Senate (Belize)

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Senate of Belize
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years term
History
FoundedSeptember 21, 1981 (1981-09-21)
Leadership
Hon. Carolyn Trench Sandiford
since 11 December 2020
Vice-President
Hon. Collet Montejo, PUP
since 11 December 2020
Leader of Government Business
Hon. Eamon Courtenay, PUP
since 11 December 2020
Leader of the Opposition
Hon. Michael Peyrefitte, UDP
since 11 December 2020
Structure
Seats13 members
Political groups
  PUP 6
  UDP 3
  Other 4
Elections
Appointment by the Governor-General
Meeting place
National Assembly Building
Independence Hill
Belmopan
Belize
Website
National Assembly of Belize
Constitution
Constitution of Belize

The Senate is the upper chamber of the National Assembly of Belize. It has 13 members appointed for a five-year term by the governor general.[1]

  1. ^ "Senate Belize". National Assembly of Belize. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

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