Franklin Khan (died 17 April 2021) was a

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

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who served as

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for Ortoire- Mayaro and Chairman of the ruling

People's National Movement The People's National Movement (PNM) is the longest-serving and oldest active political party in Trinidad and Tobago. The party has dominated national and local politics for much of Trinidad and Tobago's history, contesting all elections sinc ...

. In 2005, Khan was indicted on corruption charges, all of which were dropped in a court of law five years later. He had been the first politician in Trinidad and Tobago to be indicted for corruption while his party was still in power. Khan was elected in 2002 on a PNM ticket, defeating incumbent

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. Between September 2002 and 8 May 2005 Khan served as Minister of Works, resigning in the face of bribery allegations levelled by PNM Councillor Dansam Dhansook, who is now under investigation for allegedly making false statements. Khan served as chairman of the PNM on two occasions, 2003 to 2005 and from 2011 to 2018 After having been cleared of all accusations, Mr. Khan was expected to resume his career in politics. He has continued with his career and has held the following portfolios. Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Chairman of the Peoples National Movement PNM - 19 August 2020 - 17 April 2021 Minister of Energy and Energy Industries - 31 October 2016 - 9 August 2020 Minister of Rural Development and Local Government 11 September 2015 - 30 October 2016 Government Member - 4 May 2005 - 28 September 2007 Minister of Works and Transport - 15 October 2002 - 13 May 2005 He died on the morning of Sunday 17 April 2021.

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