A. N. R. Robinson

His Excellency
The Honourable
Chief
A. N. R. Robinson
SC OCC TC
His Excellency; The Honourable; Chief A. N. R. Robinson SC OCC TC
3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago
	In office; 18 March 1997 – 16 March 2003
Prime Minister	Basdeo Panday; Patrick Manning
Preceded by	Noor Hassanali
Succeeded by	George Maxwell Richards
3rd Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
	In office; 18 December 1986 – 17 December 1991
President	Ellis Clarke; Noor Hassanali
Preceded by	George Chambers
Succeeded by	Patrick Manning
Personal details
Born	Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson; 16 December 1926; Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
Died	9 April 2014 (aged 87); Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Party	People's National Movement (until 1970); Democratic Action Congress (1970–1980s); National Alliance for Reconstruction (1980s–2005);
Spouse	Patricia Robinson
Alma mater	University of London; Oxford University;

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Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson SC OCC TC (16 December 1926 – 9 April 2014; known as A. N. R. or "Ray" Robinson), was a Trinidad and Tobago politician who served as the third President of Trinidad and Tobago from 1997 to 2003 and the third Prime Minister from 1986 to 1991. He is known for his resilience within the government, resigning from Eric Williams’ administration in 1970 promoted by the State of Emergency imposed on Black Power protests, and is recognized for his proposal that led to the establishment of the International Criminal Court. He is also remembered for being held hostage during the 1990 Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt, during which he ordered the army to “attack with full force” while being held at gunpoint.

Robinson was the first active politician to be elected to the presidency, and was the first presidential candidate who was not elected unopposed (the Opposition People's National Movement nominated Justice Anthony Lucky as its candidate for president). President Robinson sparked controversy in his term in office when he refused to appoint certain senators recommended by Prime Minister Basdeo Panday following the elections in 2000 and in 2001 when he appointed the Leader of the Opposition Patrick Manning to the position of prime minister after a tied election.