The following article contains a list of Prime Ministers of

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 wa ...

and Deputy Prime Ministers, from the establishment of the position of First Minister of

British Honduras British Honduras was a British Crown colony on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, from 1783 to 1964, then a self-governing colony, renamed Belize in June 1973,

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 House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...

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 Belmopan () is the capital city of Belize. Its population in 2010 was 16,451. In addition to being the smallest capital city in the continental Americas by population, Belmopan is the third-largest settlement in Belize, behind Belize City and S ...

First Minister of British Honduras (1961–1964)

Premier of British Honduras (1964–1973)

Premier of Belize (1973–1981)

Prime ministers of Belize (1981–present)

Office of the 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 A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president, ...

is often the deputy leader of the largest

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...

in the

House of Representatives of Belize 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 ...

that is in

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government i ...

List of deputy prime ministers of Belize since (1981–present)

References

*http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Belize.html *http://rulers.org/rulb1.html#belize {{Prime Minister

*List Prime Ministers 1981 establishments in Belize