List of prime ministers of Belize
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Prime Minister of Belize | |
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since 12 November 2020 | |
Style | The Right Honourable |
Residence | Left Wing, Sir Edney Cain Building, Belmopan |
Appointer | Governor-General of Belize |
Term length | Max three parliamentary terms[1] |
Inaugural holder | George Cadle Price |
Formation | 12 September 1981 |
Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
Salary | 91,800 BZD annually[2] |
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The following article contains a list of prime ministers of Belize, from the establishment of the position of First Minister of British Honduras in 1961 to the present day.
First Minister of British Honduras (1961–1964)
№ | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political Party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
style="background:Template:People's United Party/meta/color; color:white"|1 | George Cadle Price (1919–2011) |
1961 | 7 April 1961 | 1 January 1964 | 2 years,
269 days |
People's United Party |
Premier of British Honduras (1964–1973)
№ | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political Party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
style="background:Template:People's United Party/meta/color; color:white"|1 | George Cadle Price (1919–2011) |
1965 1969 |
1 January 1964 | 1 June 1973 | 9 years,
151 days |
People's United Party |
Premier of Belize (1973–1981)
№ | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political Party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
style="background:Template:People's United Party/meta/color; color:white"|1 | George Cadle Price (1919–2011) |
1974 1979 |
1 June 1973 | 12 September 1981 | 8 years,
103 days |
People's United Party |
Prime Ministers of Belize (1981–present)
№ | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political Party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
style="background:Template:People's United Party/meta/color; color:white"|1 | George Cadle Price (1919–2011) |
— | 12 September 1981 | 17 December 1984 | 3 years,
96 days |
People's United Party | |
style="background:Template:United Democratic Party (Belize)/meta/color; color:white"|2 | Manuel Esquivel (1940–) |
1984 | 17 December 1984 | 7 September 1989 | 4 years,
264 days |
United Democratic Party | |
style="background:Template:People's United Party/meta/color; color:white"|(1) | George Cadle Price (1919–2011) |
1989 | 7 September 1989 | 13 July 1993 | 3 years,
309 days |
People's United Party | |
style="background:Template:United Democratic Party (Belize)/meta/color; color:white"|(2) | Manuel Esquivel (1940–) |
1993 | 13 July 1993 | 28 August 1998 | 5 years,
46 days |
United Democratic Party | |
style="background:Template:People's United Party/meta/color; color:white"|3 | Said Musa (1944–) |
1998 2003 |
28 August 1998 | 8 February 2008 | 9 years,
164 days |
People's United Party | |
style="background:Template:United Democratic Party (Belize)/meta/color; color:white"|4 | Dean Barrow (1951–) |
2008 2012 2015 |
8 February 2008 | 12 November 2020 | 16 years, 287 days | United Democratic Party | |
style="background:Template:People's United Party/meta/color; color:white"|5 | Johnny Briceño (1960–) |
2020 | 12 November 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 9 days (as of 21 November 2024) |
People's United Party |
Office
The Prime Minister's principal office is the Sir Edney Cain Building, Belmopan.
See also
- List of Governors of British Honduras
- Governor-General of Belize
- Prime Ministers of Queen Elizabeth II
- List of Commonwealth Heads of Government
- List of Privy Counsellors (1952–present)