George Maxwell Richards
George Maxwell Richards | |
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| 4th President of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| In office 17 March 2003 – 18 March 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | A. N. R. Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Carmona |
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| Born | George Maxwell Richards 1 December 1931 |
| Died | 8 January 2018 (aged 86) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse | Jean Ramjohn |
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HE George Maxwell Richards TC CM (1 December 1931 – 8 January 2018) was a Trinidadian politician who served as the fourth president of Trinidad and Tobago, from 2003 to 2013. He was the first president and head of state in the Caribbean to have mixed Chinese and Indigenous ancestry.
A chemical engineer by training, Richards was Principal of the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies in Trinidad from 1984 to 1996. He previously worked for Shell Trinidad Ltd before joining the University of the West Indies in 1965. He was sworn into office as president on 17 March 2003 for a five-year term.