Related Research Articles
Belize is a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy,whereby the king of Belize serves as head of state and the prime minister is the head of government,and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Parliament of Belize.
George Cadle Price was a Belizean statesman who served as the head of government of Belize from 1961 to 1984 and 1989 to 1993. He was the first minister and premier under British rule until independence in 1981 and was the nation's first prime minister after independence that year. He is considered one of the principal architects of Belizean independence. Today he is referred to by many as the "Father of the Nation". Price effectively dominated Belizean politics from the early 1960s until his 1996 retirement from party leadership,having been the nation's head of government under various titles for most of that period.
The People's United Party (PUP) is one of two major political parties in Belize. It is currently the governing party of Belize after success in the 2020 Belizean general election,winning a majority of 26 seats out of 31 in the Belizean House of Representatives. It is a centre-left Christian democratic party. The party leader is Johnny Briceño,who currently serves as the Prime Minister of Belize.
The United Democratic Party (UDP) is one of the two major political parties in Belize. It is currently the main opposition party,having lost the 2020 Belizean general election,after previously holding the government across three prior terms. Founded as a centre-right conservative party,the UDP is led by Shyne Barrow.
Sir Manuel Amadeo Esquivel was a Belizean politician. As leader of the United Democratic Party,he served as the second prime minister of Belize from 1984 to 1989,and then again from 1993 to 1998. His party's victory in 1984 was the first time an opposition party had won a general election in Belize.
Elections in Belize are the duly held elections held at various levels of government in the nation of Belize.
Dean Oliver Barrow,SC PC is a politician from Belize who served as the fourth prime minister of Belize from 2008 until 2020 and as leader of Belize's United Democratic Party.
General elections were held in Belize on 27 August 1998. The result was a victory for the People's United Party,which won 26 of the 29 seats and Said Musa was elected as Prime Minister for the first time. Voter turnout was 90%,the highest since independence.
General elections were held in Belize on 14 December 1984. The result was a victory for the opposition United Democratic Party,which won 21 of the 28 seats. Voter turnout was 75.0%.
The National Alliance for Belizean Rights (NABR),formed as the Patriotic Alliance for Territorial Integrity,was a political party in Belize in the 1990s. The party colour was forest green.
The Leader of the Opposition is an elected official who,according to the Constitution,"commands the support of those elected officials that do not support the Government." The Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the largest political party in the House of Representatives that is not in government.
Philip Stanley Wilberforce Goldson was a Belizean newspaper editor,activist and politician. He served in the House of Representatives of Belize as member for the Albert constituency from 1965 to 1998 and twice as a minister. Goldson was a founding member of both of Belize's current major political parties,the People's United Party (PUP) in the 1950s and the United Democratic Party (UDP) in the 1970s. He was also the leading spokesman of the hardline anti-Guatemalan territorial claims National Alliance for Belizean Rights party in the 1990s.
Dean Russel Lindo was a Belizean attorney and politician. He was one of the principal founders of the United Democratic Party in 1973 and served as its first leader from 1974 to 1979.
Michael Kwame Finnegan is a Belizean politician and a member of the United Democratic Party. He served as Minister of Housing and Urban Development in Prime Minister Dean Barrow's cabinet. He was a member of the House of Representatives,representing the Mesopotamia Electoral Division in Belize City from 1993 to 2020. Finnegan hosts the television show Mek Wave and Lik Road.
Francis William Fonseca is a Belizean politician who served as leader of the People's United Party (PUP) and as Leader of the Opposition of Belize from 2011 to 2016. First elected to the Belize House of Representatives from the Belize City-based Freetown constituency in 2003,Fonseca served as Attorney General and Minister of Education,Culture and Labour in Prime Minister Said Musa's cabinet until February 2008,when the PUP lost the general election to the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP). Fonseca was one of only six PUP representatives nationwide to retain his seat in the National Assembly in the 2008 election.
Patrick Jason Faber is a Belizean politician. He was the leader of the Opposition. He formerly served as the minister of Education,Youth Sports and Culture. In July 2020 he was appointed the leader of the United Democratic Party,after Prime Minister Dean Barrow stated his plans to retire at the end of his term.
Anthony "Boots" Martinez is a Belizean politician. A member of the United Democratic Party,Martinez was first elected to the Belize House of Representatives from the Southside Belize City-based Port Loyola constituency in 2003 after an unsuccessful 1998 campaign. He served as Minister of Public Works from 2008 to 2012 under Prime Minister Dean Barrow. After the UDP government was re-elected in 2012 Martinez became Minister of Human Development,Social Transformation and Poverty Alleviation.
John Birchman Saldivar is a Belizean politician. A member of the United Democratic Party,Saldivar has represented the Belmopan constituency in the Belize House of Representatives from its creation in 2008 until his defeat in the 2020 general election. He was previously Area Representative for Cayo South.
General elections were held in Belize on 4 November 2015 to elect members of the House of Representatives. On 28 September 2015 Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced that he had advised the Governor-General to dissolve the National Assembly and to fix Wednesday 4 November 2015 as the date for the next general elections.
General elections were held in Belize on 11 November 2020 to elect the 31 members of the House of Representatives. Nomination day was 21 October.
References
- ↑ "The United Democratic Party at 40" Archived 2014-08-12 at the Wayback Machine , United Democratic Party. (accessed 31 March 2015)
- ↑ "Patriots Honoured", Tropical Vision Limited, 17 September 2010. (accessed 31 March 2015)
  | This article about a Belizean politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |