His Excellency Kerwyn Garcia S.C. became Trinidad and Tobago’s First Gentleman on March 20, 2023, when Her Excellency Christine Carla Kangaloo O.R.T.T, was inaugurated as the seventh President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Her Excellency is the second woman to hold the office of President, while His Excellency is the country’s very first, First Gentleman.
His Excellency is an attorney-at-law with over 32 years of legal practice. Born and raised in Arima, he is the first of his parents’ five (5) children. He pursued his education at the Arima Boys’ Government Primary School, St. Mary’s College in Port of Spain, the University of the West Indies, both in St. Augustine and in Cave Hill, Barbados, and at the Hugh Wooding Law School in St. Augustine.
As First Gentleman, His Excellency is a dedicated supporter of Her Excellency the President’s initiatives. At Her Excellency’s request, he lends his support particularly to programmes involving young persons and culture, an assignment which His Excellency enjoys tremendously.
Their Excellencies have been married for over 26 years.
