Editing Patrick Manning (section)

=== Opposition leader ===
Manning served as Leader of the Opposition once again, also losing the [[Elections in Trinidad and Tobago#2000 General Elections|2000 elections]]. The [[Elections in Trinidad and Tobago#2001 General Elections|2001 elections]] ended in a tie, with both the Opposition PNM and the governing [[United National Congress]] winning 18 seats. President [[A. N. R. Robinson]] appointed Manning as prime minister. In addition to prime ministership, Manning was also [[Ministry of Finance (Trinidad and Tobago)|Minister of Finance]] from 2001 to 2007.<ref name="ministers-of-finance">{{Cite web |date=21 February 2014 |title=Former Ministers of Finance – Ministry of Finance, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |url=http://www.finance.gov.tt/about_us.php?mid=31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221094134/http://www.finance.gov.tt/about_us.php?mid=31 |archive-date=21 February 2014}}</ref>