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The President of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of state of Trinidad and Tobago....the commander in chief of its armed forces..the office was established when the country became a republic in 1976.... before which the head of state was Queen Elizabeth II....the last Governor-General, Sir Ellis Clarke was sworn in as the first President on August 1 of that year.....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......
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 10 years.....
The current President of Trinidad and Tobago is Professor Emeritus George Maxwell Richards....the official residence of the President is President's House....
Ellis Clarke...................1 August 1976 - 13 March 1987.....PNM
Michael J. Williams.........13 March 1987 - 19 March 1987.....NAR (acting)
Noor Hassanali..............19 March 1987 - 19 March 1997.....Non-partisan
Arthur N.R. Robinson.......19 March 1997 - 17 March 2003.....NAR
George Maxwell Richards...17 March 2003 - Incumbent........PNM
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 10 years.....
The current President of Trinidad and Tobago is Professor Emeritus George Maxwell Richards....the official residence of the President is President's House....
Ellis Clarke...................1 August 1976 - 13 March 1987.....PNM
Michael J. Williams.........13 March 1987 - 19 March 1987.....NAR (acting)
Noor Hassanali..............19 March 1987 - 19 March 1997.....Non-partisan
Arthur N.R. Robinson.......19 March 1997 - 17 March 2003.....NAR
George Maxwell Richards...17 March 2003 - Incumbent........PNM