Jorge Luis Espat (born September 10, 1959) is a
Belizean academic and politician. Espat is a former member
People's United Party area representative in the
Belize House of Representatives. He served on the faculty of
St. John's College in
Belize City as an instructor and later as president.
Political career
Espat was elected to the Belize House from
Freetown in a January 1993 by-election.
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'' Amandala''. (accessed 22 November 2014) He was elected to a full term later in 1993 and re-elected in 1998. He served as a minister in the
Said Musa government until resigning a few years later after alleging corruption within his own party. Espat was not a candidate for re-election in 2003.
Espat is famously known in Belize for claiming with regards to the PUP, "We are messed up!" In 2013 Espat joined the opposition
United Democratic Party.
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Great Belize Television, 22 March 2013. (accessed 14 May 2015)
Education
Espat attended
Holy Redeemer Primary School followed by
St. John's College,
Belize City;
Fordham University
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New York City
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; and
Viterbo University,
La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Espat also served as vice principal of
Excelsior High School from 1993 to 1995. Espat now teaches economics at
Saint John's College Junior College in Belize City.
Family
Espat is the brother of former PUP
Albert Area Rep.
Mark Espat.
He is also cousin to the current area representative for the PUP Luke Espat.
External links
belize.gov.bz biography
References
1959 births
Living people
People's United Party politicians
Government ministers of Belize
Members of the Belize House of Representatives for Freetown
Belizean academics
Fordham University alumni
Viterbo University alumni
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