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Camille Robinson-Regis
Minister of Social Development and Family Services
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 December 2019
PresidentPaula-Mae Weekes
Prime MinisterKeith Rowley
Minister of Planning and Development
In office
11 September 2015 – 30 December 2019
Prime MinisterKeith Rowley
Trinidadian High Commissioner to Canada
In office
2007–2010
Prime MinisterPatrick Manning
Minister of Planning and Development
In office
10 November 2003 – 7 November 2007
Prime MinisterPatrick Manning
Minister of Legal Affairs
In office
26 December 2001 – 9 November 2003
Prime MinisterPatrick Manning
Minister of Consumer Affairs
In office
25 January 1994 – 6 October 1995
Prime MinisterPatrick Manning
Minister of Information
In office
9 January 1992 – 24 January 1994
Prime MinisterPatrick Manning
Member of Parliament
for Arouca/Maloney
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 September 2015
Preceded byAlicia Hospedales
Personal details
Political partyPeople's National Movement
EducationBishop Anstey High School
Alma materUniversity of the West Indies
Norman Manley Law School

Camille Robinson-Regis is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian lawyer and politician, representing the People's National Movement. She was first elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for Arouca South in 1992 and is the current Member of Parliament for Arouca/Maloney. She is the current Attorney General and Minister of legal affairs, appointed on 17 March 2025.[1][2] She also held the portfolios of Minister of Housing and Urban Development[3] (March 2022 - March 2025) and Minister of Planning and Development, the Lady Vice-Chairman of the People's National Movement, and the Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives.[4][5]

Early life

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Robinson-Regis attended Bishop Anstey High School before studying law at the University of the West Indies at St. Augustine.[4] She holds a Legal Education Certificate from the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica.[6] She worked as corporate secretary at the National Flour Mills and was admitted to the bar of Trinidad and Tobago in 1985.[4][6]

Political career

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Robinson-Regis is a member of the People's National Movement (PNM) and was appointed to the Senate in 1992.[4] She was appointed Minister of Information on 9 January that year, becoming the youngest senator to be appointed to the cabinet.[4][6] She became Minister of Consumer Affairs on 25 January 1994, a position she held until 6 October 1995. Robinson-Regis was elected to the House of Representatives for the constituency of Arouca South on 27 November 1995, a seat she held until 2007. The PNM was returned to government in December 2001 and Robinson-Regis was appointed Minister of Legal Affairs on 26 December. She became Minister of Planning and Development on 10 November 2003 and held that role until 7 November 2007.[4]

From 2007 to 2010, Robinson-Regis served as Trinidad and Tobago's High Commissioner to Canada.[6] The PNM was in opposition after 2010 and was appointed a temporary senator for the party on 7 February 2012. She became a full senator on 10 December 2013 and remained in the senate until 17 June 2015. She was returned to the House of Representatives for the Arouca/Maloney constituency in the 7 September 2015 general election. Robinson-Regis was appointed Minister of Planning and Development on 11 September 2015.[4] She has been governor of the Caribbean Development Bank since 1 January 2016.[7] She was appointed Minister of Social Development and Family Services on 30 December 2019.[8]

Controversy

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Robinson-Regis was accused of using racist rhetoric against Indo-Trinidadians and Tobagonians. In response to accusations made by the opposition party of her party, the PNM, running a pedophile ring, Robinson-Regis at a meeting in June 2022 was accused of using the Leader of the Opposition Kamla Persad-Bissessar's full name "Kamla Susheila Persad-Bissessar" as a way of mocking her ethnic name in an attempt to race-bait, and ridicule and mock Indo-Trinidadians and Tobagonians to take attention away from the accusations.[9][10][11]

Electoral history

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2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election: Trincity/Maloney[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PNM Camille Robinson-Regis 9,858 64.2% Decrease
UNC Richard Smith 4,443 28.9% Increase
PF Jamel Hunte 987 6.4% Steady
Majority 5,415 35.3%
Turnout 15,350 53.02%
Registered electors 28,953
PNM hold

References

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  1. ^ Fraser, Narissa (2025-03-17). "Camille Robinson-Regis is Attorney General". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  2. ^ "Imbert, Hinds moved in Cabinet reshuffle". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  3. ^ "Ministers of Housing, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago". MHUD. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "The Honourable Camille Robinson-Regis, MP". Government of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  5. ^ Ghouralal, Darlisa (28 May 2020). "Camille returns as Arouca/Maloney candidate". Loop News. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "The Honourable Camille Robinson-Regis". Ministry of Planning and Development. Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Camille Robinson-Regis: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  8. ^ Douglas, Sean (1 January 2020). "Rowley reshuffles his deck". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  9. ^ "UNC Women: Camille must apologise for 'racial attack'". 7 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Leave My Name Alone!". 4 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Ridiculing ethnic names is offensive - Kaieteur News". www.kaieteurnewsonline.com. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  12. ^ ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2025. DETAILED PRELIMINARY RESULTS Archived 2 May 2025 at the Wayback Machine
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