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Couva South

//Mr. Rudranath Indarsingh
Name: Mr. Rudranath Indarsingh
Position: Candidate Couva South

Biography of Rudranath Indarsingh:  

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Economy, the Honourable Rudranath Indarsingh has always been driven by his passion for the growth and development of people in Trinidad and Tobago.

A former student of Hillview College and holder of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Studies from the University of the West Indies (UWI), he has been able to garner diverse training in Leadership ranging from programs as a member of the Youth Leadership Programme at the George Meaney Centre for Labour in Maryland for International Training in Young Leadership, to a variety of regional and international courses in professional training for International Labour.

He began his career as an Educator; prior to becoming employed with the All Trinidad General Workers’ Union (ATGWU) where he held positions of leadership in the capacities of Education and Research Officer, General Secretary and finally President General of the renowned Union; for a collective period of over 25 years; where he subsequently served as Vice President of the National Trade Union Centre (NATUC).

His tenure of service to country includes positions on several state boards as a Director, representing the Labour Industry as part of the Tripartite Agreement.  Some of these include:

  • Trinidad & Tobago Mortgage Finance Company Limited (TTMF)
  • National Insurance Board (NIB)
  • Cipriani College of Labour
  • Home Mortgage Bank (HMB)
  • Caroni (1975) Ltd.
  • National Enterprises Limited (NEL)
  • Metal Industries Ltd. and
  • National Productivity Council

to name a few.

There, he made meaningful contributions towards the interests of the employees and created history while achieving major success in negotiations for members. Since then, he has been in the service of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago commencing in 2002 as a temporary Opposition Senator.

Rudranath Indarsingh has also represented workers in several privately owned companies; and on behalf of the Trade Union Movement of Trinidad and Tobago has presented numerous Position Papers to several trade union affiliates in Japan, Geneva, London, Italy, Peru, Venezuela and throughout the Caribbean and Latin America.

His extensive portfolio also includes representation for Trinidad &Tobago at the International Labour Organization (ILO) and other International Trade Union Bodies.

Minister Indarsingh has served as the Minister of State in four key Ministries, namely: Ministry of Works and Transport from May 2010 to January 2011, Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development from January 2011 to June 2011, Ministry of Local Government from June 2011 to June 2012; commencing with his current role in the Ministry of Finance and the Economy.

Rudranath Indarsingh is a recipient of the Chaconia Medal Silver of the Order of the Trinity for his contribution to TRADE Unionism for the year 2005.

Honourable Rudranath Indarsingh most recently served the constituents of the Couva South Constituency as Member of Parliament for the elected period 2010 to 2015.  As Member of Parliament for Couva South in the House of Representatives, he was a strong participant on many Committees including the Finance Committee, Public Accounts (Enterprises) Committee (PAEC), Joint Select Committee (JSC) and the Parliamentary Accommodation and the Regulations Committee for the House.  He remains committed to continuing in service to the people of Trinidad and Tobago, by engaging in discussions towards effectiveness and productivity through strong governance.

 

 

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Candidates 2015

Arima

20 Aug 2015

Arouca/Maloney

20 Aug 2015

Barataria/San Juan

09 Aug 2015

Caroni Central

08 Aug 2015

Chaguanas East

08 Aug 2015

Chaguanas West

08 Aug 2015

Caroni East

08 Aug 2015

Couva North

08 Aug 2015

Cumuto/Manzanilla

08 Aug 2015

D’Abadie/O’Meara

08 Aug 2015

Diego Martin Central

08 Aug 2015

Diego Martin West

08 Aug 2015

Diego Martin North East

08 Aug 2015

Fyzabad

08 Aug 2015

La Horquetta/Talparo

08 Aug 2015

La Brea

07 Aug 2015

Laventille East/Morvant

07 Aug 2015

Laventille West

07 Aug 2015

Lopinot/Bon Air West

07 Aug 2015

Mayaro

07 Aug 2015

Moruga/Tableland

07 Aug 2015

Naparima

07 Aug 2015

Oropouche East

07 Aug 2015

Oropouche West

06 Aug 2015

Pointe a Pierre

05 Aug 2015

Point Fortin

03 Aug 2015

Port-of-Spain North/St Ann's West

02 Aug 2015

Port-of-Spain South

02 Aug 2015

Princes Town

02 Aug 2015

San Fernando East

01 Aug 2015

San Fernando West

01 Aug 2015

Siparia

01 Aug 2015

St Ann's East

01 Aug 2015

St Augustine

01 Aug 2015

St. Joseph

01 Aug 2015

Tabaquite

29 Jul 2015

Toco/Sangre Grande

29 Jul 2015

Tobago East

28 Jul 2015

Tobago West

28 Jul 2015

Tunapuna

28 Jul 2015

COMMENTARY

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Posted On 10 Jun 2018

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Posted On 10 Oct 2017

Speeches

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Posted On 09 Oct 2018

Highlights of the Feature Address of Political Leader at UNC MNF Chaguanas East

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Posted On 21 Aug 2018

Highlights of the Political Leader’s Address MNF – Fyzabad

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Kamla: The Choice – A Failing PNM Government or A Brighter Future under the UNC

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Posted On 19 Jun 2018

Press Releases

UNC PRO to Rowley: Stop the race baiting and focus on improving your Governance

At a PNM meeting in Mason Hall, Tobago, Rowley is reported to have asked Mrs Kamla Persad Bissessar to show what she has done for Black people in
Posted On 13 Feb 2019

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I intend to write to the Integrity Commission and Procurement Regulator Moonilal Lalchan this week with a request to investigate the procurement
Posted On 20 Jan 2019

Padarath: PNM rewards the promotion of political filth with taxpayers’ $$$

Princes Town MP, Barry Padarath is taking Minister Robert Le Hunte to task for what he describes as rewarding the promotion of political filth
Posted On 15 Jan 2019

Ramona: Has the Tobago Sandals Project Collapsed?

The Prime Minister’s statements on the Tobago Sandals project suggested that it may be off the table as his reference to it was in past tense and
Posted On 13 Jan 2019

Letters

Unity and Coalition are different things

Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar has faced some stinging criticism relative to her declaration at the UNC’s National Assembly that the
Posted On 01 Feb 2019

Three years of Rowley’s Rule

This is a particularly reflective time for Trinidad and Tobago having just observed our 56th year of Independence. This week, on September 7,
Posted On 03 Sep 2018

A crisis of leadership

As we celebrated International Women’s Day this week it was my intention to comment on why it is important for us, as nation to continue to
Posted On 16 Mar 2018

Our country cannot survive much more of this incompetence and mismanagement

The Editor: The Keith Rowley administration will go down in history as the most incompetent and destructive government this country has seen in
Posted On 02 Mar 2018
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