Barendra Sinanan
Barendra Judistra Sinanan | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| In office 17 October 2002 – 18 June 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Rupert Griffith |
| Succeeded by | Wade Mark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1948 |
| Party | People's National Movement |
| Alma mater | The College of Law of England and Wales |
Barendra Judistra Sinanan is a Trinidadian politician and lawyer, and former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago.
Sinanan was born on 4 October 1948[1] in Trinidad and Tobago.[2] He studied at the University Tutorial College in London and The College of Law of England and Wales. He worked as a lawyer in his private practice.[1]
Sinanan was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1995 as People's National Movement candidate, until November 2000.[3] He was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives on 17 October 2002, and re-elected once[1] until 2010.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Barendra Sinanan". www.ttparliament.org. Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
- ↑ "Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory: North America, South America, Central America, & the Caribbean". Martindale-Hubbell. April 2003.
- ↑ "Sinanan not contesting PNM polls". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. 21 December 2010.
- ↑ Pemberton, Rita; McCollin, Debbie; Matthews, Gelien; Toussaint, Michael (19 March 2018). "Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago". Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Speakers of the House of Representatives (Trinidad and Tobago)
- Trinidad and Tobago lawyers
- 21st-century Trinidad and Tobago politicians
- Alumni of the University of Law
- Trinidad and Tobago politicians of Indian descent
- People's National Movement politicians
- Trinidad and Tobago politician stubs