Politics of Belize

Framework

• Parliamentary representative democratic monarchy (內閣制 ) (代議制 ) (民主制 ) (君主制 )

• Head of the government: Prime Minister

• Multi-party system

• Constitution

Framework

Executive Power

Legislative Power

Judicial Power

Framework

The Government

The Government+

Parliament of BelizeIndependent

Legislative Branch

• The National Assembly of Belize is a bi-cameral(Having two branches or chambers) body which consists of a House of Representatives(眾議院 ) and a Senate(參議院 ).

• The House of representative:

The 31 members of the House ofRepresentatives are popularly elected to amaximum five-year term of office.

Legislative Branch

• The Senate: The Senate currently consists of 12 Senators plus the President of the

Senate. The Senators are appointed by the Governor General as follows:

Legislative Branch

6

3

1

11

memberson the advice of the Prime Ministeron the advice of the Leader of the Oppositionrepresents the Churchesrepresents the Business and Industry represents the Civil Society Steering Committee

Executive Branch

Queen Elizabeth II

Prime Minister:Hon. Dean Barrow

Deputy Prime Minister:

Gaspar Vega

Cabinet:Ministers/

Ministers for statesGovernor-General:Dr. Colville N. Young,

Sr

Judicial Branch

• Members of the independent judiciary are appointed.

• 1) the Magistrates' Court: hears less serious cases

• 2) the supreme Court (Chief Justice):which hears murder and similarly serious cases

• 3) the Court of Appeal

Political Parties

• United Democratic Party V.S. People’s United PartyTenure Incumbent Affiliation Notes

British Honduras British Crown Colony7 April 1961 to 1 January 1964 George Cadle Price, First Minister PUP

British Honduras Self-Governing British Crown Colony1 January 1964 to 1 June 1973 George Cadle Price, Premier PUP 1st Time

Belize Self-Governing British Crown Colony1 June 1973 to 12 September 1981 George Cadle Price, Premier PUP (contd.)

Belize Independent country21 September 1981 to 17 December 1984

George Cadle Price, Prime Minister PUP (contd.)

17 December 1984 to 7 September 1989 Manuel Esquivel, Prime Minister UDP 1st Time

7 September 1989 to 3 July 1993 George Cadle Price, Prime Minister PUP 2nd Time

3 July 1993 to 28 August 1998 Manuel Esquivel, Prime Minister UDP 2nd Time

28 August 1998 to 8 February 2008 Said Musa, Prime Minister PUP

8 February 2008 to present Dean Barrow, Prime Minister UDP

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Reference

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Belize• http://

www.mofa.gov.tw/webapp/ct.asp?xItem=117&ctnode=1131&mp=1

• http://www.amandala.com.bz/index.php?cat_id=Politics

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