Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician, mathematician and barrister
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The Honourable
Rudranath Capildeo
TC
1st Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago
In office 31 August 1962 – June 1967
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Governor General
Solomon Hochoy
Prime Minister
Eric Williams
Acting on his behalf
Ashford Sastri Sinanan (1962) Stephen Carpoondeo Maharaj (1963-1965) Simbhoonath Capildeo (1965) Vernon Jamadar (1965-1967)
Preceded by
de jure Bhadase Sagan Maraj (as Leader of the Opposition of British Trinidad and Tobago) de facto Simbhoonath Capildeo (as acting Opposition Leader)
Succeeded by
Vernon Jamadar
Member of Parliament for Saint Augustine
In office 29 December 1961 – 25 August 1966
Succeeded by
John Bharath[1]
Member of Parliament for Chaguanas
In office 25 November 1966 – June 1967
Preceded by
Tajmool Hosein[2]
Succeeded by
Bhadase Sagan Maraj
Leader of the Democratic Labour Party
In office 1960–1963
Preceded by
Bhadase Sagan Maraj
Succeeded by
Albert Gomes
In office 1963–1969
Preceded by
Albert Gomes
Succeeded by
Vernon Jamadar
Personal details
Born
2 February 1920 Chaguanas, Caroni County, Trinidad and Tobago
Died
12 May 1970 (aged 50) England, United Kingdom[3]
Political party
Democratic Labour Party
Spouse(s)
Ruth Goodchild Shirley Anne Gasteen
Education
Queen's Royal College
Alma mater
University of London (BS, MS, PhD)
Occupation
Politician
mathematical physicist
barrister
Awards
Trinity Cross (1969)
The Hon.Rudranath CapildeoTC (pronounced[rud̪rənɑːt̪ʰəkəpiləd̪eːoː]; 2 February 1920 – 12 May 1970) was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician, mathematician and barrister. He was a member of the prominent Hindu Indo-Trinidadian Capildeo family. Capildeo was the leader of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) from 1960 to 1969 and the first Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of the independent Trinidad and Tobago from 1962 to 1967. He was also a faculty member at the University of London, eventually holding the position of Reader of Mathematics. He was awarded the Trinity Cross, the nation's highest award, in 1969.
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