country that is led by people whose political power is based on principles that are not beyond the control of the people of that state or country. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The British monarch or Sovereign is the monarch and head of state of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and is the source of all executive, judicial and (as the Queen-in-Parliament) legislative power. ... Governor-General (or Governor General) is a term used both historically and currently to designate the appointed representative of a head of state or their government for a particular territory, historically in a colonial context, but no longer necessarily in that form. ... Sir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke (born December 28, 1917) was the second Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago the first President of Trinidad and Tobago. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... An electoral college is a set of electors who are empowered as a deliberative body to elect a candidate to a particular office. ... States currently utilizing parliamentary systems are denoted in red and orange—the former being constitutional monarchies where authority is vested in a parliament, and the latter being parliamentary republics whose parliaments are effectively supreme over a separate head of state. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Republic Day is the name of a public holiday in several countries to commemorate the day when they first became republics. ...

Under the 1976 Constitution, the office of President is a ceremonial post, with executive power remaining with the Cabinet, headed by a Prime Minister. The President appoints as Prime Minister the leader of the largest party in the House of Representatives, and also appoints members of the Senate on the recommendation of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. The President must be at least 35 years old (although no President has been younger than 59), a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, and at the time of nomination must have been resident in the country for an unbroken period of ten years. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... The House of Representatives is the elected Lower House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. ... The Senate is the appointed Upper House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. ... The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party not in government in a Westminster System of parliamentary government. ...

The current President of Trinidad and Tobago is Professor Emeritus George Maxwell Richards. A professor is a senior teacher and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... President Richards George Maxwell Richards, T.C., CMT, Ph. ...

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