Anil Roberts

Anil Roberts is a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the United National Congress (UNC).^[1]

The Honourable Anil Roberts Senator
Member of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 August 2020
Member of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago for D'Abadie/O'Meara
In office 24 May 2010 – 7 September 2015
Preceded by	constituency established
Succeeded by	Ancil Antoine
Personal details
Political party	UNC (since 2020)
Other political affiliations	COP (2010-2015)

Political career

Roberts is a swimming coach by profession.^[2] He coached Olympian George Bovell for the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Roberts served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for D'Abadie/O'Meara from 2010 to 2015 for the Congress of the People (COP). In July 2014, he resigned as Minister of Sports.^[4]

He was appointed to the Senate as an opposition senator for the UNC following the 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election.^[5] Roberts attempted to be screened for selection to be the candidate for St. Joseph in the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election, but he was not selected.^[6][7]

In May 2025, Roberts was appointed Minister in the Ministry of Housing by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.^[8]

Personal life

He married in 2013.^[9]