Governors, Governor Generals, Chief Ministers, Premiers, Prime Ministers, Presidents | Trinidad and Tobago

Here is a listing of Governors, Governor Generals, Chief Ministers, Premiers, Prime Ministers, Presidents from  Trinidad and Tobago.

Spanish Governors (1506 - 1797)
  • Diego Colón - 1506 - 1526
  • Rodrigo de Bastides - 1521
  • Don Antonio Sedeño - July 12 1530 - 1538
  • Don Juan Ponce de León 1571 - 1591
  • Antonio de Berrío 1580 - 1597
  • Fernando de Berrío 1597 - 1612
  • Don Diego Palomeque de Acuña 1615 - 1618
  • Fernando de Berrío 1619 - 1622
  • Don Luis de Monsalves 1624 - 1631
  • Cristóval de Aranda 1631 - 1636
  • Diego López de Escobar 1636 - 1641
  • Don Martín de Mendoza y Berrío 1642 - 1657
  • Juan de Viedma 1657 - 1664
  • José de Aspe y Zuñiga 1665 - 1668
  • Diego Ximenes de Aldana 1670 - 1677
  • Tiburcio de Aspe y Zúñiga 1678 - 1682
  • Diego Suárez Ponce de León 1682 - 1688
  • Sebastian de Roseta 1688 - 1690
  • Francisco de Ménez 1692 - 1698
  • José de León Echales 1699 - 1700
  • Francisco Ruíz de Aguirre 1700 - 1705
  • Felipe de Artineda 1705 - 1711
  • Cristóval Félix de Guzman 1700 - 1705
  • Pedro de Varza 1700 - 1705
  • Martín Pérez de Anda y Salazar 1700 - 1705
  • Don Agustín de Arredonda 1726 - 1731
  • Bartholomé de Aldunate y Rada 1731 - 1732
  • Estevan Simón de Linán y Vera 1734 - 1746
  • Juan José Salcedo 1746 - 1752
  • Francisco Nanclares 1752 - 1757
  • Pedro de La Moneda 1757 - 1760
  • Jacinto San Juan 1760 - 1762
  • José Antonio Gil 1762 - 1766
  • José de Flores 1766 - 1773
  • Juan de Dios Valdez y Vara 1773 - 1776
  • Don Manuel Falques 1776 - 1779 - Military Governor
  • Martín de Salvatierra 1779 - 1784 - Civil Governor
  • Don José María Chacón 1784 - 1797

British Governors | Governor Generals
  • Sir Ralph Abercromby - 18 February 1797 - February 1797
  • Thomas Picton Feb 1797 - Feb 1803 (military governor to 1801)
  • Commission (William Fullarton, Samuel Hood, Thomas Picton) - February 1803 - July 1804
  • Sir Thomas Hislop - July 1804 - 27 September 1811
  • Hector William Munro - 27 September 1811 - 14 June 1813
  • Sir Ralph James Woodford - 14 June 1813 - January 1828
  • J.V. Capadose (acting) - January 1828 - April 1828
  • Charles Felix Smith - April 1828 - 10 March 1829
  • Lewis Grant - 10 March 1829 - 22 April 1833
  • Sir George Hill - 22 April 1833 - 9 March 1839
  • John Alexander Mein (acting) - 9 March 1839 - April 1840
  • Henry George Macleod - April 1840 - 1846
  • George Francis Robert Harris, 3rd Baron Harris - 1846 - 1854
  • L. Bourchier (acting) - 1854
  • Sir Charles Elliot - 10 March 1854 - 1856
  • B. Brooks (acting) - 1856 - 1857
  • Robert William Keate - 26 January 1857 - 1864
  •  ? Thompson (acting) -1864
  • Sir John Henry Thomas Manners-Sutton - 6 September 1864 - 1866
  • E.E. Bushworth (acting) - 1866
  • Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon - 7 November 1866 - 1870
  • James Robert Longden - 25 June 1870 - 1874
  • William Wellington Cairns - 2 May 1874 - 1874
  • John Scott Bushe (1st time)(acting) - 1874
  • Henry Turner Irving (1st time) - 20 November 1874 - 1876
  • John Scott Bushe (2nd time)(acting) - 1876 - 1877
  • G.M. Desvoeux (acting) - 1877 - 1878
  • Henry Turner Irving (2nd time) - 1878 - 1880
  • William Rowland Pyne (acting) - 1880
  • William A.G. Young (acting) - 1880
  • Sir Sanford Freeling - 2 November 1880 - 1884
  • John Scott Bushe (3rd time)(acting) - 1884
  • Sir Frederick Palgrave Barlee (acting) - 19 June 1884 - 8 August 1884
  • John Scott Bushe (4th time)(acting) - 1884 - 1885
  • Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock - 24 January 1885 - 1885
  • David Wilson (acting) 1885
  • Sir William Robinson - October 9, 1885-1891
  • Sir Frederick Napier Broome - August 19, 1891-1897
  • Sir Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham - June 2, 1897-December, 1900
  • Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney - December 4, 1900-August, 1904
  • Sir Henry Moore Jackson - August 30, 1904-August 29, 1908
  • Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte - May 11, 1909-January, 1916
  • Sir John Robert Chancellor - June 1, 1916-1921
  • Sir Samuel Herbert Wilson - January 1, 1922-1924
  • Sir Horace Archer Byatt - November 22, 1924-1930
  • Sir Alfred Claud Hollis - March 22, 1930-1936
  • Sir Arthur George Murchison Fletcher - September 17, 1936-1938
  • Sir Hubert Winthrop Young - July 8, 1938 - 1942
  • Sir Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford - June 8, 1942-1947
  • Sir John Valentine Wistar Shaw - March 7, 1947-1950
  • Sir Hubert Elvin Rance - April 19, 1950-1955
  • Sir Edward Betham Beetham - June 23, 1955-1960
  • Sir Solomon Hochoy - July 4, 1960-August 31, 1962  (Governor-General)
  • Sir Ellis Clarke - 1972 - August 1, 1976 (Governor-General)

Chief Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago (1950 - 1959) 
  • Albert Gomes  1950- 1956 Party of Political Progress Groups
  • Eric Williams 1956- 1959 Peoples National Party

Premier of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Eric Williams - 1959 - 1962 People's National Movement

Prime Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Eric Williams   - August 31, 1962 - March 29, 1981 PNM
  • George Chambers - March 30, 1981 - December 18, 1986
  • A.N.R. Robinson - December 19, 1986 - December 17, 1991
  • Patrick Manning (1st time) - December 17, 1991 - November 9, 2001
  • Basdeo Panday - November 9, 1995 - December 24, 2001 United National Congress
  • Patrick Manning (2nd, time) December 24, 2001 - May 26, 2010 PNM
  • Kamla Persad-Bissessar - May 26,2010 - UNC/People's Partnership | Incumbent 

List of Presidents 
  • Ellis Clarke - August 1, 1976 - March 13, 1987
  • Michael Williams (Acted) - March 13, 1987 - March 19, 1987
  • Noor Hassanali - March 19, 1987 - March 19, 1997
  • Arthur N. R. Robinson - March 19, 1997 - March 17, 2003
  • George Maxwell Richards - March 17, 2003 | Incumbent
The information listed above was sourced from various articles in Wikipedia. If you notice any errors or information that is missing please leave a comment. This information is provided as a resource for persons seeking information on the information above. 

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