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John Antonio Briceño (born 17 July 1960) is a Belizean politician who is the fifth and current prime minister of Belize since 12 November 2020 and the leader of the People's United Party (PUP) since 2016. He was Leader of the Opposition from 2008 to 2011 and from 2016 to 2020. [2]
This is a list of the heads of state of Belize, from the independence of Belize in 1981 to the present day. From 1981 the head of state under the Constitution of Belize is the Monarch of Belize, currently King Charles III, who is also the monarch of the other Commonwealth realms. The King is represented in Belize by a governor-general.
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 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 ...
In March 2022, the government of Belize set up the People's Constitutional Commission to review the laws of Belize, including the constitution, as well as the way the country is governed. [84] Prime Minister Johnny Briceño has said that he will bring about a referendum on the commission's broad recommendations, which are due in 2024. [85]
Conservative United Democratic Party led Belize 12 years under Prime Minister Dean Barrow, until general election in November 2020 was won by the opposition centre-left PUP party. The leader of the People’s United Party (PUP) Johnny Briceño, a former deputy prime minister, became the new prime minister of Belize on 13 November 2021. [1] [2]
It is currently the governing party of Belize after success in the 2020 Belizean general election, winning a majority of 26 seats out of 31 in the Belizean House of Representatives. It is a centre-left [6] Christian democratic party. [1] [2] The party leader is Johnny Briceño, who currently serves as the Prime Minister of Belize.
Prime Minister: Philip Davis: 16 September 2021 Barbados: Prime Minister: Mia Mottley: 24 May 2018 Belize: Prime Minister: Johnny Briceño: 12 November 2020 Dominica: Prime Minister: Roosevelt Skerrit: 8 January 2004 Grenada: Prime Minister: Dickon Mitchell: 24 June 2022 Guyana: President: Mohamed Irfaan Ali: 2 August 2020 Haiti: President of Haiti
In one-party states, the ruling party's leader (e.g. the General Secretary) is usually the de facto top leader of the state, though sometimes this leader also holds the presidency or premiership. In Andorra , Iran , and the Vatican City ( Holy See ), a clergy member also acts as the head of state.