Mr. H.R. Ian Roach and Mr. Peter Elias have both been reappointed to the Equal Opportunity Commission, each for a further three-year term.

Mr. Roach will continue to serve as Commissioner and Chairman, while Mr. Elias will continue as a Commissioner.

The reappointments were made by Her Excellency Christine Carla Kangaloo, O.R.T.T., President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, on Monday 12 October 2026.

Mr. H. R. Ian Roach is an Attorney-at-law with Chancery Chambers and the Chairman of the Equal Opportunity Commission. With over three decades of international legal experience, he specialises in public and labour law, with emphasis on negotiation, mediation and lobbying on behalf of governments and firms.

Mr Roach is the holder of a Bachelor of Arts in History and Law and a Bachelor of Laws with Honours, both from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill. He also holds a Legal Education Certificate from the Hugh Wooding Law School.

Mr. Roach served as Honorary Consul of Trinidad and Tobago to South Africa from 1999 to 2005 and advised the Chief Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague in 2006. At various times between 2010 and 2023, he presided over several courts-martial as Judge Advocate for the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. From 2013 to 2016, he was an Independent Senator, serving on several parliamentary committees and chairing the Joint Select Committee on Local Authorities, Service Commissions and Statutory Authorities, including the Tobago House of Assembly.

Mr. Peter Elias is a businessman with over three decades of experience in retail, fashion and event-related industries, serving the commercial needs of the public and providing employment to a diverse cross-section of society. Mr. Elias is a member of the Advisory Council for Arts, Letters, Culture and Public Affairs; The Academy for the Performing Arts; Fashion and Design at the University of Trinidad and Tobago, and he has assisted in the development of Trinidad and Tobago’s human resource through his association with various charitable causes.

Mr. Elias holds a Bachelors of Finance and Economics, with a minor in Art History from the University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada, and is a past pupil of Queen’s Royal College, Port of Spain.