Francisco Adolfo Lizarraga (26 December 1935 – 23 November 2012) was

Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...

an politician who served a single term in the

Belize House of Representatives The House of Representatives of Belize is one of two chambers of the National Assembly, the other being the Senate. It was created under the 1981 constitution. Members are commonly called "Area Representatives." Area Representatives are elect ...

in the 1970s. Lizarraga was a member of the

People's United Party The People's United Party (PUP) is one of two major political parties in Belize. It is currently the governing party of Belize after success in the 2020 Belizean general election, winning a majority of 26 seats out of 31 in the Belizean House ...

Career

A member of the

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Council, Lizarraga was elected to the Belize House from the

-based Pickstock constituency in 1974, succeeding his mother,

Gwendolyn Lizarraga Gwendolyn Margaret Lizarraga, MBE (11 July 1901 – 9 June 1975) commonly known as Madam Liz, was a Belizean businesswoman, women's rights activist and politician. She was the first woman elected to the British Honduras Legislative Assembly (now t ...

.General Elections 1974
, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014) During his term Lizarraga served as deputy speaker."Francisco Adolfo Lizarraga"
Mothe Funeral Homes LLC. (accessed 7 September 2015) He was not a candidate for reelection in 1979. In addition to his government service Lizarraga also served as editor of the '' Belize Times''."Former Mayor, Area Representative, Eminent Belizean Adolfo Lizarraga, passes"
'' Belize Times'', 30 November 2012. (accessed 7 September 2015) Upon leaving office Lizarraga moved to the United States where he worked for the American Overseas Trading Company in

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1935 births 2012 deaths People's United Party politicians Members of the Belize House of Representatives for Pickstock {{Belize-politician-stub