Camille Robinson-Regis
Camille Robinson-Regis | |
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Minister of Social Development and Family Services | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 30 December 2019 | |
President | Paula-Mae Weekes |
Prime Minister | Keith Rowley |
Minister of Planning and Development | |
In office 11 September 2015 – 30 December 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Keith Rowley |
Trinidadian High Commissioner to Canada | |
In office 2007–2010 | |
Prime Minister | Patrick Manning |
Minister of Planning and Development | |
In office 10 November 2003 – 7 November 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Patrick Manning |
Minister of Legal Affairs | |
In office 26 December 2001 – 9 November 2003 | |
Prime Minister | Patrick Manning |
Minister of Consumer Affairs | |
In office 25 January 1994 – 6 October 1995 | |
Prime Minister | Patrick Manning |
Minister of Information | |
In office 9 January 1992 – 24 January 1994 | |
Prime Minister | Patrick Manning |
Member of Parliament for Arouca/Maloney | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 7 September 2015 | |
Preceded by | Alicia Hospedales |
Personal details | |
Political party | People's National Movement |
Education | Bishop Anstey High School |
Alma mater | University 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 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.[1][2]
Early life
Robinson-Regis attended Bishop Anstey High School before studying law at the University of the West Indies at St. Augustine.[1] She holds a Legal Education Certificate from the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica.[3] She worked as corporate secretary at the National Flour Mills and was admitted to the bar of Trinidad and Tobago in 1985.[1][3]
Political career
Robinson-Regis is a member of the People's National Movement (PNM) and was appointed to the Senate in 1992.[1] She was appointed Minister of Information on 9 January that year, becoming the youngest senator to be appointed to the cabinet.[1][3] 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.[1]
From 2007 to 2010, Robinson-Regis served as Trinidad and Tobago's High Commissioner to Canada.[3] 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.[1] She has been governor of the Caribbean Development Bank since 1 January 2016.[4] She was appointed Minister of Social Development and Family Services on 30 December 2019.[5]
Controversy
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.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "The Honourable Camille Robinson-Regis, MP". Government of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Ghouralal, Darlisa (28 May 2020). "Camille returns as Arouca/Maloney candidate". Loop News. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Camille Robinson-Regis: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Douglas, Sean (1 January 2020). "Rowley reshuffles his deck". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ https://trinidadexpress.com/newsextra/unc-women-camille-must-apologise-for-racial-attack/article_1ca4dc1c-e5b8-11ec-87fa-3730424f3ef8.amp.html [bare URL]
- ^ https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/leave-my-name-alone/article_f341c3f2-e3a1-11ec-b6b7-dfd40d0f5f0a.amp.html [bare URL]
- ^ https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2022/06/08/ridiculing-ethnic-names-is-offensive/ [bare URL]