Rudranath Capildeo

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The Honourable Rudranath Capildeo TC
1st Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago
In office 31 August 1962 – June 1967
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor General	Solomon Hochoy
Prime Minister	Eric Williams
Acting on his behalf	Ashford Sastri Sinanan (1962) Stephen Carpoondeo Maharaj (1963-1965) Simbhoonath Capildeo (1965) Vernon Jamadar (1965-1967)
Preceded by	de jure Bhadase Sagan Maraj (as Leader of the Opposition of British Trinidad and Tobago) de facto Simbhoonath Capildeo (as acting Opposition Leader)
Succeeded by	Vernon Jamadar
Member of Parliament for Saint Augustine
In office 29 December 1961 – 25 August 1966
Succeeded by	John Bharath[1]
Member of Parliament for Chaguanas
In office 25 November 1966 – June 1967
Preceded by	Tajmool Hosein[2]
Succeeded by	Bhadase Sagan Maraj
Leader of the Democratic Labour Party
In office 1960–1963
Preceded by	Bhadase Sagan Maraj
Succeeded by	Albert Gomes
In office 1963–1969
Preceded by	Albert Gomes
Succeeded by	Vernon Jamadar
Personal details
Born	2 February 1920 Chaguanas, Caroni County, Trinidad and Tobago
Died	12 May 1970 (aged 50) England, United Kingdom[3]
Political party	Democratic Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Ruth Goodchild Shirley Anne Gasteen
Education	Queen's Royal College
Alma mater	University of London (BS, MS, PhD)
Occupation	Politician mathematical physicist barrister
Awards	Trinity Cross (1969)

The Hon. Rudranath Capildeo TC (pronounced [rud̪rənɑːt̪ʰə kəpiləd̪eːoː]; 2 February 1920 – 12 May 1970) was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician, mathematician and barrister. He was a member of the prominent Hindu Indo-Trinidadian Capildeo family. Capildeo was the leader of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) from 1960 to 1969 and the first Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of the independent Trinidad and Tobago from 1962 to 1967. He was also a faculty member at the University of London, eventually holding the position of Reader of Mathematics. He was awarded the Trinity Cross, the nation's highest award, in 1969.