The Tobago Council of the People's National Movement (PNM), also known as the Tobago Council of the PNM, PNM Tobago or PNM Tobago Council is the longest-serving and oldest active

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. The party is the autonomous branch of the

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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 ...

operating in

. While its political leader acts in the local capacity, they also serve as a deputy leader on a national level. The party's executives organize for both local and national election campaigns. There have been three PNM Chief Secretaries and administrations. Founded in 1998, it is the largest and most successful political party in modern Tobagonian politics. With the exception of

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, the party has won the biggest share of the vote at the Trinidad and Tobago general elections since

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and has governed the Tobago House of Assembly uninterruptedly, winning every Tobago House of Assembly election from

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until

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. The Tobago PNM currently hold 2 of 2 Tobagonian seats in the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament and 1 of 15 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly (THA). Former Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis is the current and youngest political leader of the PNM after being elected unopposed in the

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with Kelvon Morris, the party's lone elected assemblymember serving as the party's leader in the THA. With its predecessor organizations and despite not being a socialist party, it was a member of the

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in the

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from 1957 to 1962, winning the Tobago seat in the 1958 elections. As of January 2020, the party has roughly 10,000 registered members.

Elected representatives (current)

Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago

Members of the House of Representatives since the 7 September 2015 general election:

Members of the
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Tobago House of Assembly

Notable party members

Electoral performance

West Indies

Trinidad and Tobago general elections

Tobago County Council

Tobago House of Assembly

Leaders

The leaders of the People's National Movement Tobago Council who additionally serve as deputy leaders of the party nationally have been as follows (any acting leaders indicated in italics): Key: ''MaL'':

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''MiL'': Minority Leader

Executive positions

These are the positions currently held by the Executive of the PNM Tobago Council:

External links

Official website

Facebook page

Facebook group

Instagram account

Tobago Council website
(defunct)

Notes

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Elected representatives (current)

Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago

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Tobago House of Assembly

Notable party members

Electoral performance

West Indies

Trinidad and Tobago general elections

Tobago County Council

Tobago House of Assembly

Leaders

Executive positions

External links

See also

Notes

Members of the
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