List of prime ministers of Belize
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| Prime Minister of Belize | |
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| Government of Belize Cabinet of Belize | |
| Style | The Right Honourable |
| Type | Head of government |
| Residence | Left Wing, Sir Edney Cain Building, Belmopan |
| Seat | Belmopan |
| Appointer | Governor-General of Belize |
| Term length | At the Governor-General's pleasure Max three parliamentary terms[1] |
| Precursor | Premier of Belize |
| Inaugural holder | George Cadle Price |
| Formation | 12 September 1981 |
| Deputy | Cordel Hyde |
| Salary | 91,800 BZD annually[2] |
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The following article contains a list of prime ministers of Belize, from the establishment of the position of First Minister of British Honduras in 1961 to the present day.
Office[]
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".[3]
First Minister of British Honduras (1961–1964)[]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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George Cadle Price (1919–2011) |
1961 | 7 April 1961 | 1 January 1964 | 2 years, 269 days | People's United Party |
Premier of British Honduras (1964–1973)[]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |
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George Cadle Price (1919–2011) |
1965 1969 |
1 January 1964 | 1 June 1973 | 9 years, 151 days | People's United Party |
Premier of Belize (1973–1981)[]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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George Cadle Price (1919–2011) |
1974 1979 |
1 June 1973 | 12 September 1981 | 8 years, 103 days | People's United Party |
Prime ministers of Belize (1981–present)[]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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George Cadle Price (1919–2011) |
— | 12 September 1981 | 17 December 1984 | 3 years, 96 days | People's United Party |
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Manuel Esquivel (1940–2022) |
1984 | 17 December 1984 | 7 September 1989 | 4 years, 264 days | United Democratic Party |
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George Cadle Price (1919–2011) |
1989 | 7 September 1989 | 13 July 1993 | 3 years, 309 days | People's United Party |
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Manuel Esquivel (1940–2022) |
1993 | 13 July 1993 | 28 August 1998 | 5 years, 46 days | United Democratic Party |
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Said Musa (born 1944) |
1998 2003 |
28 August 1998 | 8 February 2008 | 9 years, 164 days | People's United Party |
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Dean Barrow (born 1951) |
2008 2012 2015 |
8 February 2008 | 12 November 2020 | 12 years, 278 days | United Democratic Party |
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Johnny Briceño (born 1960) |
2020 | 12 November 2020 | Incumbent | 1 year, 100 days (as of 20 February 2022) |
People's United Party |
Office[]
The Prime Minister's principal office is the Sir Edney Cain Building, Belmopan.
See also[]
- List of Governors of British Honduras
- Governor-General of Belize
- Prime Ministers of Queen Elizabeth II
- List of Commonwealth Heads of Government
- List of Privy Counsellors (1952–present)
References[]
- ^ https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Belize_2011.pdf?lang=en[bare URL]
- ^ http://www.caribbeanelections.com/eDocs/budget/bz_budget/bz_approved_estimates_2013_2014.pdf
- ^ "Part V: The Executive". Constitution of Belize. Belize Legal Information Network. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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