Paula-Mae Weekes

Paula-Mae Weekes
Weekes in 2019
6th President of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
19 March 2018 – 20 March 2023
Prime MinisterKeith Rowley
Preceded byAnthony Carmona
Succeeded byChristine Kangaloo
Personal details
Born (1958-12-23) 23 December 1958 (age 65)
Port of Spain, Colony of Trinidad and Tobago
Political partyIndependent
Alma mater

Paula-Mae Weekes ORTT (born 23 December 1958)[1] is a Trinidadian politician and jurist who was the sixth president of Trinidad and Tobago from 2018 to 2023. She is the first female President of Trinidad and Tobago, as well as the second female head of state in Trinidad and Tobago after Elizabeth II and the second female president of African descent in the Americas following Ertha Pascal-Trouillot.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "The President's Profile". The Office of the President. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Paula Mae Weekes, la nouvelle sensation du monde politique caraïbéen". Dofen News (in French). 18 June 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Caribbean Elections – Learning Resources: Electoral Systems in the Caribbean". caribbeanelections.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Paula Mae Weekes (1958- ) • BlackPast". BlackPast. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

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