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Belize

Belize is a country on the north-eastern 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.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 400 entities connected with Belize. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Belize. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Belize

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Belize.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 238 entities identified as PEPs connected with Belize.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister1--
Governor-General23-
King1--
monarch of Belize-11
Prime Minister1--
Prime Minister of Belize-31
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister of Belize-31
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Belize1--
Minister of Agriculture-28
Minister of Agriculture, Food Security, & Enterprise1--
Minister of Education, Culture, Science & Technology1--
Minister of Finance--5
Minister of Finance, Economic Development, Investment, & Immigration1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs-25
Minister of Health-16
Minister of Health & Wellness1--
Minister of Home Affairs--4
Minister of Home Affairs & New Growth Industries1--
Minister of Housing-17
Minister of Human Development, Families & Indigenous People's Affairs1--
Minister of Infrastructure Development & Housing1--
Minister of Labour-18
Minister of National Defense & Border Security1--
Minister of National Security-111
Minister of Natural Resources, Petroleum, & Mining11-
Minister of Public Service, Constitutional & Political Reform--2
Minister of Public Service, Constitutional & Political Reform, Religion1--
Minister of Public Utilities & Logistics-11
Minister of Public Utilities, Energy, Logistics, & E-Governance1--
Minister of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labor, & Local Government1--
Minister of sport-7-
Minister of state (Belize)-6-
Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change, & Disaster Risk Management1--
Minister of the Blue Economy & Civil Aviation1--
Minister of the Environment-34
Minister of Tourism-14
Minister of Tourism & Disapora Relations1--
Minister of Transport-16
Minister of Transport, Youth, & Sports1--
Minister of Youth, Sports & E-Governance-1-
Minister of Youth, Sports and Transport--1
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the House of Representatives-2912
Member of the House of Representatives of Belize-5030
Member of the Senate of Belize-3915
President of the Senate of Belize-52
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Attorney-General of Belize-21
Chief Justice of Belize-21
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Central Bank of Belize-21
Governor, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Spain to Belize-5-
Ambassador to the US1--
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Belize-31
Permanent Representative of Belize to the United Nations-1-
United States Ambassador to Belize-21

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Leader of the Opposition of Belize's House of Representatives-2-
Attorney General1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...