Hassel Bacchus
{{Short description|Trinidad and Tobago politician}}
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| term_start = 19 August 2020
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| party = People's National Movement (PNM)
| alma_mater = University of the District of Columbia
| office = Member of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
| office2 = Minister in the Ministry of Public Administration and Digital Transformation
| termstart2 = July 2021
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Hassel Larry Bacchus is a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the People's National Movement.{{Cite web |title=Hassel Bacchus – Parliament |url=https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/hassel-bacchus/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241105131936/https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/hassel-bacchus/ |archive-date=2024-11-05 |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=www.ttparliament.org |language=en-US}}
Career
Bacchus is a graduate of the University of the District of Columbia in the USA.{{Cite web |title=Biography - H.E. Hassel Larry Bacchus |url=https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Conferences/WTDC/WTDC21/R2A/Pages/partner2connect/biography-hassel-larry-bacchus.aspx |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=ITU |language=en-US}} In 2020 he was appointed to the Senate, and in 2021, he joined the Cabinet as Minister in the Ministry of Public Administration and Digital Transformation. As minister he was responsible for the transition towards e-governance.{{Cite web |last=Newsday |date=2021-06-03 |title=Minister Hassel Bacchus working to move Trinidad and Tobago toward e-governance |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2021/06/03/minister-hassel-bacchus-working-to-move-trinidad-and-tobago-toward-e-governance-2/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}} In 2024, he was re-elected as President of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union.{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Minister Hassel Bacchus Re-elected as President of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union |url=https://mdt.gov.tt/resources/minister-hassel-bacchus-re-elected-as-president-of-the-caribbean-telecommunications-union/ |website=Government of Trinidad and Tobago}}
References
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Category:Government ministers of Trinidad and Tobago