Pennelope Beckles-Robinson
Pennelope Beckles-Robinson | |
|---|---|
Beckles in 2022 | |
| 9th Leader of the Opposition | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Kamla Persad-Bissessar |
| Preceded by | Kamla Persad-Bissessar |
| Minister of Planning and Development | |
| In office 16 March 2022 – 1 May 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Keith Rowley Stuart Young |
| Minister of Housing and Urban Development | |
| In office 19 August 2020 – 16 March 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Keith Rowley |
| Succeeded by | Camille Robinson-Regis |
| Deputy Speaker of the Parliament | |
| In office 17 December 2007 – 18 June 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Patrick Manning |
| Member of Parliament for Arima | |
| Assumed office 10 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Garcia |
| In office 11 December 2000 – 24 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Rupert Griffith |
| Succeeded by | Rodger Dominic Samuel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pennelope Althea Beckles-Robinson 12 September 1961 Borde Narve Village |
| Political party | PNM |
| Spouse |
Noel Robinson (m. 2008) |
| Nickname | Penny |
Pennelope Althea Beckles-Robinson (born 12 September 1961) is a Trinidadian attorney and politician. She has served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for Arima since the 2020 general election. She is the incumbent Leader of the Opposition. Previously she was the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, as well as Minister of Planning and Development.