<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (September 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> This is a list of the heads of state of Trinidad and Tobago, from the independence of Trinidad and Tobago in 1962 to the present day . </P> <P> From 1962 to 1976 the head of state under the Trinidad and Tobago Independence Act 1962 was the Queen of Trinidad and Tobago, Elizabeth II, who was also the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms . The Queen was represented in Trinidad and Tobago by a Governor - General . Trinidad and Tobago became a republic under the Constitution of 1976 and the Monarch and Governor - General were replaced by a ceremonial President . </P> <P> The succession to the throne was the same as the succession to the British throne . </P>

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