The Solicitor-General of Belize is a law officer of the government of

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, subordinate to the Attorney-General of Belize. The office is defined briefly by the

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, which mentions it as one of the '' ex officio'' members of the Public Services Commission. In 1999, after Gian Ghandi was removed from the SG position, the role's responsibilities were revised; in particular, court administrative and financial functions were transferred to the Permanent Secretary of the Attorney-General's Ministry, while law drafting became the responsibility of the Office of Parliamentary Counsel, then

Elson Kaseke Elson Kaseke (1967–2011) was a Zimbabwean lawyer. A long-time resident of Belize, he served that country in a variety of capacities including as a legal draftsman and as Solicitor-General of Belize, Solicitor-General before becoming an attorney in ...

. From 2008 to 2009 the office of Solicitor-General was vacant, leading to criticism of PM

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List of Solicitors-General of Belize

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* George Singh * Gian Ghandi, 1987 to 1999 * Edwin Flowers (acting), 1999 to 2001 *

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, 2001 to 2006 * Edwin Flowers, 2006 to 2008 * Tanya Herwanger, 2008; resigned over the

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case * Oscar Ramjeet, 2009 to 2011 *

Cheryl Krusen Cheryl Krusen (''née'' Cheryl Thompson) is a Caribbean lawyer. A dual national of Jamaica and Belize, she has served in legal positions in various countries for three decades. Career Krusen's earlier career took her through various positions bot ...

, 2011 to 2013 * Nigel Hawke, 2013 to 2015 (acting) * Anika Jackson, 2015 to 2016 * Nigel Hawke, 2016 * Elisa Montalvo- Present

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