Colville Young

Colville Young
Young in 2020
2nd Governor-General of Belize
In office
17 November 1993 – 30 April 2021
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterManuel Esquivel
Said Musa
Dean Barrow
Johnny Briceño
Preceded byElmira Minita Gordon
Succeeded byFroyla Tzalam
Personal details
Born (1932-11-20) 20 November 1932 (age 91)
Belize City, British Honduras
(present-day Belize)
Alma materSt. Michael's College (Belize)
University of the West Indies
University of York

Sir Colville Norbert Young GCMG MBE (born 20 November 1932) is a Belizean politician who served as the second governor-general of Belize. He is also a patron of the Scout Association of Belize. He was appointed as the Governor-General in 1993, taking office on 17 November of that year,[1] and was knighted in 1994.[2]

His tenure of 28 years is the longest of any governor-general in the history of the Commonwealth.[3]

  1. ^ "BELIZE". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  2. ^ Johnson, Lisa. "His Excellency Sir Colville Young Governor General of Belize". The Pelican (1: July –Dec 2006). Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. ^ "G.G. Colville Young Retires!". 30 April 2021.

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