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President of Trinidad and Tobago, 17 March 2003 - 18 March 2013

Richards, George Maxwell

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  • 1 December 1931 – 8 January 2018
The fourth President of Trinidad and Tobago, in office from 2003 to 2013. He was the first President of Trinidad and Tobago and head of state to have Amerindian ancestry. A chemical engineer by training, Richards was Principal of the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies in Trinidad from 1984 to 1996. He previously worked for Shell Trinidad Ltd before joining the University of the West Indies in 1965.