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Head of State
Trinidad and Tobago
- English(1) A person is qualified to be nominated for election as President if, and is not so qualified unless, he is a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago of the age of thirty-five years or upwards who at the date of his nomination has been ordinarily resident in Trinidad and Tobago for ten years immediately preceding his nomination.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) a person shall be deemed to reside in Trinidad and Tobago if he holds an office in the service of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and lives outside Trinidad and Tobago because he is required to do so for the proper discharge of his functions.
… (Sec. 23)
Head of State
Trinidad and Tobago
- EnglishThere shall be a President of Trinidad and Tobago elected in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter7 who shall be the Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. (Sec. 22)
Head of State
Trinidad and Tobago
- English(1) The executive authority of Trinidad and Tobago shall be vested in the President and, subject to this Constitution, may be exercised by him either directly or through officers subordinate to him.
… (Sec. 74)
Head of State
Trinidad and Tobago
- EnglishThe President shall be elected by the Electoral College voting by secret ballot. (Sec. 29)
Government
Trinidad and Tobago
- English(1) Where there is occasion for the appointment of a Prime Minister, the President shall appoint as Prime Minister—
(a) a member of the House of Representatives who is the Leader in that House of the party which commands the support of the majority of members of that House; or
(b) where it appears to him that that party does not have an undisputed leader in that House or that no party commands the support of such a majority, the member of the House of Representatives who, in his judgment, is most likely to command the support of the majority of members of that House, and who is willing to accept the office of Prime Minister.
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(3) The Ministers other than the Prime Minister shall be such persons as the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, shall appoint from among the members of the House of Representatives and the Senators.
… (Sec. 76)
Government
Trinidad and Tobago
- English(1) There shall be a Cabinet for Trinidad and Tobago which shall have the general direction and control of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and shall be collectively responsible therefor to Parliament.
(2) The Cabinet shall consist of the Prime Minister and such number of other Ministers (of whom one shall be the Attorney General), appointed in accordance with the provisions of section 76, as the Prime Minister may consider appropriate. (Sec. 75)
Legislature
Trinidad and Tobago
- EnglishSubject to section 42, a person shall be qualified to be appointed as a Senator if, and shall not be qualified to be so appointed unless, he is a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago of the age of twenty-five years or upwards. (Sec. 41)
Legislature
Trinidad and Tobago
- English(1) The Senate shall consist of thirty-one members (in this Constitution referred to as “Senators”) who shall be appointed by the President in accordance with this section.
(2) Of the thirty-one Senators—
(a) sixteen shall be appointed by the President acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister;
(b) six shall be appointed by the President acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition and;
(c) nine shall be appointed by the President in his discretion from outstanding persons from economic or social or community organisations and other major fields of endeavour. (Sec. 40)
Legislature
Trinidad and Tobago
- English(1) The election of members of the House of Representatives shall be by secret ballot and in accordance with the first-past-the-post system.
… (Sec. 73)
Legislature
Trinidad and Tobago
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago which shall consist of the President, the Senate and the House of Representatives. (Sec. 39)