Winston Chandarbhan Dookeran ORTT (pronounced [viⁿsʈənə cəⁿd̪rəbʰɑːnə d̪ukərənə]; born 24 June 1943)[1] is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician and economist as well as international public official.

Born in 1943, in Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago to an Indo-Trinidadian family, he is one of the seven children of Mewalal and Sumintra Dookeran.

in 1986, when the ULF merged with other parties to form the National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR), Dookeran again contested the constituency of Chaguanas, and won.

Under the leadership of Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson, the NAR had massive success at the polls, winning an unprecedented 33 of the 36 constituencies.

Dookeran was appointed Minister of Finance in 2010[4] for the new People's Partnership coalition government and began a series of programs designed to jump-start the stagnant economy.

[5] After his political career, Dookeran became a Professor of Practice at the University of the West Indies (Saint Augustine Campus) and consultant for international organizations.