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| Prime Minister of Belize | |
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| Style | The Right Honourable |
| Type | Head of government |
| Residence | Left Wing, Sir Edney Cain Building, Belmopan |
| Seat | Belmopan |
| Appointer | Governor-General |
| Term length | 5 years, no term limit |
| Precursor | Premier of Belize |
| Inaugural holder | George Cadle Price |
| Formation | 12 September 1981 |
| Deputy | Cordel Hyde |
| Salary | 91,800 BZD annually[1] |
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This article lists theprime ministers and deputy prime ministers ofBelize, from the establishment of the position of First Minister ofBritish Honduras in 1961 to the present day.
The office of prime minister is established by section 37 of theConstitution of Belize, which provides that thegovernor-general of Belize "shall appoint a member of theHouse of Representatives 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.[2]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  | George Cadle Price (1919–2011) | 1961 | 7 April 1961 | 1 January 1964 | 2 years, 269 days | PUP |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | | George Cadle Price (1919–2011) | 1965 1969 | 1 January 1964 | 1 June 1973 | 9 years, 151 days | PUP |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | | George Cadle Price (1919–2011) | 1974 1979 | 1 June 1973 | 12 September 1981 | 8 years, 103 days | PUP |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | | George Cadle Price (1919–2011) | — | 12 September 1981 | 17 December 1984 | 3 years, 96 days | PUP |
| 2 |  | Manuel Esquivel (1940–2022) | 1984 | 17 December 1984 | 7 September 1989 | 4 years, 264 days | UDP |
| (1) | | George Cadle Price (1919–2011) | 1989 | 7 September 1989 | 13 July 1993 | 3 years, 309 days | PUP |
| (2) | | Manuel Esquivel (1940–2022) | 1993 | 13 July 1993 | 28 August 1998 | 5 years, 46 days | UDP |
| 3 |  | Said Musa (born 1944) | 1998 2003 | 28 August 1998 | 8 February 2008 | 9 years, 164 days | PUP |
| 4 | .jpg) | Dean Barrow (born 1951) | 2008 2012 2015 | 8 February 2008 | 12 November 2020 | 12 years, 278 days | UDP |
| 5 | | Johnny Briceño (born 1960) | 2020 2025 | 12 November 2020 | Incumbent | 5 years, 94 days | PUP |
This is agraphicallifespan timeline of prime ministers of Belize. They are listed in order of office (Price and Esquivel are shown in order of their first premierships).
| Deputy Prime Minister of Belize | |
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| Government of Belize Cabinet of Belize | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Residence | Belize City, Belize |
| Appointer | Froyla Tzalam |
| Term length | At the pleasure of theprime minister |
| Inaugural holder | Florencio Marin, Sr. |
| Formation | September 21, 1981 |
| Website | House of Representatives |
Thedeputy prime minister of Belize is an elected official who, according to the Constitution, "serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister of Belize." Thedeputy prime minister is often the deputy leader of the largestpolitical party in theHouse of Representatives of Belize that is ingovernment.
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 |  | Florencio Marin (1st time) | 12 September 1981 | 14 December 1984 | 3 years, 93 days | PUP |
| 2 | Curl Thompson | 15 December 1984 | 4 September 1989 | 4 years, 263 days | UDP | |
| (1) | | Florencio Marin (2nd time) | 5 September 1989 | 30 June 1993 | 3 years, 298 days | PUP |
| 3 | | Dean Barrow | 1 July 1993 | 27 August 1998 | 5 years, 57 days | UDP |
| 4 | | Johnny Briceño | 28 August 1998 | 4 June 2007 | 8 years, 280 days | PUP |
| 5 | Juan Vildo Marin | 5 June 2007 | 7 February 2008 | 247 days | PUP | |
| 6 |  | Gaspar Vega | 8 February 2008 | 5 May 2016 | 8 years, 87 days | UDP |
| 7 | .jpg) | Patrick Faber | 6 May 2016 | 10 February 2020 | 3 years, 280 days | UDP |
| 8 |  | Hugo Patt | 11 February 2020 | 11 November 2020 | 274 days | UDP |
| 9 | | Cordel Hyde | 12 November 2020 | Incumbent | 5 years, 94 days | PUP |