Michael George Peyrefitte is a

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an attorney and politician. Peyrefitte studied at

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. He stood as a UDP candidate in the 2008 election, coming within 16 votes of unseating

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. From 2012 to 2017, Peyrefitte served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of Belize. In 2017, he was appointed

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. He was at the same time appointed as a

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for the UDP. In 2020, Peyrefitte was reappointed as a Senator for the UDP.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Peyrefitte, Michael Living people Members of the Senate (Belize) Speakers of the House of Representatives (Belize) United Democratic Party (Belize) politicians Attorneys-general of Belize University of the West Indies alumni