Darrell Bradley (born 1978) is a Belizean attorney and politician. A member of the United Democratic Party (UDP), he served as Mayor of

Belize City Belize City is the largest city in Belize. It was once the capital city, capital of the former British Honduras. According to the 2022 census, Belize City has a population of 63,999 people. It is at the mouth of the Haulover Creek, which is a ...

from 2012 to 2018.Belize City Council - Mayor's Biography
, The Belize City Council. (accessed 4 May 2015) From 2019 to 2020, he was

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Early life and education

Bradley was born in 1978. He is an alumnus of

Saint Louis University Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Missi ...

and the

University of the West Indies The University of the West Indies (UWI), originally University College of the West Indies, is a public university system established to serve the higher education needs of the residents of 18 English-speaking countries and territories in t ...

Career

Before Bradley's mayoral run, he served as youth director for the United Democratic Party. Bradley was elected Mayor of Belize City in 2012 and was re-elected in 2015."U.D.P. Sweeps 2015 Municipal Elections: Darrell Bradley Re-elected to City Hall"
Great Belize Television, 5 March 2015. (accessed 16 March 2015) In August 2017, Bradley announced he would run for re-election as mayor of Belize City in 2018 but would remain active in politics."Bradley exits City Council – Not seeking re election"
''Breaking Belize News'', 1 August 2017. (accessed 8 August 2017) He was succeeded as mayor by Bernard Wagner. Bradley was the UDP nominee for the

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in the Caribbean Shores

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at the 2015 general election, however, he lost to the PUP candidate Kareem Musa.Humes, Aaron
"Santino Castillo hands over to Darrell Bradley in Caribbean Shores"
''Breaking Belize News'', 16 April 2015. (accessed 22 April 2015) He was appointed

on 26 June 2019, serving until 11 December 2020. He indicated he would run for the leadership of the UDP to replace Patrick Faber in 2020.

References

1978 births Date of birth missing (living people) Presidents of the Senate (Belize) Belizean lawyers Living people Mayors of Belize City Saint Louis University alumni United Democratic Party (Belize) politicians University of the West Indies alumni {{Belize-politician-stub