List of prime ministers of Belize

Prime Minister of Belize
Seal of prime minister of Belize
Incumbent Johnny Briceño since 12 November 2020
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]

This article lists the prime ministers and deputy prime ministers of Belize, 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

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

Political parties

   People's United Party (PUP)

   United Democratic Party (UDP)

First Minister of British Honduras (1961–1964)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		George Cadle Price (1919–2011)	1961	7 April 1961	1 January 1964	2 years, 269 days	PUP

Premier of British Honduras (1964–1973)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		George Cadle Price (1919–2011)	1965 1969	1 January 1964	1 June 1973	9 years, 151 days	PUP

Premier of Belize (1973–1981)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		George Cadle Price (1919–2011)	1974 1979	1 June 1973	12 September 1981	8 years, 103 days	PUP

Prime ministers of Belize (1981–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		George Cadle Price (1919–2011)	—	12 September 1981	17 December 1984	3 years, 96 days	PUP
2		Manuel Esquivel (1940–2022)	1984	17 December 1984	7 September 1989	4 years, 264 days	UDP
(1)		George Cadle Price (1919–2011)	1989	7 September 1989	13 July 1993	3 years, 309 days	PUP
(2)		Manuel Esquivel (1940–2022)	1993	13 July 1993	28 August 1998	5 years, 46 days	UDP
3		Said Musa (born 1944)	1998 2003	28 August 1998	8 February 2008	9 years, 164 days	PUP
4		Dean Barrow (born 1951)	2008 2012 2015	8 February 2008	12 November 2020	12 years, 278 days	UDP
5		Johnny Briceño (born 1960)	2020	12 November 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 116 days	PUP

Timeline

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

Deputy Prime Minister of Belize
Incumbent Cordel Hyde since November 13, 2020
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)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		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)		Florencio Marin (2nd time)	5 September 1989	30 June 1993	3 years, 298 days	PUP
3		Dean Barrow	1 July 1993	27 August 1998	5 years, 57 days	UDP
4		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		Gaspar Vega	8 February 2008	5 May 2016	8 years, 87 days	UDP
7		Patrick Faber	6 May 2016	10 February 2020	3 years, 280 days	UDP
8		Hugo Patt	11 February 2020	11 November 2020	274 days	UDP
9		Cordel Hyde	12 November 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 116 days	PUP

See also

• List of governors of British Honduras
• Governor-General of Belize
• List of heads of state of Belize
• List of prime ministers of Elizabeth II
• List of prime ministers of Charles III
• List of Commonwealth heads of government
• List of Privy Counsellors (1952–2022)
• List of Privy Counsellors (2022–present)

References

1. "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.
2. "Part V: The Executive". Constitution of Belize. Belize Legal Information Network. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

External links

• Belize - Historical events timeline
• Belize - rulers timeline