The Honourable Camille Robinson Regis

Minister Camille Robinson-Regis pursued her tertiary studies in the field of law at the University
of the West Indies, first at St. Augustine and then at Cave Hill and was admitted to the Trinidad
and Tobago Bar in 1985.

The Honourable Camille Robinson-Regis began her political career in 1992 when she became the
youngest Senator to be appointed to the Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago. Since then, she has
held several Ministerial portfolios including: Minister of Information from 1992 to 1994, Minister
of Consumer Affairs from 1994 to 1995, Minister in the Ministry of Planning and Development
with responsibility for the environment. She was also Minister of Legal Affairs 2001-2003 and
became the first woman to serve as a Minister of Planning and Development in Trinidad and
Tobago and CARICOM. Minister Robinson-Regis has also served our country as a diplomat, having
been appointed High Commissioner of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to Canada in 2007, a
position she held until 2010.

Under her stewardship, the signature Vision 2020 Operational Plan was completed, having been
developed by a multi-disciplinary team of representatives from the public and private sectors,
civil society and academia. The current National Development Strategy of Trinidad and Tobago,
Vision 2030, has also been completed under Minister Robinson-Regis’ leadership.

The Honourable Robinson-Regis served as Minister of Social Development and Family Services in
2020, before returning to the Ministry of Planning and Development as Minister for the third
time and second consecutive term. She was subsequently appointed Minister of Housing and
Urban Development on March 18, 2022.

As Minister of Housing and Urban Development, she oversees the Government’s home and
village improvement, subsidised housing, land settlement, regularisation of tenure of squatters
and urban development policies and programmes.

In this portfolio, the Honourable Camille Robinson-Regis also has responsibility for statutory
boards, agencies and other bodies which fall under this Ministry such as the Trinidad and Tobago
Housing Development Corporation, Land Settlement Agency, East Port of Spain Development
Company, Port of Spain Shopping Complex Ltd., the Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Committee
and now the newly established Trinidad and Tobago Mortgage Bank.

Minister Robinson-Regis’ exceptional career path is supported by her sound educational
background, with a Bachelor of Laws degree and subsequently the Legal Education Certificate at
the Norman Manley Law School, Jamaica.

 

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The Honourable Adrian Xavier Leonce, M.P.
Minister in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development

The Honourable Adrian Xavier Leonce is a Mechanical Engineer by profession, having graduated from the University of the West Indies, with a BSc Hons. in Mechanical Engineering and is a member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (UK) and of the Association of Professional Engineers of Trinidad and Tobago (APETT).

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The Honourable Camille Robinson-Regis
Minister of Housing and Urban Development

Minister Camille Robinson-Regis pursued her tertiary studies in the field of law at the University of the West Indies, first at St. Augustine and then at Cave Hill and was admitted to the Trinidad and Tobago Bar in 1985.

The Honourable Camille Robinson-Regis began her political career in 1992 when she became the youngest Senator to be appointed to the Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago. Since then, she has held several Ministerial portfolios including: Minister of Information from 1992 to 1994, Minister of Consumer Affairs from 1994 to 1995, Minister in the Ministry of Planning and Development with responsibility for the environment. She was also Minister of Legal Affairs 2001-2003 and became the first woman to serve as a Minister of Planning and Development in Trinidad and Tobago and CARICOM. Minister Robinson-Regis has also served our country as a diplomat, having been appointed High Commissioner of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to Canada in 2007, a position she held until 2010.
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