List of heads of state of Trinidad and Tobago

The succession to the throne was the same as the succession to the British throne.

№	Monarch (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Reign			Royal House	Prime Minister
			Reign start	Reign end	Duration
1	Queen Elizabeth II (1926–)		31 August 1962	1 August 1976	13 years, 336 days	Windsor	Williams

Governor-General

The Governor-General was the representative of the Monarch in Trinidad and Tobago and exercised most of the powers of the Monarch. The Governor-General was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the Monarch. After the passage of the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Governor-General was appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago without the involvement of the British government. In the event of a vacancy the Chief Justice served as Officer Administering the Government.

Status

  Denotes Chief Justice acting as Officer Administering the Government

№	Governor-General (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office			Prime Minister	Monarch
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	Sir Solomon Hochoy (1905–1983)		31 August 1962	15 September 1972	10 years, 15 days	Williams	Elizabeth II
2	Sir Ellis Clarke (1917–2010)		15 September 1972	1 August 1976	3 years, 321 days

Under the 1976 Constitution, the constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the President replaced the Monarch as ceremonial head of state. The President was elected by Parliament for a five-year term. In the event of a vacancy the President of the Senate served as Acting President.

Status

№	President (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office			Elected	Prime Minister(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	Sir Ellis Clarke (1917–2010)		1 August 1976	24 September 1976	10 years, 230 days	1976 1982	Williams Chambers Robinson
			24 September 1976	19 March 1987
2	Noor Hassanali (1918–2006)		20 March 1987	17 March 1997	9 years, 362 days	1987 1992	Robinson Manning Panday
3	A. N. R. Robinson (1926–2014)		18 March 1997	16 March 2003	5 years, 363 days	1997	Panday Manning
4	George Maxwell Richards (1931–2018)		17 March 2003	18 March 2013	10 years, 1 day	2003 2008	Manning Persad-Bissessar
5	Anthony Carmona (1952–)		18 March 2013	19 March 2018	5 years, 1 day	2013	Persad-Bissessar Rowley
6	Paula-Mae Weekes (1958–)		19 March 2018	Incumbent	2 years, 317 days	2018	Rowley

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There are two living former Trinidadian and Tobagonian Heads of State:

Image	Name	Term/Reign	Office	Date of birth
	Elizabeth II	1962–1976	Queen of Trinidad and Tobago	(1926-04-21) 21 April 1926
	Anthony Carmona	2013–2018	President of Trinidad and Tobago	(1953-03-07) 7 March 1953

• World Statesmen – Trinidad and Tobago
• Rulers.org – Trinidad and Tobago