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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
[[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

"Belize - approved estimates of revenue and expenditure for fiscal year 2013/2014".
"Part V: The Executive". Belize Legal Information Network.

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