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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

List of officeholders

Political parties

First Minister of British Honduras (1961–1964)

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 1		George Cadle Price Template:Small	1961	7 April 1961	1 January 1964	Template:Age in years and days	PUP

Premier of British Honduras (1964–1973)

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 1		George Cadle Price Template:Small	1965 1969	1 January 1964	1 June 1973	Template:Age in years and days	PUP

Premier of Belize (1973–1981)

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 1		George Cadle Price Template:Small	1974 1979	1 June 1973	12 September 1981	Template:Age in years and days	PUP

Prime ministers of Belize (1981–present)

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 1		George Cadle Price Template:Small	—	12 September 1981	17 December 1984	Template:Age in years and days	PUP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 2		Manuel Esquivel Template:Small	1984	17 December 1984	7 September 1989	Template:Age in years and days	UDP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| (1)		George Cadle Price Template:Small	1989	7 September 1989	13 July 1993	Template:Age in years and days	PUP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| (2)		Manuel Esquivel Template:Small	1993	13 July 1993	28 August 1998	Template:Age in years and days	UDP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 3		Said Musa Template:Small	1998 2003	28 August 1998	8 February 2008	Template:Age in years and days	PUP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 4		Dean Barrow Template:Small	2008 2012 2015	8 February 2008	12 November 2020	Template:Age in years and days	UDP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 5		Johnny Briceño Template:Small	2020 2025	12 November 2020	Incumbent	Template:Age in years and days	PUP

Timeline

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Belize. They are listed in order of office (Price and Esquivel are shown in order of their first premierships).

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Deputy Prime Minister of Belize

The deputy prime minister of Belize is an elected official who, according to the Constitution, "serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister of Belize." The deputy prime minister is often the deputy leader of the largest political party in the House of Representatives of Belize that is in government.

List of deputy prime ministers of Belize since (1981–present)

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Political party
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 1		Florencio Marin Template:Small	12 September 1981	14 December 1984	Template:Age in years and days	PUP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 2		Curl Thompson	15 December 1984	4 September 1989	Template:Age in years and days	UDP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| (1)		Florencio Marin Template:Small	5 September 1989	30 June 1993	Template:Age in years and days	PUP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 3		Dean Barrow	1 July 1993	27 August 1998	Template:Age in years and days	UDP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 4		Johnny Briceño	28 August 1998	4 June 2007	Template:Age in years and days	PUP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 5		Juan Vildo Marin	5 June 2007	7 February 2008	Template:Age in years and days	PUP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 6		Gaspar Vega	8 February 2008	5 May 2016	Template:Age in years and days	UDP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 7		Patrick Faber	6 May 2016	10 February 2020	Template:Age in years and days	UDP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 8		Hugo Patt	11 February 2020	11 November 2020	Template:Age in years and days	UDP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white"| 9		Cordel Hyde	12 November 2020	Incumbent	Template:Age in years and days	PUP

See also

• List of governors of British Honduras
• Governor-General of Belize
• List of heads of state of Belize
• List of prime ministers of Elizabeth II
• List of prime ministers of Charles III
• List of Commonwealth heads of government
• List of Privy Counsellors (1952–2022)
• List of Privy Counsellors (2022–present)

External links

• Belize - Historical events timeline
• Belize - rulers timeline