<P> On 5 January 2018 , the name of Paula - Mae Weekes , a judge of the Turks and Caicos Islands Court of Appeal , was put forward by the PNM government of Prime Minister Keith Rowley in hopes of reaching a consensus with the UNC - led parliamentary opposition of Kamla Persad - Bissessar , which later indeed endorsed her nomination as well . As Weekes was the only nominated candidate on election day , she was deemed elected without the need for a vote . Paula - Mae Weeks thus became the first woman to take office as president of Trinidad and Tobago on 19 March 2018 . </P>
<P> On 5 January 2018 , the name of Paula - Mae Weekes , a judge of the Turks and Caicos Islands Court of Appeal , was put forward by the PNM government of Prime Minister Keith Rowley in hopes of reaching a consensus with the UNC - led parliamentary opposition of Kamla Persad - Bissessar , which later indeed endorsed her nomination as well . As Weekes was the only nominated candidate on election day , she was deemed elected without the need for a vote . Paula - Mae Weeks thus became the first woman to take office as president of Trinidad and Tobago on 19 March 2018 . </P>
who will be the new president of trinidad and tobago
who will be the new president of trinidad and tobago
Paula - Mae Weekes
Paula - Mae Weekes