Patricia Robinson
First Lady of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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In role March 19, 1997 – March 17, 2003 | |
President | A. N. R. Robinson |
Preceded by | Zalayhar Hassanali |
Succeeded by | Jean Ramjohn-Richards |
Personal details | |
Born | Port of Spain, Trinidad | 31 March 1931
Died | 9 October 2009 Ellerslie Park, Trinidad and Tobago | (aged 78)
Spouse | A. N. R. Robinson |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Patricia Rawlins Robinson (March 31, 1931 – September 10, 2009) was a
Biography
Early life
Robinson was born Patricia Rawlins in a building on the corner of Oxford and Observatory Streets in eastern
She worked in
Career
Robinson returned to Trinidad and Tobago after leaving Columbia University, where she re-entered the
In a June 1990 interview, Robinson revealed that in 1973 she had been offered a permanent position as the Director of Research at the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago.[1] However, the government refused to release her from her contract, so she was unable to accept the job with the Central Bank.[1] The government soon transferred her to a job St Ann's which she later referred to as "cold storage" because of how little there was to work on at the position.[1] "I was allegedly on special assignment having to do with the Caribbean Investment Company or something like that. In fact, it was a nothing job and I spent from ‘73 to ‘80 there on a seven-year sabbatical."[1] Robison believed that she had been moved to the "nothing job" because her husband, A. N. R. Robinson, had fallen out with the ruling party which led to his ministerial resignation in April 1970.[1]
Robinson joined the National Institute of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (NIHERST) in 1980. She served as the NIHERST's Director of Financial Institutions.[1] In the 1980s, Patricia Robinson also proposed a ten-year development plan to implement and strengthen the Tobago House of Assembly, which was created in 1980.[3] Her husband, A. N. R. Robinson, had served as the chairman of the Tobago House of Assembly at the time of the governmental body's inception in 1980.[3] She retired in March 1990.[1]
In July 1990, members of the Jamaat al Muslimeen stormed The Red House in Port of Spain during an
Death
Patricia Robinson died in her sleep at her home in Ellerslie Park, Trinidad and Tobago, on September 10, 2009, at the age of 78.[1] Her family doctor pronounced her dead shortly after 6 am local time, in the presence of her daughter, Anne Margaret, and granddaughter.[1] Robinson had been suffering from a number of ailments, including Alzheimer's disease and diabetes, during her later years and had not been seen in public in several years.[1]
She was survived by her husband, former President A. N. R. Robinson (Late A.N.R Robinson died 9 April 2014), their two children, Anne Margaret (Bsc Mathematics) a teacher (Vice Principal), and David Robinson, an
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Lord, Richard (2017-09-11). "Patricia Robinson passes away". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- ^ "Mrs. Robinson dies". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2009-09-11. Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ^ a b c d Cupid, Karl E. (2009-09-22). "Tobago Crime Worries Robinson". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ a b "A love note 'under the gun'". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2009-09-18. Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2009-10-07.