Maxwell Ewing Samuels (born 18 September 1940 in

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) is a

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an politician and a member of the

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. He represented the

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constituency of

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in the

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from 1993 until 2008. A long time law enforcement officer, Samuels served as Commissioner of Police from 1981 until 1986. He was first elected to the Belize House in 1993, defeating United Democratic Party incumbent Area Rep. Sam Rhaburn by four votes.General Elections 1993

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. (accessed 19 November 2014) He was re-elected in 1998 and 2003. Under Prime Minister

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Samuels served as Minister of Communications, Transport and Public Utilities until 2005. Samuels was not a candidate for re-election in 2008.2008 General Elections Final Results
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. (accessed 3 December 2014)

External links

belize.gov.bz biography

References

1940 births Living people People from Belize City People's United Party politicians Government ministers of Belize Members of the Belize House of Representatives for Belize Rural North Belizean police chiefs {{Belize-politician-stub