YEAR

No

NAME

STATUS

SPHERE

1969

1

Scientist

Science

2

Ambassador to the United States of America

Drafting the Constitution of Independent Trinidad and Tobago

3

Governor General

Ex-Officio

4

Ryan, Finbar (His Excellency Count) - O.P.

Archbishop of Port of Spain (Retired)

Religion

5

Wooding, Hugh (The Right Honourable Sir) - P.C., C.B.E., Q.C.

Chief Justice (Retired)

Justice

1970

6

Butler, Tubal Uriah Buzz (Mr.)

Former Member of Parliament

Trade Unionism

7

Granado, Mr. Donald C. (His Excellency)

High Commissioner, London

Public Service

8

Richards, George (Mr.) - Q.C.

Former Attorney General and Minister for Legal Affairs

Public Service

1971

9

Barboza, Mario Gibson (Mr.)

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Brazil

Friendly Neighbourly Relations

10

Constantine, Learie (Baron) - [Posthumous]

Former High Commissioner, London and Former Member of the House of Lords

Public Service

11

Maurice, Julius Hamilton (Mr.)

Former President of the Senate

Public Service

12

Mc Shine, Arthur Hugh (Sir) - Kt. Bach.

Chief Justice (Retired)

Justice

1972

13

Archbald, Rupert Carlyle (Mr.) - Q.C.

Barrister-at-Law

Law

14

Marcano, George Roderick (Dr.)

Medical Officer of Health (Retired)

Social Service

15

Sobers, Garfield St. Auburn (Mr.) - [Honorary]

Cricketer

Sport

1973

16

La Borde, Charles Harold (Mr.)

Navigator

Navigation and Adventure

17

La Borde, Mary Kwailan (Mrs.)

Navigator

Navigation and Adventure

1974

18

Boos, Werner James (Sir) - [Posthumous] - C.B.E.

Former Chairman of the Public Service and the Police Service Commissions

Public Service

19

Hyatali, Isaac (The Honourable Sir)

Chief Justice

Justice

1976

20

Crawford, Hasely Joachim (Mr.)

Athlete

Sport

21

Maingot, Rodney (Mr.) - M.R.C.S. (Eng.), L.R.C.P. (Lond.), M.B., B.S. (Lond.), F.R.C.S. (Eng.)

Surgeon

Medicine

22

Pitt, David Thomas (Lord)

Medical Doctor and Community Worker

Public Service

23

Thomasos, Clytus Arnold (The Honourable)

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Public Service

1977

24

Ali, Wahid (Dr.)

President of the Senate

Public Service

25

Amoroso, Emmanuel Ciprian (Professor) - C.B.E., F.R.S., F.R.C.P., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.O.G., F.R.C.(Path), D.Sc.(Lond.), D.Phil(Freiberg); PhD(Lond) M.D.; B.Sc.; B.A.D. (Nui)

Professor of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology

Medicine

26

Commissiong, Janelle Penny (Miss)

Fashion buyer and Model

Promotion of the image of Trinidad and Tobago

27

Reece, Alan (Sir)

Chairman, Elections and Boundaries Commission

Public Service

1978

28

Serrette, Joffre Charles Harold (Brigadier) - M.O.M., C.V.O., M.B.E., E.D.

Commanding Officer of Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force

Public Service

29

Solomon, Patrick Vincent Joseph (Dr.) - L.R.C.P. (Ed.), L.R.C.S. (Ed.), L.R.F.P.+S.(Glas.)

High Commissioner (Retired)

Public Service

30

Wharton, Joseph Algernon (Mr.) - Q.C.

Barrister-at-Law

Law and Public Service

1979

31

Montano, Gerard (Mr.)

Ambassador (Retired)

Public Service

32

Phillips, Clement Ewart Gladstone (Mr.)

Justice of Appeal

Law

33

Pierre, Eugenia Theodosia (Mrs.) - C.M.T., H.B.M.

Netballer

Sport (Netball)

34

Sinanan, Mitra G. (Mr.)

Barrister-at-Law

Law and Public Service

1980

35

Bruce, Victor (Mr.) - H.B.M.

Governor of the Central Bank

Finance

36

Burroughs, Randolph (Mr.) - M.O.M.

Commissioner of Police

Police Service

37

Gregoire, Errol (Mr.)

Auditor General

Public and Social Service

38

Williams, Mervyn (Commander) - M.O.M.

Chief of Defence Staff

Defence

1981

39

Teshea, Isabella (Mrs.) [Posthumous]

Former Ambassador (Retired)

Public Service

1982

40

Hosein, Tajmool (Mr.)

Barrister-at-Law

Law

1985

41

Kelsick, Cecil (The Hon. Mr. Justice)

Chief Justice

Public Service (Legal and Judicial)

1987

42

Bernard, Clinton (The Hon. Mr. Justice)

Chief Justice

Law

43

James, C.L.R. (Mr.)

Lecturer, Writer

Literature

44

Pan Trinbago

Steelband Association

Culture (Steelband Music)

45

Weekes, George (Mr.)

Ex President, Oilfield Workers' Trade Union

Trade Unionism

1988

46

Demas, William Gilbert (Mr.)

Governor, Central Bank

Outstanding Public Service and Promotion of the National Welfare

47

Duprey, Cyril (Mr.)

Chairman, CLICO

Business/ Community Service

1989

48

Mc Burnie, Beryl Eugenia (Dr.) - H.B.M.

Choreographer

Promotion of the Arts

49

Naipaul, Vidia S. (Mr.) - H.B.M.

Novelist

Literature

1991

50

The Regiment of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force

Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Unit

The Preservation of Democracy and Constitutional Government

51

The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service

Statutory Body

The Preservation of Democracy and Constitutional Government

1993

52

Hassanali, Noor M. (His Excellency)

President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Ex-Officio

53

Walcott, Derek (Mr.) (Honorary)

Poet/ Playwright/ Professor

Creative Writing

1994

54

Lara, Brian (Mr.)

Cricketer

Sport

1995

55

Bishop, Patricia Alison (Miss) - H.B.M.

Artist/ Community Worker

Community Service

56

Pantin, Gerard Arthur (Fr.) - C.S.Sp.

Minister of Religion/ Community Worker

Community Service

1996

57

De la Bastide, Michael Anthony (Mr.)

Chief Justice

Law

58

Minshall, Peter (Mr.)

Bandleader

Art and Culture

1997

59

Robinson, Arthur N. R. (His Excellency) - S.C., Hon. D.C.L., Hon. Fellow St. John's College Oxford University

President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Ex-Officio

1998

60

Bowles, Sylvan [Posthumous]

Former Dental Surgeon

Education

1999

61

Dr. Henry Wesley Moulton Collymore MBBS, FRCS

Medical Doctor

Medicine and Community Service

62

Chief Eleazar Chukwuemeka Anyaoku, Con Adazie of Obosi, Ogwumba of Idemili (Honorary)

Secretary General of the Commonwealth

International Affairs