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elections">2013</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Trinidadian_local_elections" title="2016 Trinidadian local elections">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2019_Trinidadian_local_elections" title="2019 Trinidadian local elections">2019</a></li></ul></div></dd> <dd><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Local (Tobago): <a href="/wiki/2017_Tobago_House_of_Assembly_election" title="2017 Tobago House of Assembly election">2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/January_2021_Tobago_House_of_Assembly_election" title="January 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election">Jan 2021</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/December_2021_Tobago_House_of_Assembly_election" title="December 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election">Dec 2021</a></li></ul></div></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="List of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago">Political parties</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div 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title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realms</a>. The Queen was viceregally represented in Trinidad and Tobago by a governor-general. Trinidad and Tobago became a republic under the Constitution of 1976 and the monarch and governor-general were replaced by a ceremonial <a href="/wiki/President_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="President of Trinidad and Tobago">president</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Monarch_(1962–1976)"><span id="Monarch_.281962.E2.80.931976.29"></span>Monarch (1962–1976)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Monarch (1962–1976)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The succession to the throne was the same as the <a href="/wiki/Succession_to_the_British_throne" title="Succession to the British throne">succession to the British throne</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Monarch<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Reign </th> <th rowspan="2">Royal house </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="List of prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago">Prime minister</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Reign start </th> <th>Reign end </th> <th>Duration </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_(retouched)_(cropped)_(3-to-4_aspect_ratio).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg/90px-Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg/135px-Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg/180px-Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="739" data-file-height="985" /></a></span> </td> <td>Queen <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1926–2022)</span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">31 August</span> 1962 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">1 August</span> 1976 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003508400000000000♠"></span>13 years, 336 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/House_of_Windsor" title="House of Windsor">Windsor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Williams" title="Eric Williams">Williams</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Governor-general">Governor-general</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Governor-general"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The governor-general was the representative of the monarch in Trinidad and Tobago and exercised most of the powers of the monarch. The governor-general was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the monarch. After the passage of the <a href="/wiki/Statute_of_Westminster_1931" title="Statute of Westminster 1931">Statute of Westminster 1931</a>, the governor-general was appointed solely on the advice of the <a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Politics of Trinidad and Tobago">Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago</a>, without the involvement of the British government. In the event of a vacancy, the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago">chief justice</a> served as <a href="/wiki/Administrator_of_the_government" title="Administrator of the government">officer administering the government</a> under a <a href="/wiki/Dormant_commission" title="Dormant commission">dormant commission</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Governor-General<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="List of prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago">Prime minister</a> </th> <th rowspan="2">Monarch </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Hochoy" title="Solomon Hochoy">Sir Solomon Hochoy</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1905–1983)</span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">31 August</span> 1962 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">15 September</span> 1972 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003366800000000000♠"></span>10 years, 15 days </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Williams" title="Eric Williams">Williams</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Ellis_Clarke_(cropped_2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Sir_Ellis_Clarke_%28cropped_2%29.jpg/90px-Sir_Ellis_Clarke_%28cropped_2%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Sir_Ellis_Clarke_%28cropped_2%29.jpg/135px-Sir_Ellis_Clarke_%28cropped_2%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Sir_Ellis_Clarke_%28cropped_2%29.jpg/180px-Sir_Ellis_Clarke_%28cropped_2%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1045" data-file-height="1222" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellis_Clarke" title="Ellis Clarke">Sir Ellis Clarke</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1917–2010)</span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">15 September</span> 1972 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">1 August</span> 1976 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003141600000000000♠"></span>3 years, 321 days </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="President_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago">President of Trinidad and Tobago</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: President of Trinidad and Tobago"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under the 1976 Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the president replaced the monarch as head of state. The president was elected by <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago">Parliament</a> for a five-year term. In the event of a vacancy, the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Senate_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago">President of the Senate</a> served as <a href="/wiki/Acting_(law)" title="Acting (law)">acting</a> president. </p> <dl><dt>Status</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E6E6AA; color:black;"> </span> Denotes acting President</div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">President<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th rowspan="2">Elected </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="List of prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago">Prime minister(s)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">1 </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Ellis_Clarke_(cropped_2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Sir_Ellis_Clarke_%28cropped_2%29.jpg/90px-Sir_Ellis_Clarke_%28cropped_2%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Sir_Ellis_Clarke_%28cropped_2%29.jpg/135px-Sir_Ellis_Clarke_%28cropped_2%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Sir_Ellis_Clarke_%28cropped_2%29.jpg/180px-Sir_Ellis_Clarke_%28cropped_2%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1045" data-file-height="1222" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ellis_Clarke" title="Ellis Clarke">Sir Ellis Clarke</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1917–2010)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Trinidad_and_Tobago_presidential_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1976 Trinidad and Tobago presidential election (page does not exist)">1976</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_Trinidad_and_Tobago_presidential_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1982 Trinidad and Tobago presidential election (page does not exist)">1982</a> </td> <td style="background:#e6e6aa;"><span class="nowrap">1 August</span> 1976 </td> <td style="background:#e6e6aa;"><span class="nowrap">24 September</span> 1976 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="7003388200000000000♠"></span>10 years, 230 days </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Williams" title="Eric Williams">Williams</a><br /><a href="/wiki/George_Chambers" title="George Chambers">Chambers</a><br /><a href="/wiki/A._N._R._Robinson" title="A. N. R. Robinson">Robinson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">24 September</span> 1976 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">19 March</span> 1987 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Noor_Hassanali" title="Noor Hassanali">Noor Hassanali</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1918–2006)</span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Trinidad_and_Tobago_presidential_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1987 Trinidad and Tobago presidential election (page does not exist)">1987</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=1992_Trinidad_and_Tobago_presidential_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1992 Trinidad and Tobago presidential election (page does not exist)">1992</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">20 March</span> 1987 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">17 March</span> 1997 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003365000000000000♠"></span>9 years, 362 days </td> <td>Robinson<br /><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Manning" title="Patrick Manning">Manning</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Basdeo_Panday" title="Basdeo Panday">Panday</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A._N._R._Robinson_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/A._N._R._Robinson_%28cropped%29.jpg/89px-A._N._R._Robinson_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="89" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/A._N._R._Robinson_%28cropped%29.jpg/134px-A._N._R._Robinson_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/A._N._R._Robinson_%28cropped%29.jpg/179px-A._N._R._Robinson_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="206" data-file-height="253" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A._N._R._Robinson" title="A. N. R. Robinson">A. N. R. Robinson</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1926–2014)</span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Trinidad_and_Tobago_presidential_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Trinidad and Tobago presidential election (page does not exist)">1997</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">18 March</span> 1997 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">16 March</span> 2003 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003218900000000000♠"></span>5 years, 363 days </td> <td>Panday<br />Manning </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Professor_George_Maxwell_Richards_1_(cropped_2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Professor_George_Maxwell_Richards_1_%28cropped_2%29.jpg/90px-Professor_George_Maxwell_Richards_1_%28cropped_2%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Professor_George_Maxwell_Richards_1_%28cropped_2%29.jpg/136px-Professor_George_Maxwell_Richards_1_%28cropped_2%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Professor_George_Maxwell_Richards_1_%28cropped_2%29.jpg/181px-Professor_George_Maxwell_Richards_1_%28cropped_2%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="742" data-file-height="919" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Maxwell_Richards" title="George Maxwell Richards">George Maxwell Richards</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1931–2018)</span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=2003_Trinidad_and_Tobago_presidential_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2003 Trinidad and Tobago presidential election (page does not exist)">2003</a><br /><a href="/wiki/2008_Trinidad_and_Tobago_presidential_election" title="2008 Trinidad and Tobago presidential election">2008</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">17 March</span> 2003 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">18 March</span> 2013 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003365400000000000♠"></span>10 years, 1 day </td> <td>Manning<br /><a href="/wiki/Kamla_Persad-Bissessar" title="Kamla Persad-Bissessar">Persad-Bissessar</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Anthony_Carmona_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Anthony_Carmona_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Anthony_Carmona_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Anthony_Carmona_%28cropped%29.jpg/135px-Anthony_Carmona_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Anthony_Carmona_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Anthony_Carmona_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="215" data-file-height="286" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Carmona" title="Anthony Carmona">Anthony Carmona</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1953)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Trinidad_and_Tobago_presidential_election" title="2013 Trinidad and Tobago presidential election">2013</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">18 March</span> 2013 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">19 March</span> 2018 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003182700000000000♠"></span>5 years, 1 day </td> <td>Persad-Bissessar<br /><a href="/wiki/Keith_Rowley" title="Keith Rowley">Rowley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Paula-Mae_Weekes_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Paula-Mae_Weekes_2019.jpg/90px-Paula-Mae_Weekes_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Paula-Mae_Weekes_2019.jpg/135px-Paula-Mae_Weekes_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Paula-Mae_Weekes_2019.jpg/180px-Paula-Mae_Weekes_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="463" data-file-height="617" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paula-Mae_Weekes" title="Paula-Mae Weekes">Paula-Mae Weekes</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1958)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Trinidad_and_Tobago_presidential_election" title="2018 Trinidad and Tobago presidential election">2018</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">19 March</span> 2018 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">20 March</span> 2023 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003182700000000000♠"></span>5 years, 1 day </td> <td>Rowley </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Hon_Christine_Kangaloo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/The_Hon_Christine_Kangaloo.jpg/90px-The_Hon_Christine_Kangaloo.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/The_Hon_Christine_Kangaloo.jpg/136px-The_Hon_Christine_Kangaloo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/The_Hon_Christine_Kangaloo.jpg/181px-The_Hon_Christine_Kangaloo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3300" data-file-height="4200" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christine_Kangaloo" title="Christine Kangaloo">Christine Kangaloo</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1961)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Trinidad_and_Tobago_presidential_election" title="2023 Trinidad and Tobago presidential election">2023</a> </td> <td>20 March 2023<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Incumbent </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002613000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 247 days </td> <td>Rowley </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Standards">Standards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Standards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Standard_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago_(1962%E2%80%931976).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Royal standard"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Royal_Standard_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago_%281962%E2%80%931976%29.svg/120px-Royal_Standard_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago_%281962%E2%80%931976%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Royal_Standard_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago_%281962%E2%80%931976%29.svg/180px-Royal_Standard_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago_%281962%E2%80%931976%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Royal_Standard_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago_%281962%E2%80%931976%29.svg/240px-Royal_Standard_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago_%281962%E2%80%931976%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="432" data-file-height="216" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Royal standard</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Governor-General_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago_(1962%E2%80%931976).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Governor-general's standard"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_the_Governor-General_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago_%281962%E2%80%931976%29.svg/120px-Flag_of_the_Governor-General_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago_%281962%E2%80%931976%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_the_Governor-General_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago_%281962%E2%80%931976%29.svg/180px-Flag_of_the_Governor-General_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago_%281962%E2%80%931976%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_the_Governor-General_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago_%281962%E2%80%931976%29.svg/240px-Flag_of_the_Governor-General_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago_%281962%E2%80%931976%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Governor-general's standard</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span 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