Tobago Council of the People's National Movement


The Tobago Council of the People's National Movement, more popularly known as the Tobago Council of the PNM, Tobago PNM or PNM Tobago is the longest-serving and oldest active political party in Tobago. The party is the autonomous branch of the Trinidad and Tobago People's National Movement operating in Tobago. While its political leader acts in the local capacity, they also serve as a deputy leader on a national level. The party's executives organize for both local and national election campaigns. There have been four PNM Chief Secretaries and administrations.
Founded in 1998, it is the largest and most successful political party in modern Tobagonian politics. With the exception of 2010, the party has won the biggest share of the vote at the Trinidad and Tobago general elections since 2000 and at the Tobago House of Assembly elections since 2001.
The Tobago PNM currently hold 2 of 2 Tobagonian seats in the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament and 10 of 12 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly. Tracy Davidson-Celestine, councillor and Secretary of Health, Wellness and Family Development, is the current and first female political leader of the Tobago PNM after being elected in the 2020 People's National Movement Tobago leadership election.
With its predecessor organisations and despite not being a socialist party, it was a member of the democratic socialist West Indies Federal Labour Party in the Federal Parliament of the West Indies Federation from 1957 to 1962, winning the Tobago seat in the 1958 elections.
As of January 2020, the party has 10,000 registered members.
, Tobago PNM party leader.

Elected representatives (current)

Tobago House of Assembly

House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago

Electoral performance

West Indies

Trinidad and Tobago general elections

Tobago County Council

Tobago House of Assembly

Leaders

The leaders of the People's National Movement Tobago Council who additionally serve as deputy leaders of the party nationally have been as follows :
Key:
MaL: Majority Leader
MiL: Minority Leader
†: Died in office

Executive positions

These are the positions currently held by the Executive of the PNM Tobago Council: