Mrs. Bridgid Annisette-George first entered Parliament as a Senator and Attorney General on November 8, 2007 and thus became the third woman to hold this post in the history of Trinidad and Tobago, following Mrs. Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Mrs. Glenda Morean-Phillip. She was elected Speaker of the House of the 11th Parliament on September 23, 2015.
An alumnus of St. Joseph’s Convent, Port-of-Spain, Mrs. Annisette-George is also a graduate of the University of the West Indies, having obtained her Bachelor of Law from that institution in 1981. Before taking up the portfolio of Attorney General, Mrs. Annisette-George was the sole practitioner at Messrs. G.R. Annisette & Co.
Mrs. Annisette-George has held a wide variety of positions in both the private and public sector including Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Trinidad and Tobago (2003), Chairman of the Diego Martin Regional Corporation (1999-2003) and associate tutor/lecturer at the Hugh Wooding Law School.
She entered Parliament with some 24 years of experience as an Attorney-at-law.
Itinerary and Speeches
The Honourable Bridgid Annisette-George, MP
Speaker of the House
| Itinerary | Speeches |
| Monday November 23, 2015 Opening Remarks at the Workshop of the Public Accounts Committees of the Caribbean (PACC) – link Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain | |
| Tuesday January 5, 2016 Closing Remarks and Thanks Lecture on the Oversight Committee System in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago – link Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Monday February 15, 2016 Welcome Remarks at the Parliamentary Training by the International Centre for Parliamentary Studies – link Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Monday March 14, 2016 Welcome Remarks in celebration of Commonwealth Day – link Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Wednesday June 1, 2016 – Friday June 3, 2016 Presentation at the ParlAmericas Annual Gathering on Gender Equality Diversifying Political Power to Build Inclusive Societies – link Quito, Ecuador | |
| Monday July 4, 2016 Tribute to former Prime Minister, Patrick Manning at the 20th Sitting of the House of Representatives – 1st Session – 11th Parliament – link Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Thursday July 7, 2016 Speech at the Prize Giving Ceremony for the Essay Competition “Saving Energy, Saving Our Planet” in commemoration of Commonwealth Day 2016 – link Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Saturday October 1, 2016 Feature Address in Celebration of the Charitable works of the Saint Joseph Sisters of Cluny and the HaiT&T Foundation in HAITI – link Hilton Trinidad Ballroom | |
| Tuesday December 13, 2016 Presentation at the Global Summit of Women Speakers on Governing Tolerance – link Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Monday August 14, 2017 Welcome Address at the Opening Ceremony of the 18th Biennial Conference of Presiding Officers and Clerks of the Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association – link Lowlands, Tobago | |
| Wednesday September 6, 2017 Welcome Remarks at the Opening of the ParlAmericas Workshop on Strengthening Accountability through Fiscal Transparency Practices– link Port-of-Spain, Trinidad | |
| Tuesday October 31, 2017 Opening Remarks at the Third Meeting of the CARIFORUM-EU Parliamentary Committee under the CARIFORUM – EU Economic Partnership Agreement Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port-of-Spain – link | |
| Tuesday May 22, 2018 – Thursday May 24, 2018 Welcome Address at the 10th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network for Gender Equality Gender Responsive Climate Action Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port-of-Spain – link | |
| Sunday July 1, 2018 Feature Address at the Trinidad and Tobago Association of Psychologists Annual Social La Boucan, Hilton Hotel – link | |
| Friday September 21, 2018 Presentation at the Climate Change Leadership Academy Programme United Nations Information Center for the Caribbean Area, Trinidad and Tobago – link |