President George Maxwell Richards has appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan to act as Minister of Housing and the Environment during the absence from Trinidad and Tobago of Dr Roodal Moonilal.
The appointment took effect from Monday and was made on the advice of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. In addition, Minister of the People Dr Glenn Ramadharsingh will act as Minister of Labour, Small and Micro Enterprise Development during the absence of Errol Mc Leod and Rudrawatee Nan Ramgoolam will act as Health Minister for Therese Baptiste-Cornelis. The President also appointed Dr Vidhya Gyan Tota-Maharaj to be a temporary senator during absence, by reason of illness, of Health Minister Therese Baptiste-Cornelis.