Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago

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The Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of the largest non-governing political party in the country’s Parliament and serves as the principal parliamentary opponent and alternative to the sitting government.

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Label Occurrences
Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political office
advisesOn certain constitutional appointments when required by law
appointedBy President of Trinidad and Tobago
appointedFrom members of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
associatedWith Westminster system
surface form: Westminster parliamentary system
constitutingInstrument Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
surface form: Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago
country Trinidad and Tobago
countryJurisdiction Trinidad and Tobago
surface form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
currentHolder Kamla Persad-Bissessar
currentHolderAssumedOffice 25 September 2015
currentHolderParty United National Congress
firstHolder Rudranath Capildeo
firstHolderParty Democratic Labour Party (Trinidad and Tobago)
formationYear 1962
governmentBranch legislative branch of Trinidad and Tobago
hasOfficialStatus recognized in the Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago
hasOppositionPartySystem multi-party system of Trinidad and Tobago
hasTermLength no fixed term
house House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
isPartOf political system of Trinidad and Tobago
languageOfTitle English
legislativeBody Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
locatedIn Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
meetsWith President of Trinidad and Tobago
nativeLabel Leader of the Opposition
nominatedBy members of the largest opposition party in the House of Representatives
officeHoldersMustBe Member of Parliament
elected member of the House of Representatives
officeInceptionContext independence of Trinidad and Tobago from the United Kingdom
officeType parliamentary opposition leader
opposes Government of Trinidad and Tobago
participatesIn debates in the House of Representatives
precededBy Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad
reportsTo Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
residence Port of Spain
responsibility leading the opposition benches in Parliament
proposing alternative policies to the government
scrutinizing government policy
role alternative government-in-waiting
head of the largest non-governing political party in Parliament
principal parliamentary opponent of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago
style The Honourable
symbolicRole symbol of alternative executive leadership
termDependsOn holding leadership of the largest opposition party in the House of Representatives

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President of Trinidad and Tobago nominator Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago
Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago advisingAuthorityForOppositionSenators Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago