Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj SC (pronounced [rəmeːɕə ləॉreːⁿsə məɦɑːrɑːɟə]; born 16 September 1945) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician.
[1] Maharaj (B/) has over 50 years experience in the legal profession having been admitted to practice at the English Bar in 1967.
Later that year, he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1991 as the Member for Couva South, where he served as Opposition Chief Whip.
In 1995, he contested and won the Couva South seat, and shortly thereafter was appointed Attorney General, a position he held until October 2001, after facing the polls in 2000.
[citation needed] In 2007, Maharaj contested and won the Tabaquite constituency for the UNC-A, and had reprised the role of Chief Whip in the 9th Republican Parliament.