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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has assigned two key Cabinet ministers additional portfolios ahead of this Friday’s ceremonial opening of the new parliamentary term.

According to the Trinidad and Tobago Gazette dated May 19, 2025, Minister of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development Kennedy Swaratsingh was appointed Minister in the Ministry of Finance, effective May 13.

In turn, Minister of Finance Davendranath Tancoo was appointed Minister in the Ministry of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development, with effect from May 15, 2025.