Kennedy Swaratsingh
{{short description|Trinidad and Tobago politician}}
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| honorific-suffix = Senator
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| office = Member of the Senate
| term_start = 3 May 2025
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| office2 = MP for St. Joseph
| term_start2 = 8 November 2007
| term_end2 = 25 May 2010
| predecessor2 = Gerald Yetming
| successor2 = Herbert Volney
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| party = United National Congress (since 2025)
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| otherparty = People's National Movement (before 2025)
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Kennedy Swaratsingh is a Trinidad and Tobago politician representing the United National Congress (UNC).{{Cite web |title=Kennedy Swaratsingh – Parliament |url=https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/kennedy-swaratsingh/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122140937/https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/kennedy-swaratsingh/ |archive-date=22 January 2025 |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=www.ttparliament.org |language=en-US |url-status=live }}
Career
Swaratsingh was previously a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the People's National Movement (PNM) and was minister of public administration in the Patrick Manning government.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-28 |title=Swaratsingh endorses Kamla |url=https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/swaratsingh-endorses-kamla/article_45d60fbb-a31f-4b14-a539-475ca561b646.html |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Trinidad Express Newspapers |language=en}} At the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election, he endorsed Kamla Persad-Bissessar.{{Cite web |last=Bartlett |first=Joey |date=2025-03-29 |title=Former PNM MP urges economic change, supports Kamla |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2025/03/29/former-pnm-mp-urges-economic-change-supports-kamla/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}} He joined the Senate as Minister of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-03 |title=New Cabinet sworn In: Full list of appointments |url=https://trinidadexpress.com/news/new-cabinet-sworn-in-full-list-of-appointments/article_f29e11bb-de0f-4d44-89ee-bdd4ea0b318a.html |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Trinidad Express Newspapers |language=en}}
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Category:21st-century Trinidad and Tobago politicians
Category:Government ministers of Trinidad and Tobago