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.

List of officeholders

; Political parties

First Minister of British Honduras (1961–1964)

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| George Cadle Price<br />

| 1961

| 7 April 1961

| 1 January 1964

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| PUP

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Premier of British Honduras (1964–1973)

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| George Cadle Price<br />

| 1965<br />1969

| 1 January 1964

| 1 June 1973

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| PUP

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Premier of Belize (1973–1981)

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| George Cadle Price<br />

| 1974<br />1979

| 1 June 1973

| 12 September 1981

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| PUP

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Prime ministers of Belize (1981–present)

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| George Cadle Price<br />

| —

| 12 September 1981

| 17 December 1984

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| PUP

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| Manuel Esquivel<br />

| 1984

| 17 December 1984

| 7 September 1989

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| UDP

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| George Cadle Price<br />

| 1989

| 7 September 1989

| 13 July 1993

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| Manuel Esquivel<br />

| 1993

| 13 July 1993

| 28 August 1998

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| UDP

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| Said Musa<br />

| 1998<br />2003

| 28 August 1998

| 8 February 2008

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| Dean Barrow<br />

| 2008<br />2012<br />2015

| 8 February 2008

| 12 November 2020

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| UDP

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| Johnny Briceño<br />

| 2020<br />2025

| 12 November 2020

| Incumbent

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| PUP

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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)

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| Florencio Marin<br />

| 12 September 1981

| 14 December 1984

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| PUP

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| Curl Thompson

| 15 December 1984

| 4 September 1989

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| UDP

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| Florencio Marin<br />

| 5 September 1989

| 30 June 1993

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| PUP

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| Dean Barrow

| 1 July 1993

| 27 August 1998

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| UDP

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| Johnny Briceño

| 28 August 1998

| 4 June 2007

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| PUP

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| Juan Vildo Marin

| 5 June 2007

| 7 February 2008

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| PUP

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| Gaspar Vega

| 8 February 2008

| 5 May 2016

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| UDP

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| Patrick Faber

| 6 May 2016

| 10 February 2020

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| UDP

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| Hugo Patt

| 11 February 2020

| 11 November 2020

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| UDP

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| Cordel Hyde

| 12 November 2020

| Incumbent

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| PUP

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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)

References

  • Belize - Historical events timeline
  • Belize - rulers timeline