Youngest ever head of state

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The coalition People’s Partnership government Monday named High Court judge Anthony T. Carmona as its nominee for the head of state to replace outgoing President George Maxwell Richards. Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar in an address to the nation described 59-year-old Justice Carmona as an internationally respected member of the judiciary and had been recently elected as a judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague. She said he has had a distinguished career in the criminal justice system over the past 30 years serving under several administrations,” she said, adding that he also help positions as Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions and Acting Director of Public Prosecutions.