List of prime ministers of Belize
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| Prime Minister of Belize | |
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| Government Cabinet | |
| Style | The Right Honourable |
| Type | Head of government |
| Residence | Left Wing, Sir Edney Cain Building, Belmopan |
| Seat | Belmopan |
| Appointer | Governor-General |
| Term length | 5 years, no term limit |
| Precursor | Premier of Belize |
| Inaugural holder | George Cadle Price |
| Formation | 12 September 1981 |
| Deputy | Cordel Hyde |
| Salary | 91,800 BZD annually[1] |
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The following article contains a list of prime ministers of Belize and deputy prime ministers, 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
[edit]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.[2]
List of officeholders
[edit]- Political parties
First Minister of British Honduras (1961–1964)
[edit]| 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 | PUP |
Premier of British Honduras (1964–1973)
[edit]| 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 | PUP |
Premier of Belize (1973–1981)
[edit]| 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 | PUP |
Prime ministers of Belize (1981–present)
[edit]| 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) |
— | 12 September 1981 | 17 December 1984 | 3 years, 96 days | PUP |
| 2 | 
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Manuel Esquivel (1940–2022) |
1984 | 17 December 1984 | 7 September 1989 | 4 years, 264 days | UDP |
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George Cadle Price (1919–2011) |
1989 | 7 September 1989 | 13 July 1993 | 3 years, 309 days | PUP |
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Manuel Esquivel (1940–2022) |
1993 | 13 July 1993 | 28 August 1998 | 5 years, 46 days | UDP |
| 3 | 
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Said Musa (born 1944) |
1998 2003 |
28 August 1998 | 8 February 2008 | 9 years, 164 days | PUP |
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Dean Barrow (born 1951) |
2008 2012 2015 |
8 February 2008 | 12 November 2020 | 12 years, 278 days | UDP |
| 5 |
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Johnny Briceño (born 1960) |
2020 | 12 November 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 45 days |
PUP |
Timeline
[edit]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).
Deputy Prime Minister of Belize
[edit]| Deputy Prime Minister of Belize | |
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| Government of Belize Cabinet of Belize | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Residence | Belize City, Belize |
| Appointer | Froyla Tzalam |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the prime minister |
| Inaugural holder | Florencio Marin, Sr. |
| Formation | September 21, 1981 |
| Website | House of Representatives |
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)
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
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Florencio Marin (1st time) |
12 September 1981 | 14 December 1984 | 3 years, 93 days | PUP |
| 2 | Curl Thompson | 15 December 1984 | 4 September 1989 | 4 years, 263 days | UDP | |
| (1) |
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Florencio Marin (2nd time) |
5 September 1989 | 30 June 1993 | 3 years, 298 days | PUP |
| 3 |
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Dean Barrow | 1 July 1993 | 27 August 1998 | 5 years, 57 days | UDP |
| 4 |
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Johnny Briceño | 28 August 1998 | 4 June 2007 | 8 years, 280 days | PUP |
| 5 | Juan Vildo Marin | 5 June 2007 | 7 February 2008 | 247 days | PUP | |
| 6 | 
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Gaspar Vega | 8 February 2008 | 5 May 2016 | 8 years, 87 days | UDP |
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Patrick Faber | 6 May 2016 | 10 February 2020 | 3 years, 280 days | UDP |
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Hugo Patt | 11 February 2020 | 11 November 2020 | 274 days | UDP |
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Cordel Hyde | 12 November 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 45 days | PUP |
See also
[edit]- List of governors of British Honduras
- Governor-General of Belize
- List of prime ministers of Queen Elizabeth II
- List of Commonwealth heads of government
- List of Privy Counsellors (1952–2022)
References
[edit]- ^ "Belize - approved estimates of revenue and expenditure for fiscal year 2013/2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ "Part V: The Executive". Constitution of Belize. Belize Legal Information Network. Retrieved 23 December 2021.