Winston Dookeran
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The Honourable Winston Chandarbhan Dookeran |
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| विंस्टन चंद्रभान डूलेरन | |
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Winston Dookeran in November 2013
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| Preceded by | Esther Le Gendre |
| Succeeded by | Esmond Forde |
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Assumed office 22 June 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Dr.Surujrattan Rambachan |
| Minister of Finance of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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In office 28 May 2010 – 22 June 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Karen Nunez-Tesheira |
| Succeeded by | Larry Howai |
| Leader of the Congress of the People | |
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In office 10 September 2006 – 3 July 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Prakash Ramadhar |
| Political Leader United National Congress |
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In office 2 October 2005 – 10 September 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Basdeo Panday |
| Succeeded by | Basdeo Panday |
| Personal details | |
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24 June 1943 Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Political party | Congress of the People |
| Alma mater |
University of Manitoba London School of Economics |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | Official website |
Winston Chandarbhan Dookeran (Hindi: विंस्टन चंद्रभान डूलेरन; born 24 June 1943) is a Trinidad and Tobago politician and economist. He previously served as Political Leader of the Congress of the People. His term ended on 3 July 2011 when internal elections was held to select a political leader. At a press conference on 28 May 2011, Mr. Dookeran indicated that he will not be seeking re-election to the post. In the 24 May 2010 election, he successfully ran for Member of Parliament for the Tunapuna constituency.
The young Winston Dookeran attended the prestigious Naparima College in San Fernando, Trinidad.
He then went on to attend the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, where he graduated with a BSc. in Economics. It was there that Dookeran made his first entry into politics and he served as the president of the University of Manitoba Students' Union
He subsequently attended the London School of Economics, where he obtained his master's degree in Economics.
Dookeran spent some fifteen years as a lecturer at the Department of Economics at the University of the West Indies. In 1981 Dookeran contested the constituency of Chaguanas as a candidate of the United Labour Front. He was victorious at the polls and was therefore elected as a Member of Parliament, and served in the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago.
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