Pennelope Beckles-Robinson
Pennelope Beckles-Robinson | |
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Beckles in 2022 | |
| 9th Leader of the Opposition | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Kamla Persad-Bissessar |
| Preceded by | Kamla Persad-Bissessar |
| 5th Leader of the People's National Movement | |
| Assumed office 29 June 2025 | |
| Deputy | Paula Gopee-Scoon |
| Preceded by | Keith Rowley |
| Deputy Leader of the People's National Movement | |
| In office 17 April 2021 – 29 June 2025 | |
| Leader | Keith Rowley Herself (acting) |
| Preceded by | Franklin Khan |
| Succeeded by | Paula Gopee-Scoon |
| Minister of Planning and Development | |
| In office 16 March 2022 – 1 May 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Keith Rowley Stuart Young |
| Preceded by | Mariano Browne |
| Succeeded by | Kennedy Swaratsingh |
| Minister of Housing and Urban Development | |
| In office 19 August 2020 – 16 March 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Keith Rowley |
| Preceded by | Mariano Browne |
| Succeeded by | Camille Robinson-Regis |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 17 December 2007 – 18 June 2010 | |
| Speaker | Barendra Sinanan |
| Member of Parliament for Arima | |
| Assumed office 10 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Garcia |
| In office 11 December 2000 – 24 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Rupert Griffith |
| Succeeded by | Rodger Dominic Samuel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pennelope Althea Beckles 12 September 1961 |
| Party | PNM |
| Spouse |
Noel Robinson (m. 2008) |
| Nickname | Penny |
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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.