Arthur NR Robinson

Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson SC OCC TC (December 16, 1926 – April 9, 2014), sometimes known as A. N. R. or "Ray" Robinson, was the third President of Trinidad and Tobago, serving from March 19, 1997 to March 17, 2003. He was also Trinidad and Tobago's third Prime Minister, serving from December 18, 1986 to December 17, 1991. He is remembered for his suggestion that resulted in the establishment of the International Criminal Court.

Robinson was the first active politician elected to the Presidency, and the first presidential candidate who did not run unopposed (the opposition People's National Movement nominated Justice Anthony Lucky as its presidential candidate). President Robinson sparked controversy during his tenure by refusing to appoint certain senators recommended by Prime Minister Basdeo Panday following the 2000 elections, and by appointing the Leader of the Opposition Patrick Manning to the position of Prime Minister following a tied election in 2001.

Robinson received the Trinity Cross, Trinidad and Tobago's highest order, in 1997. The reigning Ooni of Ile-Ife, Nigeria, Olubuse II, referred to President Robinson and his wife as past beneficiaries of the same royal honor during the investiture of President Thomas Boni Yayi of Benin as a titled Yoruba chieftain on 20 December 2008. The airport in Tobago was renamed A. N. R. Robinson International Airport in May 2011, replacing the name "Crown Point International Airport." A. N. R. Robinson received Tobago's highest honor, the Tobago Medal of Honour, in November 2011.