Roger Alexander
The Honourable Roger Alexander | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Tunapuna | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Esmond Forde |
| Personal details | |
| Party | UNC |
Roger Alexander is a Trinidad and Tobago politician who has served as Minister of Homeland Security since May 2025. A member of the United National Congress (UNC),[1] he has been MP for Tunapuna in the House of Representatives since 2025.[2] He was previously the senior superintendent in the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.[3]
Pre-political career
[edit]Prior to becoming a politician, Alexander was co-host of the television program Beyond the Tape until 2024[1] and the former co-host of Crime Watch, alongside Ian Alleyne. Alexander was a senior superintendent in the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service until his resignation on March 26, 2025.[4][5][6]
Political career
[edit]Days after his resignation, Alexander was selected as the UNC candidate for Tunapuna during a campaign meeting in Sangre Grande on March 29, 2025.[7]
He was elected for Tunapuna with a 52.86% share of the vote on a turnout of 58.27% in the 2025 general election held on April 28, 2025.[8] He unseated incumbent Esmond Forde from the People's National Movement (PNM).[9]
Alexander was appointed Minister of Homeland Security by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar,[10] and was sworn in on May 3, 2025 by President Christine Kangaloo during the swearing-in of the new cabinet.[10]
Electoral history
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | Roger Alexander | 8,466 | 52.9% |  | |
| PNM | Esmond Forde | 6,943 | 43.4% |  | |
| PF | Aleksei Henry | 413 | 2.6% |  | |
| NTA | Savita Pierre | 127 | 0.8% | | |
| THC | Leshawn Gopee | 28 | 0.2% | | |
| Majority | 1,523 | 9.5% | |||
| Turnout | 16,016 | 58.27% | |||
| Registered electors | 27,485 | ||||
| UNC gain from PNM | Swing | % | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "ROGER ALEXANDER – UNC". www.unctt.org. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ↑ "The Honourable Roger Alexander". Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
- ↑ "Alexander: Leave gangs or face the law". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ↑ "Roger Alexander quits TTPS: Tipped to be General Election candidate". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ↑ Doughty, Melissa (27 March 2025). "Supt Roger Alexander resigns". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ↑ "Trinidad and Tobago: UNC introduces 5 more candidates for general elections - WIC News". wicnews.com. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ↑ Gioannetti, Andrew (30 March 2025). "UNC picks Alexander as Tunapuna candidate: Paray, Jayanti out". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ↑ "Press Release – Detailed Preliminary Results of the 2025 Parliamentary Elections | Elections And Boundaries Commission". ebctt.com. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ↑ Perez-Sobers, An-drea. "Former senior supt promises safer Tunapuna and T&T". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- 1 2 "New Cabinet sworn In: Full list of appointments". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ↑ ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2025. DETAILED PRELIMINARY RESULTS Archived 2 May 2025 at the Wayback Machine
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