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| First President Sir Ellis Clarke - held office 1976-1987 |
Sir Ellis Clarke, who was Governor-General, became the country's first President on 1st August, 1976 by virtue of the transitional provisions of the republican constitution.
A general election was held on 13th September, 1976 and Parliament met on 24th September, 1976.
President Clarke was inaugurated on 29th January, 1977 after the Electoral College met one month before.
President Clarke had previously appointed independent senators in September 1976 and it was unlikely that he would need to make any changes upon his inauguration four months later.
A general election was held on 9th November, 1981 and Parliament met on 27th November, 1981.
President Clarke was inaugurated for a second term on 30th January, 1982 and it was unlikely that he would need to make any changes to his appointment of independent senators after his inauguration two months later.
A general election was held on 15th December, 1986 and Parliament met on 12th January, 1987.
Act No. 1 of 1987 was enacted to extend the period of time during which the Electoral College should meet in order to facilitate the holding of an election for the President and also extended the term of office of the President. The Act provided for the Electoral College to meet between 16th February and 27th February, 1987.
President Clarke was not nominated as a candidate for the presidency and he demitted office on 19th March, 1987.
President Robinson was inaugurated on 18th March, 1997. He did not make any changes to the independent senators appointed by President Hassanali 15 months before.
There was a general election on 10th December, 2001 and the result was an 18-18 tie between the incumbent UNC and the opposition PNM.
Parliament met on 5th April, 2002 and was prorogued on 6th April, 2002 after the House of Representatives was unable to elect a Speaker.
President Robinson appointed independent senators for the opening of Parliament on 5th April, 2002 and they demitted office by virtue of the dissolution of that Parliament on 28th August, 2002.
President Robinson was due to demit office on 17th March, 2002, however, he was required to invoke the provisions of section 33(3) of the Constitution owing to the fact that there was no Speaker to convene the Electoral College so that no one was eligible to hold the office of President upon the expiration of his term.
Another general election was held on 7th October, 2002 and Parliament assembled on 17th October, 2002. President Robinson re-appointed the same nine independent senators whom he had appointed on 5th April, 2002 in the previous Parliament.
President Robinson was not nominated as a candidate for the presidency in 2003 and he demitted office on 16th March, 2003.
President Richards did not make any changes to the independent senators appointed by President Robinson some five months before.
A general election was held on 5th November, 2007 and Parliament met on 17th December, 2007.
President Richards was inaugurated for a second term on 17th March, 2008 and it was unlikely that he would need to make any changes to his appointment of independent senators after his inauguration three months later.
The next President will be elected by a parliamentary electoral college on February 15 and is likely to assume office immediately. It's 33 months since the current nine independent senators were appointed by President Richards so it's likely that the new president may wish to make his/her own appointments.
A general election was held on 13th September, 1976 and Parliament met on 24th September, 1976.
President Clarke was inaugurated on 29th January, 1977 after the Electoral College met one month before.
President Clarke had previously appointed independent senators in September 1976 and it was unlikely that he would need to make any changes upon his inauguration four months later.
A general election was held on 9th November, 1981 and Parliament met on 27th November, 1981.
President Clarke was inaugurated for a second term on 30th January, 1982 and it was unlikely that he would need to make any changes to his appointment of independent senators after his inauguration two months later.
A general election was held on 15th December, 1986 and Parliament met on 12th January, 1987.
Act No. 1 of 1987 was enacted to extend the period of time during which the Electoral College should meet in order to facilitate the holding of an election for the President and also extended the term of office of the President. The Act provided for the Electoral College to meet between 16th February and 27th February, 1987.
President Clarke was not nominated as a candidate for the presidency and he demitted office on 19th March, 1987.
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| President Noor Hassanali Held office 1987-1997 |
President Hassanali was inaugurated on 20th March, 1987.
He did not make any changes to the independent senators who had been appointed by President Clarke two months before.
A general election was held on 16th December, 1991 and Parliament met on 13th January, 1992.
President Hassanali was inaugurated for a second term on 18th March, 1992 and it was unlikely that he would have needed to make any changes to his appointment of independent senators after his inauguration two months after Parliament met following the general election.
There was a general election on 6th November, 1995 and Parliament met on 27th November, 1995.
President Hassanali was not nominated as a candidate for the presidency in 1997 and he demitted office on 17th March, 1997.
He did not make any changes to the independent senators who had been appointed by President Clarke two months before.
A general election was held on 16th December, 1991 and Parliament met on 13th January, 1992.
President Hassanali was inaugurated for a second term on 18th March, 1992 and it was unlikely that he would have needed to make any changes to his appointment of independent senators after his inauguration two months after Parliament met following the general election.
There was a general election on 6th November, 1995 and Parliament met on 27th November, 1995.
President Hassanali was not nominated as a candidate for the presidency in 1997 and he demitted office on 17th March, 1997.
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| President Arthur. N.R. Robinson Held office 1997-2003 |
There was a general election on 10th December, 2001 and the result was an 18-18 tie between the incumbent UNC and the opposition PNM.
Parliament met on 5th April, 2002 and was prorogued on 6th April, 2002 after the House of Representatives was unable to elect a Speaker.
President Robinson appointed independent senators for the opening of Parliament on 5th April, 2002 and they demitted office by virtue of the dissolution of that Parliament on 28th August, 2002.
President Robinson was due to demit office on 17th March, 2002, however, he was required to invoke the provisions of section 33(3) of the Constitution owing to the fact that there was no Speaker to convene the Electoral College so that no one was eligible to hold the office of President upon the expiration of his term.
Another general election was held on 7th October, 2002 and Parliament assembled on 17th October, 2002. President Robinson re-appointed the same nine independent senators whom he had appointed on 5th April, 2002 in the previous Parliament.
President Robinson was not nominated as a candidate for the presidency in 2003 and he demitted office on 16th March, 2003.
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President George Maxwell Richards
Held office since 2003
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President Richards was inaugurated on 17th March, 2003.
President Richards did not make any changes to the independent senators appointed by President Robinson some five months before.
A general election was held on 5th November, 2007 and Parliament met on 17th December, 2007.
President Richards was inaugurated for a second term on 17th March, 2008 and it was unlikely that he would need to make any changes to his appointment of independent senators after his inauguration three months later.
The next President will be elected by a parliamentary electoral college on February 15 and is likely to assume office immediately. It's 33 months since the current nine independent senators were appointed by President Richards so it's likely that the new president may wish to make his/her own appointments.
Good governance dictates that the nine senators appointed by President Richards should hand in their resignation when the new head of state takes office.
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