Queen of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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Style | Her Majesty |
Formation | 31 August 1962 |
Abolition | 1 August 1976 |
Elizabeth II was Queen of Trinidad and Tobago from the independence of Trinidad and Tobago on 31 August 1962 until the country became a republic on 1 August 1976. Her constitutional role as head of state was delegated to a governor-general, who acted on the advice of government ministers.[1]
In 1974, a constitutional reform commission in Trinidad and Tobago, led by Chief Justice Sir Hugh Wooding, recommended that the country become a republic, in line with almost universal national opinion.[2] A new constitution was adopted on 1 August 1976, and the country became the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago with a president as head of state, but remains a member of the Commonwealth.[3]
Elizabeth II visited Trinidad and Tobago once during her tenure, in February 1966.[4]