People's Partnership

People's Partnership
Leader	Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Headquarters	Rienzi Complex
Ideology	Democratic socialism, Social democracy, Third Way
Political position	Centre-left
Colors	Yellow
House of Representatives	18 / 41 (7 September 2015-Present)
Local election	48 / 134
Local election	6 / 14 (21 October 2013-Present)
Website
http://peoplespartnership.unitednationalcongress.org
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The People's Partnership is a political coalition in Trinidad and Tobago among four political parties: the United National Congress, the Congress of the People, the Tobago Organization of the People, the National Joint Action Committee. Its currents political leader is the Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar.^[1]^[2] The coalition was formed in advance of the 2010 general election attempting to form a multi-ethnic opposition bloc against the government of Patrick Manning.^[1] The coalition won the election by securing 29 out of 41 seats in the House of Representatives.^[3]

On May 26, 2010, Persad-Bissessar was sworn in as Prime Minister by President George Maxwell Richards, and Anand Ramlogan was sworn in as a Senator and Attorney General.

In the 2015 General Elections, the coalition won 18 of the 41 seats in the elections to form the main Opposition party in the 11th parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. As a result of the People's Partnership defeat at the polls, Mrs. Persad-Bissessar was appointed Leader of the Opposition by President Anthony Carmon on September 21, 2015.

References

1 2 Hutchinson-Jafar, Linda (22 April 2010). "Trinidad opposition forms unity pact for elections". Reuters India. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
↑ Ritz, Ian (25 May 2010). "Trinidad and Tobago Elects Kamla Persad-Bissessar, First Female Prime Minister". Epoch Times. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
↑ "Woman prepares to take over in first for Trinidad and Tobago". Vancouver Sun. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.

External links

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Political parties in Trinidad and Tobago

Current parties	People's Partnership Congress of the People National Joint Action Committee Tobago Organisation of the People United National Congress Independent Liberal Party Movement for Social Justice New National Vision People's National Movement

Defunct parties	African National Congress Butler Party Caribbean National Labour Party Caribbean People's Democratic Party Caribbean Socialist Party Citizens' Alliance Communist Party of Trinidad and Tobago Democratic Action Congress Democratic Labour Party Democratic National Assembly Democratic Party Fargo House Movement Liberal Party Liberation Action Party Movement for Unity and Progress National Alliance for Reconstruction National Democratic Organisation National Freedom Party National Transformation Party National Trinidad and Tobago Party Natural Law Party Organisation for National Reconstruction Party of Political Progress Groups People's Democratic Party People's Empowerment Party People's Popular Movement People's Republican Party People's Voice Party Progressive Democratic Party Seukeran Independent Party Social Democratic Labour Party Tapia House Movement The Mercy Society Trade Union Council Trades Union Congress and Socialist Party Trinidad Labour Party United Freedom Party United Front United Labour Front West Indian Independence Party West Indian National Party West Indian Political Congress Movement Workers and Farmers Party Young People's National Party

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