Vidia Gayadeen-Gopeesingh
{{Short description|Trinidad and Tobago politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Member of Parliament for
Oropouche West
| term_start = 2015
| term_end = 2020
| predecessor = Stacy Roopnarine
| successor = Davendranath Tancoo
| party = United National Congress
| alma_mater =
}}
Vidia Gayadeen-Gopeesingh is a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the United National Congress.{{Cite web |title=Vidia Gayadeen-Gopeesingh |url=https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/vidia-gayadeen-gopeesingh/ |website=Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago}}
Career
Vidia Gayadeen-Gopeesingh is an attorney-at-law.{{Cite web |last=Ali |first=Azard |date=2017-03-06 |title=MP: Female crime victims need empathy, counselling |url=https://archives.newsday.co.tt/2017/03/06/mp-female-crime-victims-need-empathy-counselling/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Archives |language=en-US}} She was elected in the 2015 Trinidad and Tobago general election for the constituency of Oropouche West. While in parliament she spoke on issues such as food security,{{Cite web |last=Hing |first=Ken Chee |date=2020-03-31 |title=MP on TT food security: too little, too late |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2020/03/31/mp-on-tt-food-security-too-little-too-late/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}} land ownership,{{Cite web |last=Douglas |first=Sean |date=2020-06-17 |title=UNC: Nightmare looms for landowners under new bill |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2020/06/17/unc-nightmare-looms-for-land-owners-by-new-bill/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}} housing,{{Cite web |last=Neaves |first=Julien |date=2019-10-16 |title=McDonald gets picong from Gayadeen-Gopeesingh |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2019/10/16/mcdonald-gets-picong-from-gayadeen-gopeesingh/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}} retirement age,{{Cite web |last=Neaves |first=Julien |date=2020-03-06 |title=UNC MP concerned over older judges' sight, hearing |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2020/03/06/unc-mp-concerned-over-older-judges-sight-hearing/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}} agricultural state land leases,{{Cite web |last=Neaves |first=Julien |date=2019-06-29 |title=Agri-land leases for 20,000 need more work |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2019/06/29/agri-land/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}} cyberbullying{{Cite web |last=Neaves |first=Julien |date=2018-12-13 |title=Suicides down, cyberbullying still an issue |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2018/12/13/suicides-down-cyberbullying-still-an-issue/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}} and border security.{{Cite web |last=Neaves |first=Julien |date=2019-06-09 |title=Police can’t say if V’zuelan gang members in TT |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2019/06/09/police-cant-say-if-vzuelan-gang-members-in-tt/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}}
See also
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