Kamla Persad-Bissessar
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The Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC MP |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
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Assumed office 9 September 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Keith Rowley |
| Preceded by | Keith Rowley |
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In office 25 February 2010 – 25 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Patrick Manning |
| Preceded by | Basdeo Panday |
| Succeeded by | Keith Rowley |
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In office 26 April 2006 – 8 November 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Patrick Manning |
| Preceded by | Basdeo Panday |
| Succeeded by | Basdeo Panday |
| Leader of the United National Congress | |
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Assumed office 24 January 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Basdeo Panday |
| 7th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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In office 26 May 2010 – 9 September 2015 |
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| President |
George Maxwell Richards Anthony Carmona |
| Preceded by | Patrick Manning |
| Succeeded by | Keith Rowley |
| 7th Chairperson of the Commonwealth of Nations | |
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In office 26 May 2010 – 28 October 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Patrick Manning |
| Succeeded by | Julia Gillard |
| Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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In office 5 October 2001 – 24 December 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Basdeo Panday |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Maharaj |
| Succeeded by | Glenda Morean |
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In office 27 November 1995 – 2 February 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Basdeo Panday |
| Preceded by | Keith Sobion |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Maharaj |
| Minister of Education | |
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In office 22 October 1999 – 4 October 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Basdeo Panday |
| Preceded by | Adesh Nanan |
| Succeeded by | Ganga Singh |
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Member of Parliament for Siparia |
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Assumed office 6 November 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Sahid Hosein |
| Majority | 10,141 (51.6%) |
| Personal details | |
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22 April 1952 Penal, Penal-Debe, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Political party | United National Congress |
| Other political affiliations |
People's Partnership (2010–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Gregory Bissessar |
| Alma mater | University of the West Indies |
| Religion | Hinduism, Christianity |
The Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC, MP (born 22 April 1952) is a Trinidadian politician who was the 7th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 26 May 2010 to 9 September 2015. She was the country's first female and first Indian female prime minister.
Persad-Bissessar is the Political Leader of the United National Congress and is the current Leader of the Opposition of the People's Partnership coalition in the eleventh parliament, a coalition of three parties, which was formed to contest the general election of 24 May 2010. She was the first woman to serve as Attorney General, acting Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago. She became Political Leader of the United National Congress in 2010.
Kamla Persad-Bissessar was born in Penal, South Trinidad to parents both of Indian descent. Her ancestors originated in Buxar in Bihar, India. Persad-Bissessar attended the University of the West Indies, Norwood Technical College (England), and the Hugh Wooding Law School. She was awarded a B.A. (Hons.), a Diploma in Education, a B.A. of Laws (Hons.) and a Legal Education Certificate. In 2006 she obtained an Executive Masters in Business Administration (EMBA) from the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business, Trinidad.
Persad-Bissessar has served as Member of Parliament for the Siparia constituency since 1995. She served as Attorney General in 1995 until Ramesh Maharaj was able to disassociate himself from ongoing cases and again in 2001 after Maharaj left the party. When the United National Congress formed Government on 22 December 2000, she was sworn in as the Minister of Education.
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