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Keith Rowley (Keith Christopher Rowley) was born on 24 October, 1949 in Mason Hall, Saint George, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, is a Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago since 2015. Discover Keith Rowley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?
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Keith Christopher Rowley |
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24 October, 1949 |
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Mason Hall, Saint George, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago |
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Keith Rowley Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Keith Rowley's Wife?
His wife is Sharon Rowley
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Keith Rowley Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Keith Rowley worth at the age of 74 years old? Keith Rowley’s income source is mostly from being a successful Minister. He is from Trinidad and Tobago. We have estimated Keith Rowley's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Keith Christopher Rowley, (born 24 October 1949) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician serving as the seventh prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, first elected into office on 9 September 2015 and again following the 2020 general election.
He then went on to earn an MSc (1974) and a PhD (1978) from the University of the West Indies at St. Augustine in geology, specializing in geochemistry.
At the university, as researcher, he held the positions of research fellow and later as head of the Seismic Research Unit.
Rowley was general manager of state-owned National Quarries Company Limited as well.
Rowley entered politics in 1981, where he unsuccessfully contested the Tobago West seat in the general election of that year.
To date he has the distinction of being the only People's National Movement candidate to have contested a seat in a General Election in both Tobago and Trinidad.
He first served in Parliament as an Opposition Senator from 1987 to 1990 (3rd Parliament).
Subsequently, he was appointed as Minister of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources (4th Parliament), Minister of Planning and Development and Minister of Housing (as cabinet reshuffled) (8th Parliament) and Minister of Trade and Industry (9th Parliament) until he was fired by then Prime Minister Patrick Manning.
He has also served as the Member of the House of Representatives for Diego Martin West since 1991.
He is a volcanologist by profession, holding a doctorate in geology, specializing in geochemistry.
Rowley was born in yes Hall, Tobago, raised by his grandparents, who were prominent Tobago farmers.
He was a pupil of Bishop's High School in Tobago, and graduated from the University of the West Indies (Mona) from where he graduated with a BSc.
Geology (First Class Honors).
In 2004, he chaired the Joint Select Committee of Parliament which examined and made recommendations for the live broadcasting of parliamentary debates.
He served as the representative governor of Trinidad and Tobago for the Inter-American Development Bank and the Caribbean Development Bank.
He has led the People's National Movement (PNM) since May 2010 and was Leader of the Opposition from 2010 to 2015.
Following the People's National Movement's defeat in the 2010 general election, Rowley was appointed as Leader of the Opposition on the 1st June.
He was then elected political leader of the People's National Movement as he was seen as the most capable to lead the party.
As political leader he advocated implementation of the one man, one vote system within the party.
Rowley has served on several parliamentary committees.
Rowley led the People's National Movement in the September 2015 general election, in which his party secured 23 out of 41 seats in the House of Representatives to form the government, defeating the previous People's Partnership coalition government.
On 9 September 2015, Rowley was sworn in as Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago by President Anthony Carmona.
He becomes the seventh Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and the second Tobago-born Prime Minister.
Rowley again led the People's National Movement to victory in the 10 August 2020 general election for a second term in government under his premiership.
He was sworn in as Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago on 19 August by President Paula-Mae Weekes at the President's House in St. Anns after the opposition party asked for recounts to be done in marginal constituencies.
During his tenure, on 5 February 2022, the Trinidad and Tobago coast guard fired upon a vessel with Venezuelan migrants while attempting to stop it, killing a nine-month-old baby and injuring his mother.
The coast guard claimed that the shots were fired "in self-defense".
Rowley deemed the action "legal and appropriate"; the Trinidadian police and coast guard opened an investigation of the event.
He appointed the following people as his cabinet:
He is married to attorney-at-law Sharon Rowley and has three children.