National
Prime Minister
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor-General
- Exact method
- Appointed by the Governor-General: the member of the House of Representatives who leads the party commanding the support of the majority of the House (Constitution, s 37). Sworn in for a second term on 13 March 2025.
- Chosen by
- Governor-General
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Johnny Briceño PUP since November 2020 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
Sources
- pdba.georgetown.edu · checked Constitution of Belize (1981 text, Political Database of the Americas; later amendments not applied), read 2026-10-12: ss 30, 36-38, 40, 44, 55, 56, 60, 61, 68, 84. Fallback: Belize Laws online not fetched; sizes of the two Houses (31 and 13) are from the amended law as reported by Wikipedia For: Prime Minister
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Cabinet of Belize (page carries an out-of-date banner; lists a reshuffle dated 17-18 November 2025), read 2026-10-12: ministers, portfolios and dates. Fallback: Wikipedia, because nationalassembly.gov.bz is suspended (hosting account) and no official cabinet list was reachable For: Johnny Briceño, current term