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List of prime ministers of Belize
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Prime Minister |
| body | Belize |
| insignia | Coat of arms of Belize.svg |
| insigniasize | 125px |
| insigniacaption | Seal of prime minister of Belize |
| image | Johnny Briceño (52135383761) (cropped).jpg |
| imagesize | 165px |
| incumbent | Johnny Briceño |
| incumbentsince | 12 November 2020 |
| style | The Right Honourable |
| department | Government |
| Cabinet | |
| type | Head of government |
| seat | Belmopan |
| residence | Left Wing, Sir Edney Cain Building, Belmopan |
| appointer | Governor-General |
| termlength | 5 years, no term limit |
| formation | 12 September 1981 |
| precursor | Premier of Belize |
| inaugural | George Cadle Price |
| deputy | Cordel Hyde |
| salary | 91,800 BZD annually |
Cabinet
This article lists the prime ministers and ** deputy prime ministers** of Belize, from the establishment of the position of First Minister of British Honduras in 1961 to the present day.
Office of the Prime Minister of Belize
The office of prime minister is established by section 37 of the Constitution of Belize, which provides that the governor-general of Belize "shall appoint a member of the House of Representatives who is the leader of the political party which commands the support of the majority of the members of that House; and if no political party has an overall majority, he shall appoint a member of that House who appears to him likely to command the support of the majority of the members of that House" The prime minister's principal office is the Sir Edney Cain Building, Belmopan.
List of officeholders
; Political parties
First Minister of British Honduras (1961–1964)
| No. | Portrait | Name | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | Took office | Left office | Time in office | People's United Party}}; color:white" | 1 |
| [[File:George Cadle Price.jpg | 100px]] | George Cadle Price | ||||||
| (1919–2011) | [1961](1961-british-honduras-general-election) | 7 April 1961 | 1 January 1964 | PUP |
Premier of British Honduras (1964–1973)
| No. | Portrait | Name | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | Took office | Left office | Time in office | People's United Party}}; color:white" | 1 |
| [[File:George Cadle Price.jpg | 100px]] | George Cadle Price | ||||||
| (1919–2011) | [1965](1965-british-honduras-general-election) | |||||||
| [1969](1969-british-honduras-general-election) | 1 January 1964 | 1 June 1973 | PUP |
Premier of Belize (1973–1981)
| No. | Portrait | Name | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | Took office | Left office | Time in office | People's United Party}}; color:white" | 1 |
| [[File:George Cadle Price.jpg | 100px]] | George Cadle Price | ||||||
| (1919–2011) | [1974](1974-belizean-general-election) | |||||||
| [1979](1979-belizean-general-election) | 1 June 1973 | 12 September 1981 | PUP |
Prime ministers of Belize (1981–present)
| No. | Portrait | Name | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | Took office | Left office | Time in office | People's United Party}}; color:white" | 1 | United Democratic Party (Belize)}}; color:white" | 2 | People's United Party}}; color:white" | (1) | United Democratic Party (Belize)}}; color:white" | (2) | People's United Party}}; color:white" | 3 | United Democratic Party (Belize)}}; color:white" | 4 | People's United Party}}; color:white" | 5 |
| [[File:George Cadle Price.jpg | 100px]] | George Cadle Price | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1919–2011) | — | 12 September 1981 | 17 December 1984 | PUP | ||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Manuel Esquivel.jpg | 100px]] | Manuel Esquivel | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1940–2022) | [1984](1984-belizean-general-election) | 17 December 1984 | 7 September 1989 | UDP | ||||||||||||||||
| [[File:George Cadle Price.jpg | 100px]] | George Cadle Price | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1919–2011) | [1989](1989-belizean-general-election) | 7 September 1989 | 13 July 1993 | PUP | ||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Manuel Esquivel.jpg | 100px]] | Manuel Esquivel | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1940–2022) | [1993](1993-belizean-general-election) | 13 July 1993 | 28 August 1998 | UDP | ||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Said Musa 2007.jpg | 100px]] | Said Musa | ||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1944) | [1998](1998-belizean-general-election) | |||||||||||||||||||
| [2003](2003-belizean-general-election) | 28 August 1998 | 8 February 2008 | PUP | |||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Belizean Prime Minister, Dean Barrow in London, 27 June 2013 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Dean Barrow | ||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1951) | [2008](2008-belizean-general-election) | |||||||||||||||||||
| [2012](2012-belizean-general-and-local-elections) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [2015](2015-belizean-general-election) | 8 February 2008 | 12 November 2020 | UDP | |||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Johnny Briceño (52135383761) (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Johnny Briceño | ||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1960) | [2020](2020-belizean-general-election) | |||||||||||||||||||
| [2025](2025-belizean-general-election) | 12 November 2020 | Incumbent | PUP |
Timeline
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Belize. They are listed in order of office (Price and Esquivel are shown in order of their first premierships).
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Deputy Prime Minister of Belize
Cabinet of Belize
The deputy prime minister of Belize is an elected official who, according to the Constitution, "serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister of Belize." The deputy prime minister is often the deputy leader of the largest political party in the House of Representatives of Belize that is in government.
List of deputy prime ministers of Belize since (1981–present)
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Took office | Left office | Time in office | People's United Party}}; color:white" | 1 | United Democratic Party (Belize)}}; color:white" | 2 | People's United Party}}; color:white" | (1) | United Democratic Party (Belize)}}; color:white" | 3 | People's United Party}}; color:white" | 4 | People's United Party}}; color:white" | 5 | United Democratic Party (Belize)}}; color:white" | 6 | United Democratic Party (Belize)}}; color:white" | 7 | United Democratic Party (Belize)}}; color:white" | 8 | People's United Party}}; color:white" | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Florencio Marin Sr 2022.jpg | 100px]] | Florencio Marin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1st time) | 12 September 1981 | 14 December 1984 | PUP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Curl Thompson | 15 December 1984 | 4 September 1989 | UDP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Florencio Marin Sr 2022.jpg | 100px]] | Florencio Marin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2nd time) | 5 September 1989 | 30 June 1993 | PUP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Belizean Prime Minister, Dean Barrow in London, 27 June 2013 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Dean Barrow | 1 July 1993 | 27 August 1998 | UDP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Johnny Briceño (52135383761) (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Johnny Briceño | 28 August 1998 | 4 June 2007 | PUP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Juan Vildo Marin | 5 June 2007 | 7 February 2008 | PUP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Gaspar Vega.jpg | 100px]] | Gaspar Vega | 8 February 2008 | 5 May 2016 | UDP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Patrick Faber (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Patrick Faber | 6 May 2016 | 10 February 2020 | UDP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Hugo Patt 2019.jpg | 100px]] | Hugo Patt | 11 February 2020 | 11 November 2020 | UDP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Cordel Hyde 2022.jpg | 100px]] | Cordel Hyde | 12 November 2020 | Incumbent | PUP |
References
References
- "Belize - approved estimates of revenue and expenditure for fiscal year 2013/2014".
- "Part V: The Executive". Belize Legal Information Network.
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