Francis Fonseca
Francis Fonseca | |
|---|---|
 Fonseca in 2022 | |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 3 November 2011 – 31 January 2016 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Colville Young |
| Prime Minister | Dean Barrow |
| Preceded by | Johnny Briceño |
| Succeeded by | Johnny Briceño |
| Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Freetown | |
| Assumed office 5 March 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Espat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis William Fonseca 11 March 1967 University of Southwestern Louisiana University of the West Indies |
Francis William Fonseca (born 11 March 1967) is a
Following the election defeat and subsequent resignation of Musa from the PUP leadership in March 2008, the party held a convention to select its new leader. Fonseca was a candidate for the party leadership at this convention, and he was considered to be the candidate preferred by the party establishment, but he was defeated by
A National Convention was called on for January 31, 2016. Three candidates ran for the position, Orange Walk Central representative, Hon. Johnny Briceño, recently elected Lake Independence representative, Cordel Hyde and Freetown incumbent, Francis Fonseca contested it again although his announcement of retirement from politics. Following the November 2020 General Election in Belize in which the People's United Party was successful, Francis Fonseca was appointed as Minister of Education, Culture Science and Technology in the Cabinet of Prime Minister John Briceno.
Personal
Fonseca is an alumnus of
References
- ^ a b c Party Leader | People's United Party Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. People's United Party. (accessed 23 September 2014)
- ^ The battle for leadership by Angel Novelo, The Reporter, 15 February 2008
- ^ "Johnny stuns Francis in ‘Pan!", Amandala Online, April 1, 2008.
- ^ "Francis Fonseca on Why He Wants to Lead the PUP", Tropical Vision Limited, February 25, 2008. (accessed 25 October 2014)