Jose Coye (born 1942) is a

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an politician and a member of the

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(PUP). He trained as a Chartered Accountant and worked as a customs officer before going into politics. Coye was mayor of

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from 1995 until 1998, and was a founding member of the Belize Mayors Association. He was elected to the

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in 1998 from the

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constituency of

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, defeating incumbent Prime Minister

Manuel Esquivel Sir Manuel Amadeo Esquivel (2 May 1940 – 10 February 2022) was a Belizean politician. As leader of the United Democratic Party, he served as Prime Minister from 1984 to 1989, and then again from 1993 to 1998. His party's victory in 1984 was ...

.General Elections 1998
Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 9 October 2014) In 2004, Coye was among seven ministers who resigned from Prime Minister

Said Musa Said Wilbert Musa (, born 19 March 1944) is a Belizean lawyer and politician. He was the Prime Minister of Belize from 28 August 1998 to 8 February 2008. Early life and education Said Wilbert Musa was born in 1944 in San Ignacio in the Cayo D ...

's cabinet over a funding dispute involving social security money. However, Coye was reinstated to cabinet after negotiations with the prime minister and other ministers of government. In the 2008 election, Coye was defeated by Carlos Perdomo (UDP) in Caribbean Shores.2008 General Elections Final Results
Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 9 October 2014) Coye lost his bid for the division in April 2011 after he was defeated by Mr. Anthony Mahler in a PUP constituency convention. After leaving office, Coye along with fellow former Belizean Rep. Florencio Marin, Sr. was charged with conspiracy to "misappropriate the value of 56 parcels of land in the Caribbean Shores area." However, in February 2013 the

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threw out the case based on lack of evidence."Joe Coye Makes His Case Against Misfeasance, Again"

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, February 20, 2013. (accessed 9 October 2014)

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1942 births Living people People's United Party politicians Government ministers of Belize Members of the Belize House of Representatives for Caribbean Shores Mayors of Belize City Belizean accountants {{Belize-mayor-stub