Hon Mr Kevin Ramnarine | Minister of Energy and Energy Industries
Goverment of Trinidad and Tobago

Senator the Honourable Kevin Ramnarine was appointed to the 10th Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago by his Excellency the President, Professor George Maxwell Richards, acting on the advice of the Honorable Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Mrs. Kamla Persad-Bissessar. On June 27th, 2011, he was appointed as Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs (MEEA). At 39 years of age, Minister Ramnarine is one of the youngest members of both the Senate and the Cabinet of the country. Minister Ramnarine is no stranger to the Trinidad and Tobago energy sector nor the Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs. Over the years he has held positions at the South Trinidad Chamber of Industry and Commerce (now the Energy Chamber) and at BG Trinidad and Tobago where he served as the Lead Economist for one of the country’s most valuable natural gas assets, the East Coast Marine Area (ECMA). Prior to joining the MEEA, Senator Ramnarine contributed to the development of the “Energy Management Elective” of the International Master of Business Administration (IMBA) programme at the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business. He went on to for the elective course “Overview of the oil and gas industry”. Senator Ramnarine has extensively researched and written on the Trinidad and Tobago energy sector. His research interests include: Dutch disease in mineral rich countries, the political economy of oil and gas in Trinidad and Tobago, and the emergence of the gas economy of Trinidad and Tobago. Senator Ramnarine has read for and attained a Bachelor of Science (BSc.) degree in Chemistry from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine; a Master of Science (MSc.) degree in Petroleum Engineering also from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine; and an International MBA with distinction from the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business. Senator Ramnarine is a Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).