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.
Said Wilbert Musa is a Belizean lawyer and politician. He was the third prime minister of Belize from 28 August 1998 to 8 February 2008.
The People's United Party 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.
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.
John Antonio Briceño is a Belizean politician who is the fifth and current prime minister of Belize since 12 November 2020 and the leader of the People's United Party (PUP) since 2016. He was Leader of the Opposition from 2008 to 2011 and from 2016 to 2020. From 1998 to 2007,he served as the deputy prime minister under Prime Minister Said Musa.
The House of Representatives of Belize is the lower chamber of the National Assembly,the other being the Senate. It was created under the 1981 constitution. Members are commonly called "Area Representatives".
The Senate is the upper chamber of the National Assembly of Belize. It has 13 members appointed for a five-year term by the governor general.
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.
Lisa Shoman SC is a Belizean attorney,politician,judge,and former diplomat. Shoman served as Foreign Minister of Belize and as a member of the Senate of Belize from 2007 to 2008. Prior to this,she served concurrently as Ambassador to the United States and as Permanent Representative to the Organisation of American States (OAS) from 24 August 2000 until 5 June 2007. She was the first woman to serve as Ambassador to the United States.
Francis William Fonseca is a Belizean politician who has served as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade since 2024. He served as leader of the People's United Party (PUP) and as Leader of the Opposition of Belize from 2011 to 2016.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belize is the government ministry of Belize which oversees foreign relations of the country.
His Majesty's Government in Belize,also referred to as the Belizean Government is the democratic administrative authority of Belize,a constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary democracy. It was formed in 1981 after gaining sovereignty from the United Kingdom. The constitution is the supreme law of Belize.
The Attorney-General of Belize is a cabinet-level official who acts as the principal legal adviser to the government of Belize.
Rodwell Ferguson is a Belizean politician and businessman. A member of the People's United Party,he is currently serving as Minister of Youth,Sports,and Transport in the cabinet of Prime Minister Johnny Briceño.
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.
Darrell Bradley is a Belizean attorney and politician. A member of the United Democratic Party (UDP),he served as Mayor of Belize City from 2012 to 2018. From 2019 to 2020,he was President of the Senate.
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.
Valerie Woods Smith is a Belizean politician who has served as Speaker of the House of Representatives since December 2020.
Vernon Harrison Courtenay was a Belizean lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1983 to 1984.
