List of heads of state of Belize

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This is a list of the heads of state of Belize, from the independence of Belize in 1981 to the present day.

From 1981 the head of state under the Belize Act 1981 is the Queen of Belize, Elizabeth II, who is also the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The Queen is represented in Belize by a Governor-General.

Monarch (1981–present)[]

The succession to the throne is the same as the succession to the British throne.

No.	Monarch (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Reign			Royal House	Prime minister(s)
			Reign start	Reign end	Duration
1	Queen Elizabeth II (born 1926)		21 September 1981	Incumbent	40 years, 156 days	Windsor	Price Esquivel Price Esquivel Musa Barrow Briceño

Governor-General[]

The Governor-General is the representative of the Monarch in Belize and exercises most of the powers of the Monarch. The Governor-General is appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the Monarch. After the passage of the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Governor-General is appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Belize without the involvement of the British government. In the event of a vacancy the Chief Justice served as Officer Administering the Government.

Status

No.	Portrait	Governor-General (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Monarch	Prime minister(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Dame Elmira Minita Gordon (1930–2021)	21 September 1981	17 November 1993	12 years, 57 days	Elizabeth II	Price Esquivel Price Esquivel
2		Sir Colville Young (born 1932)	17 November 1993	30 April 2021	28 years, 99 days	Elizabeth II	Esquivel Musa Barrow Briceño
3		Froyla Tzalam (Unknown)	27 May 2021	Incumbent	273 days	Elizabeth II	Briceño

Standards[]

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  Governor-General's Standard

Living former heads of state[]

There is one living former Belizean Head of State. The most recent Belizean Head of State to die was Dame Elmira Minita Gordon (1930–2021) on 1 January 2021.

Image	Name	Term/Reign	Office	Date of birth
	Sir Colville Young	1993–2021	Governor-General of Belize	(1932-11-20) 20 November 1932 (age 89)

References[]

External links[]

• World Statesmen – Belize
• Rulers.org – Belize