Kamla’s 2025 Cabinet Sworn In with Full Lineup of Ministers

Kamla Persad-Bissessar and her newly formed Cabinet were officially sworn in at the President’s House, Port of Spain, ushering in a new government following a decisive election victory by the United National Congress.

The Cabinet features a mix of experienced political figures, technocrats, and rising names—some returning to familiar portfolios, others stepping into newly formed ministries such as Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence.

Here is the full list of Ministers and their assigned portfolios:

🇹🇹 Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago – May 2025

• Prime Minister: Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP

• Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs: John Jeremie, SC, Senator

• Minister of Justice & Minister in the AG’s Office: Devesh Maharaj, MP

• Minister of Legal Affairs & Minister in Agriculture: Saddam Hosein, MP

• Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries: Ravi Ratiram, Senator

• Minister of Health: Dr. Lackram Bodoe, MP

• Minister in the Ministry of Health: Dr. Rishard Seecheran, MP

• Minister of Education: Dr. Michael Dowlath, MP

• Minister of Energy and Energy Industries: Dr. Roodal Moonilal, MP

• Minister in the Ministry of Energy: Ernesto Kesar, MP

• Minister of Finance: Dave Tancoo, MP

• Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs: Sean Sobers, MP

• Parliamentary Secretary in Foreign Affairs & PM's Office: Nicholas Morris, MP

• Minister of Homeland Security: Roger Alexander, MP

• Minister of Housing: Dr. David Lee, MP

• Minister in the Ministry of Housing: Anil Roberts, Senator

• Minister of Public Utilities & in the PM's Office: Barry Padarath, MP

• Minister in the Ministry of Public Utilities: Clyde Elder, MP

• Parliamentary Secretary in Public Utilities: Shivana Sam, MP

• Minister of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development: Kennedy Swaratsingh, Senator

• Minister of Culture and Community Development: Michelle Benjamin, MP

• Parliamentary Secretary in Culture: Dr. Narindra Roopnarine, MP

• Minister of People, Social Development and Family Services: Vandana Mohit, MP

• Parliamentary Secretary in Social Development: Dr. Natalie Chaitan-Maharaj, Senator

• Minister of Labour, Small and Micro Enterprise Development: Leroy Baptiste, Senator

• Minister of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence: Dominic Smith, Senator

• Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs: Phillip Watts, MP

• Minister of Tertiary Education and Skills Training: Prakash Persad, Senator

• Parliamentary Secretary in Tertiary Education: Hansen Narinesingh

• Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation: Eli Zakour

• Minister of Works and Infrastructure: Jearlean John

• Minister of Rural Development and Local Government: Khadijah Ameen, MP

• Parliamentary Secretary in Trade, Investment and Tourism: Coln Neil Gosein

This diverse and robust Cabinet now turns its attention to governing, with eyes across the nation focused on how quickly and effectively the administration can act on its promises.