Rai Ragbir
Trinidad and Tobago politician
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Rai Ragbir is a Trinidad and Tobago politician. He represented Cumuto/Manzanilla in the House of Representatives from 2020 to 2025.[1]
Preceded byChristine Newallo-Hosein
Succeeded byShivanna Sam
PartyIndependent (since 2025)
Other political
affiliations
UNC (until 2025)affiliations
The Honourable Rai Ragbir | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Cumuto/Manzanilla | |
| In office 19 August 2020 – 18 March 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Christine Newallo-Hosein |
| Succeeded by | Shivanna Sam |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Independent (since 2025) |
Other political affiliations | UNC (until 2025) |
| Alma mater | University of the West Indies |
Biography
In 1990, he graduated as a Medical Doctor from the University of the West Indies and completed his postgraduate studies in family medicine in the United Kingdom.[2]
In 2024, Ragbir broke rank with his party to vote in favour of Government's Whistleblower Protection Bill 2024 in the House of Representatives.[3] In March 2025, he left the United National Congress calling it a "personality cult".[4] He did not stand in the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election.[5]
