Pennelope Beckles-Robinson

Pennelope Beckles-Robinson
Beckles in 2022
9th Leader of the Opposition
Assumed office
6 May 2025
Prime MinisterKamla Persad-Bissessar
Preceded byKamla Persad-Bissessar
5th Leader of the People's National Movement
Assumed office
29 June 2025
DeputyPaula Gopee-Scoon
Preceded byKeith Rowley
Deputy Leader of the People's National Movement
In office
17 April 2021 – 29 June 2025
LeaderKeith Rowley
Herself (acting)
Preceded byFranklin Khan
Succeeded byPaula Gopee-Scoon
Minister of Planning and Development
In office
16 March 2022 – 1 May 2025
Prime MinisterKeith Rowley
Stuart Young
Preceded byMariano Browne
Succeeded byKennedy Swaratsingh
Minister of Housing and Urban Development
In office
19 August 2020 – 16 March 2022
Prime MinisterKeith Rowley
Preceded byMariano Browne
Succeeded byCamille Robinson-Regis
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
17 December 2007 – 18 June 2010
SpeakerBarendra Sinanan
Member of Parliament
for Arima
Assumed office
10 August 2020
Preceded byAnthony Garcia
In office
11 December 2000 – 24 May 2010
Preceded byRupert Griffith
Succeeded byRodger Dominic Samuel
Personal details
BornPennelope Althea Beckles
(1961-09-12) 12 September 1961
PartyPNM
Spouse
Noel Robinson
(m. 2008)
NicknamePenny
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Pennelope Althea Beckles-Robinson MP (née Beckles; born 12 September 1961) is a Trinidadian attorney and politician who has been the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the People's National Movement since 2025. She has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Representatives for Arima since the 2020 general election. Previously she was the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, as well as Minister of Planning and Development.