Jagdeo Singh MP (born 20 January 1966) is a Trinidadian attorney and politician who has been the 10th Speaker of the House of Representatives since 2025. Prior to his tenure as speaker he was a lawyer and was convicted of corruption in 2001, but it was overturned by the Privy Council in 2005.
Singh was retained as a lawyer by a woman for her partner, who was facing drug-related charges. Singh allegedly accepted to represent him for an additional $50,000; Singh stated that he did accept $10,000, but not any other payments. It was claimed that Singh tried to solicit a $40,000 bribe meant for the magistrate and prosecutor in order to secure bail for the woman's partner. In 2001, he was convicted on two charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced to seven years of hard labour. He appealed his sentence, but it was maintained on 15 November 2002. The Privy Council allowed him to challenge the conduct on his trial on 2 October 2003, and overturned his conviction in 2005 on the grounds that the judge failed to properly instruct the jury. The Privy Council ruled that a retrial was inappropriate due to him already serving part of his sentence.[3]
Singh was a member of commission that investigated the Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt.[3] He was on the Law Reform Commission from 2011 to 2017.[2]
Barry Padarath nominated Singh to be Speaker and he was elected without opposition on 23 May 2025.[2][4][3] He called for the creation of a parliamentary code of conduct in 2025.[5]
