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Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Kamla Susheila Persad-Bissessar SC MP, is a Trinidadian politician, lawyer and educator who has twice served as the prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, from 2010 to 2015 and since May 2025. She has also been the Political Leader of the United National Congress since 2010.
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politics · Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2010–2015; 2025–present) · politician · lawyer · also Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Persad-Bissessar
Born 22 April 1952 · Q57712
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2026· 2 entries
Mena FN: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar's Leadership Marks The Return Of Confidence And Opportunity
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2025· 8 entries
scmp.com: Kamla Persad-Bissessar
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Trinidad Express Newspapers: 7TH PRIME MINISTER, THE HONOURABLE KAMLA PERSAD-BISSESSAR SC
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The Financial Express: PM in Trinidad: Modi hails Bihar’s legacy, calls Kamla Persad-Bissessar ‘daughter of Bihar’
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moneycontrol.com: PM Modi receives grand welcome in Trinidad and Tobago; praised as 'transformational force' by counterpart Kamla Persad-Bissessar
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Mena FN: PM Modi Arrives To Grand Reception In Trinidad & Tobago Welcomed By PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar
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Yahoo: Kamla Persad-Bissessar returns to power in ‘decisive victory’ in Trinidad and Tobago
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2025).
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When Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, made a state visit to Trinidad and Tobago, he referred to Persad-Bissessar as "Bihar ki beti" (transl
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2012· 1 entry
Persad-Bissessar visited her paternal great-grandfather's village on a state visit to India
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2011· 1 entry
Persad-Bissessar was named the thirteenth most influential female leader around the world by Time magazine
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2010· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2010–2015).
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2006· 1 entry
Obtained an Executive Masters in Business Administration from the University of West Indies Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business in San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago
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1995· 1 entry
Until Ramesh Maharaj was able to disassociate himself from ongoing cases and again in 2001 after Maharaj left the party
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1987· 2 entries
Graduated from Hugh Wooding Law School with her Legal Education Certificate at the top of her class, with awards for being the most outstanding student and having the best overall performance
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Persad-Bissessar entered politics serving as an alderwoman on the Saint Patrick County Council until 1991
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1985· 1 entry
Graduated from the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill with her Bachelor of Laws (Hons
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1974· 1 entry
And a post-graduate Diploma of Education in 1976
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1971· 2 entries
And they have one son, Chris, and a grandson, Kristiano
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When she was eighteen and he was twenty-two
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1963· 1 entry
Was accepted to Iere High School in Siparia, a new co-ed school at the time
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1959· 1 entry
At the age of seven, her family moved to Siparia, where she attended the Erin Road Presbyterian Primary School, and later the Siparia Union Presbyterian Primary School
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1952· 1 entry
Born 1952-04-22.
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