Dean Barrow

Dean Barrow
Barrow in 2013
4th Prime Minister of Belize
In office
8 February 2008 – 12 November 2020
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor‑GeneralSir Colville Young
DeputyGaspar Vega (2008–2016)
Patrick Faber (2016–2020)[1]
Hugo Patt (2020–2020)
Preceded bySaid Musa
Succeeded byJohnny Briceño
Leader of the Opposition
In office
30 August 1998 – 8 February 2008
Prime MinisterSaid Musa
Preceded bySaid Musa
Succeeded byJohnny Briceño
Member of the Belize House of Representatives
for Queen's Square
In office
14 December 1984 – 12 November 2020
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byDenise Barrow
Personal details
Born
Dean Oliver Barrow

(1951-03-02) 2 March 1951 (age 73)
Belize City, British Honduras
(now Belize)
Political partyUnited Democratic Party (1984–present)
Spouse(s)Lois Young (before 2009)
Kim Simplis (2009–present)
Alma materUniversity of the West Indies at Cave Hill
Norman Manley Law School
University of Miami

Dean Oliver Barrow, SC PC (born March 2, 1951) is a politician from Belize who served as the fourth prime minister of Belize from 2008 until 2020 and as leader of Belize's United Democratic Party.

An attorney by profession, Barrow served as Belize's deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs from 1993 to 1998 and was Leader of the Opposition from 1998 until the UDP won the February 2008 election. Barrow was elected to his first term as prime minister in 2008. He started his second term after the UDP again won an election on March 7, 2012 and his third term when the UDP won again on November 4, 2015.

  1. ^ "Hon. Patrick Faber Sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister". The San Pedro Sun. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

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