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'''Colm Imbert''' (born July 30, 1957) is the [[Ministry of Finance (Trinidad and Tobago)|Minister of Finance]] since September 2015 and [[Member of Parliament]] for the [[constituency]] of [[Diego Martin]] North/East, which he has represented since December 1991.
'''Colm Imbert''' is a politician in Trinidad and Tobago. He is the [[Ministry of Finance (Trinidad and Tobago)|Minister of Finance]] since September 2015 and [[Member of Parliament]] for the [[constituency]] of [[Diego Martin]] North/East, which he has represented since December 1991.<ref>{{cite web |title=Minister of Finance – Ministry of Finance |url=https://www.finance.gov.tt/our-people/minister-of-finance/ |website=www.finance.gov.tt |publisher=Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |access-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227002733/https://www.finance.gov.tt/our-people/minister-of-finance/ |archive-date=27 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Honourable Colm Imbert |url=https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/colm-imbert/ |publisher=Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |access-date=9 April 2023}}</ref>


Imbert was previously Minister of Health (2001–2003), Minister of Science, Technology and Tertiary Education (2003–2005), Minister of Works and Transport (1991–1995 and 2005–2010) and Minister of Local Government (1993–1995), Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago 2010-2015) as well as Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives (2007–2010) during his 31-year parliamentary career. He has served as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for an aggregate period of over 20 years (December 1991 – October 1995; December 2001 – May 2010 and September 2015 to date (up to 2023 and continuing). He is one of the longest-serving Parliamentarians in the history of the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament, and one of the most prolific debaters, and is currently the Parliamentarian with most Cabinet Government experience in aggregate.
During his lengthy parliamentary career, Imbert has served in numerous government positions. He was previously Minister of Health (2001–2003), Minister of Science, Technology and Tertiary Education (2003–2005), Minister of Works and Transport (1991–1995 and 2005–2010), Minister of Local Government (1993–1995), Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago 2010-2015) as well as Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives (2007–2010).


==Early and Personal life==
Imbert grew up on the St Augustine Campus of the Unversity of the West Indies (UWI) in Trinidad and attended the UWI Staff School (1964–1966), [[St Mary's College, Dublin|St Mary's College]], Ireland (1966–1968), Mt. St. Benedict (the Abbey School) (1968–1973) in Tunapuna and St. Mary's College [[Saint Mary's College, Trinidad and Tobago|CIC]]) (1973–1975) in [[Port of Spain]], before attending the University of the West Indies in St Augustine, Trinidad, followed by a career in civil engineering, construction and politics. His father, Ignatius Desmond Imbert (deceased) was a well-known Professor in Civil and Construction Engineering at the UWI and his mother Dr Maura Imbert, (still alive at age 94) is a distinguished biochemist and astronomer.

In 1982, Imbert moved to Maraval, a suburb of Port of Spain, where he still resides.

In his early years, he was a competitive swimmer, long distance runner, rugby player and weightlifter/bodybuilder.

He is married with one son

===Professional/academic qualifications===
Imbert holds a master's degree in Oil and Gas Law with Distinction from the Aberdeen Business School, [[Robert Gordon University]] in Scotland (2016) with a specialization in oil and gas fiscal regimes, and a master's degree in Construction Law and Arbitration with Distinction, again from the Aberdeen Business School, [[Robert Gordon University]] in Scotland (2007), with a specialization in the legal aspects of procurement by public authorities, and a master's degree in Maritime Civil Engineering from the [[University of Manchester]] (1982), with a specialization in coastal erosion and sediment transport, and a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering with Honours from the [[University of the West Indies]] (1979).<ref name="Colm Imbert MP Profile">, [http://www.ttparliament.org/members.php?mid=54&id=CI839 Colm Imbert Profile]</ref> He is a Registered Engineer in Trinidad and Tobago and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators of the UK.

===Work experience===
After graduation from the [[University of the West Indies]] in 1979, Imbert worked as a consulting civil engineer on a variety of construction projects in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean before specializing in Port, Harbor and [[Coastal Engineering]] in 1982. In 1985, he took up a position as a lecturer in Construction Management and Engineering at the University of the West Indies, a postgraduate programme.

While lecturing at the University between 1985 and 1991, he also worked as a specialist consultant for two years (1990-1991) on sea defences in Guyana for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, involving a modern redesign of Guyana's 280-mile-long, 250-year-old seawall. He also started his construction business during this period, and got involved in residential and commercial building construction and specialist consulting in port, harbour and coastal engineering.

While in Opposition during the period 1995–2001, and 2010–2015, he worked as a property developer and project manager on a number of substantial building projects in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean. During this period, he was involved in the design, construction and financing of over 350 housing units and major sporting facilities.

===Legal Matters===
In October 1999, Imbert, as a property developer, became involved in a legal dispute with a subcontractor over a construction contract for a stadium in Grenada. The case took 21 years to be finally determined by the Privy Council [2020] UKPC 25, and involved complex arguments over an equitable assignment and an oral trust and included 3 appearances before the Privy Council, as well as several substantive and interlocutory matters in the High Court and Court of Appeal in Trinidad and Tobago and in Grenada. In October 2020, Imbert emerged victorious in the Privy Council and was awarded a substantial sum that had been held in escrow for 21 years. It is one of the longest-running construction disputes in the Caribbean


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Latest revision as of 10:01, 16 May 2024

The Honourable
Colm Imbert
Minister of Finance of Trinidad and Tobago
Assumed office
9 September 2015
Prime MinisterKeith Rowley
Preceded byLarry Howai
Member of Parliament
for Diego Martin North/East
Assumed office
17 December 1991
Preceded byAnthony Smart
Personal details
NationalityTrinidadian
Political partyPeople's National Movement (PNM)
Alma materUniversity of the West Indies
OccupationCivil Engineering

Colm Imbert is a politician in Trinidad and Tobago. He is the Minister of Finance since September 2015 and Member of Parliament for the constituency of Diego Martin North/East, which he has represented since December 1991.[1][2]

During his lengthy parliamentary career, Imbert has served in numerous government positions. He was previously Minister of Health (2001–2003), Minister of Science, Technology and Tertiary Education (2003–2005), Minister of Works and Transport (1991–1995 and 2005–2010), Minister of Local Government (1993–1995), Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago 2010-2015) as well as Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives (2007–2010).

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  1. ^ "Minister of Finance – Ministry of Finance". www.finance.gov.tt. Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  2. ^ "The Honourable Colm Imbert". Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 9 April 2023.