Manning turns 60

“There was a small party over the weekend at the Prime Minister’s residence where the birthdays of both my parents were celebrated. Family and friends were present,” Brian Manning said.

“But you never know what could happen between now and the 17 August,” he added.

Manning was born on August 17, 1946 at San Fernando. He married Hazel Ann Marie Kinsale and had two sons.

Manning began working as a refinery operator with Texaco Trinidad in 1965 and served in several different ministerial portfolios until he became Opposition Leader in 1986. This is his second term as Prime Minister.