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List Of Prime Ministers Of Belize
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. List of officeholders ; Political parties First Minister of British Honduras (1961–1964) Premier of British Honduras (1964–1973) Premier of Belize (1973–1981) Prime ministers of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms Of Belize
The coat of arms of Belize was adopted upon independence in 1981. It differs only slightly different from the arms used when British Honduras, Belize was a British colony (the Union Jack has been removed, and a Mestizo has replaced one of the Belizean Creole people, Afro-Belizean woodcutters supporting the shield). The wreath around the arms is formed of 50 leaves, symbolizing the year 1950, "when Belizeans began the struggle for independence". Within the wreath is a Swietenia, mahogany tree, in front of which is a shield split per chevron and per pale. The upper sections of the shield show the tools of a woodcutter, while the lower section shows a ship under sail. These are symbolic of the importance of mahogany in the 18th- and 19th-century Economy of Belize, Belizean economy. The motto is ''Sub umbra floreo'' ("Under the shade I flourish"), a reference to the country's forests and to its establishment as a colony under British protection. The flag of Belize features the coat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 British Honduras General Election
General elections were held in British Honduras on 26 March 1961. They were the first following a constitutional review, which had increased the number of elected seats from 9 to 18, whilst a further five members would be appointed by the Governor and two would be officials.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p100 The result was a victory for the ruling People's United Party 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 2025 Belizean general election, winning a majority of 26 seats out of 31 in the Belizean Hou ..., which won all 18 seats.General Elections 1961 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belizean Prime Minister, Dean Barrow In London, 27 June 2013 (cropped)
Belizean may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belize, a Central American nation * Belizean people, people originating in Belize whether they live there or in the Belizean diaspora * Belizean population, see Demographics of Belize * Belizean cuisine * Belizean culture, see Culture of Belize * Belizean society Belize's social structure is marked by enduring differences in the distribution of wealth, power, and prestige. Because of the small size of Belize's population and the intimate scale of social relations, the social distance between the rich and ... See also * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Belizean General Election
General elections were held in Belize on 5 March 2003. Belizeans elected 29 members to the House of Representatives for a term of five years. The result was a victory for the ruling People's United Party (PUP), which won 22 of the 29 seats. Background The PUP were seeking a second consecutive term in office after recording significant development in the economy from 1998 to 2003. Their opponents, the UDP, sought to replace them in office because of charges of corruption and mismanagement of public funds. Previous to this election, the parties had alternated their time in office since independence. As an aside, municipal elections had originally been called for this date, creating a situation of triple elections in one day, a first for the Caribbean region according to Myrtle Palacio of the EBD. As a postscript, Cayo South winner Agripino Cawich Sr. died of illness in August 2003. UDP candidate John Saldivar, who had lost to Cawich in March, won the subsequent by-election ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Belizean General Election
General elections were held in Belize on 27 August 1998.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p104 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.Unofficial election results of twenty-nine constituencies Channel 5 Belize, August 28, 1998. (accessed 5 October 2014) Voter turnout was 90%, the highest since independence. Background The ruling United Democratic Party (UDP) was ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Said Musa
Said Wilbert Musa (, born 19 March 1944) is a Belizean lawyer and politician. He was the third prime minister of Belize from 28 August 1998 to 8 February 2008. Early life and education Said Wilbert Musa was born in 1944 in San Ignacio in the Cayo District of what was then British Honduras. He was the fourth of eight children by Aurora Musa, née Gibbs, and Hamid Musa, a Palestinian immigrant from Al-Bireh. Hamid Musa was also involved in politics, running for the British Honduras Legislative Assembly as a National Party candidate in the 1957 general elections. As a boy, Musa attended Saint Andrew's Primary School in San Ignacio. He then attended high school at St Michael's College in Belize City and later St John's College Sixth Form. While living in Belize City, Said Musa aided his parents by selling tamales and other Belizean delicacies. After completing secondary school he then studied law at the University of Manchester in England, receiving an Honours Degree in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Said Musa 2007
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1993 Belizean General Election
General elections were held in Belize on 30 June 1993.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p104 Although the People's United Party received the most votes, the United Democratic Party– National Alliance for Belizean Rights alliance won the most seats. Voter turnout was 72%. Background British forces, kept in Belize by agreement of its government since independence in 1981, were scheduled to leave in 1993 or 1994. There was widespread belief that Belize would fall prey to Guatemalan incursions if the British left. The PUP won the previous election with a two-seat majority. However, by early 1993 its majority had increased to six thanks to newly elected UDP Area Rep. William Usher of Toledo West crossing the floor to the PUP days after the 1989 election, and a January 1993 by-election win in Freetown after the UDP's Derek Aikman was forced to resign due to bankruptcy.Ramos, Adele"Bombshell: Mahmud resigns!" '' Amandala'', 25 Novemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Belizean General Election
General elections were held in Belize on 4 September 1989.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p104 The result was a narrow victory for the People's United Party, which won 15 of the 28 seats. The United Democratic Party lost its supermajority, moving into opposition. Voter turnout was 72.6%. Background The ruling United Democratic Party was finishing its first term and sought re-election on the basis of improved economic indicators and standard of living. The People's United Party painted them as lusting after foreign aid and recognition, particularly from the United States and Taiwan. Another issue was national security; the PUP attacked a CIA-like operation known as the Secret Intelligence Service as being a spy network for the UDP and promised freedom of the press and other fundamental freedoms enshrined in the constitution. Longtime PUP leader George Cadle Price returned to both the House of Representatives and as prime minist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Belizean General Election
General elections were held in Belize on 14 December 1984.Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p104 The result was a victory for the opposition United Democratic Party, which won 21 of the 28 seats. Voter turnout was 75.0%. Background The elections were the first in Belize since it achieved full independence from the United Kingdom in 1981. In its more than 30 years of existence, the ruling People's United Party had never lost an election at the national level, whilst the opposition had never won more than six seats (out of a possible eighteen in 1974). However, by 1984 the PUP were presiding over an economy in recession and that had just recently been bailed out by the IMF. The party was internally fractured and faced a United Democratic Party that had made significant gains since losing the last general election in 1979. Senator Manuel Esquivel – who Prime Minister George Price defeated in his own House constituency in 1979 – became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Esquivel
Sir Manuel Amadeo Esquivel (2 May 1940 – 10 February 2022) 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. Early life Esquivel was born in Belize City when it was the capital of the British Crown Colony of British Honduras. He attended St John's College and later earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physics at Loyola University New Orleans; he subsequently pursued a postgraduate certificate in physics education at Bristol University, England. Politics After the 1969 British Honduras election, Esquivel became head of the pro-business Liberal Party, which later merged with two other parties in 1973 to form the United Democratic Party (UDP). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Belizean General Election
General elections were held in Belize on 21 November 1979.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p104 The result was a victory for the ruling People's United Party, which won 13 of the 18 seats. Voter turnout was 90%.General Elections 1979 Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014) Background The PUP went into the election with a 13–5 majority, having picked up a seat after the previous election when Toledo District Area Rep.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
