Michael "Hutchy" Hutchinson is a

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 ...

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

. He is a former Minister of State for

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and

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. A member of the United Democratic Party, Hutchinson was elected to 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 ...

from the Belize Rural Central

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in 2008, defeating

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Cabinet minister

Ralph Fonseca Ralph Henry Fonseca (born 9 August 1949) is a Belizean politician and a member of the People's United Party. Political history In 1984, he became a candidate for the House of Representatives in Queen's Square, running against attorney and ci ...

.2008 General Elections Final Results
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. (accessed 19 November 2014) He was defeated for re-election in 2012 by

Dolores Balderamos-García Dolores Balderamos-García (born 1957) is a Belizean lawyer, politician, activist, broadcaster and author. As a member of the People's United Party, she served as Belize's Minister of Human Development, Women and Civil Society, where her emphasis ...

.GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS 2012
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