Lackram Bodoe
The Honourable Lackram Bodoe | |
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.jpg) Bodoe in 2025 | |
| Member of Parliament for Oropouche West | |
| Assumed office 28 April 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Davendranath Tancoo |
| Member of Parliament for Fyzabad | |
| In office 2015–2025 | |
| Preceded by | Chandresh Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Davendranath Tancoo |
| Personal details | |
| Party | United National Congress (UNC) |
Lackram Persad Bodoe is a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the United National Congress.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Bodoe was born and raised in Avocat Village, Fyzabad.[2] He attended Avocat Vedic School, Naparima College San Fernando, the University of the West Indies and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in the United Kingdom.[2] Bodoe is a medical doctor by profession.[3]
In the 2015 general election, Bodoe was elected to the House of Representatives in the Fyzabad constituency. He was re-elected in 2020.[4] He was shadow health minister when his party was in opposition.[5]
In the 2025 general election, he swapped seats with Davendranath Tancoo and contested the seat of Oropouche West instead.[6] After the election he was appointed Minister of Health by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.[7]
Electoral history
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | Lackram Bodoe | 11,882 | 80.6% | Error creating thumbnail: | |
| PNM | Shawn Dube | 2,349 | 15.9% | Decrease | |
| PF | Alisha Mohammed | 451 | 3.1% | Steady | |
| Majority | 9,533 | 64.7% | |||
| Turnout | 14,734 | 57.94% | |||
| Registered electors | 25,429 | ||||
| UNC hold | Swing | % | |||
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