The president of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of state of Trinidad and Tobago and the commander-in-chief of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. The office was established when th
Prime Minister of Bharat, Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi receives ‘The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago’
President George Maxwell Richards (right) meeting with the Vice President of India Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (left), 2006
The Red House, the seat of Parliament.
President Sir Ellis Clarke (left) meeting with U.S. President John F Kennedy (right) while serving as Ambassador to the United States, prior to becoming the first president.
Ellis Clarke
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Sir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke was a Trinidadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as the last Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago from 1972 to 1976 and the first President of Trinid
President of Trinidad and Tobago
…the country became a republic in 1976, before which the head of state was the Queen of Trinidad and Tobago, Elizabeth II. The last governor-general, Sir Ellis Clarke, was sworn in as the first president on 1 August 1976 under a transitional arrangement. He was formally chosen as president by an electoral college…
Behind himself in 2010