Trevor Moniz

Trevor Gerard Moniz is a Portuguese-Bermudian politician who served as Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs in the Government of Bermuda from 2014 to 2017.

He attended Saltus Grammar School and studied law at King's College London on a Bermuda Government scholarship, graduating with an LLB in 1975. He was called to the Bar in England and Wales in 1976, and to the Bermuda Bar in 1977. He also attended the University of Toronto (Diploma in Business Administration). He was elected to the House of Assembly of Bermuda in 1993 and retired in August 2020.

Throughout his career, Moniz sponsored or supported several private members’ bills, including the John Stubbs Criminal Code Amendment Act 1994, which decriminalised sodomy, the Prohibited Restaurants Act 1997, which banned fast-food franchises in Bermuda, and the Charities Amendment Act 1998, which opened the financial accounts of registered charities to public inspection. His nomination was based on his years of dedication to the legal profession, his advocacy for migrant workers and immigration reform, and his service to the National Museum of Bermuda and the Portuguese Cultural Association of Bermuda.

Personal life

Moniz has been married to Yolanda since 1993, they have one son and three daughters.