List of heads of state of Belize

This is a list of the heads of state of Belize, from the independence of Belize in 1981 to the present day.

From 1981 the head of state under the Constitution of Belize is the Monarch of Belize, currently King Charles III, who is also the monarch of the other Commonwealth realms. The King is represented in Belize by a governor-general.

Monarch (1981–present)

The succession to the throne is the same as the succession to the British throne.

No.	Portrait	Monarch (Birth–Death)	Reign			Royal House	Prime minister(s)
			Reign start	Reign end	Duration
1		Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022)	21 September 1981	8 September 2022	40 years, 352 days	Windsor	Price Esquivel Price Esquivel Musa Barrow Briceño
2		King Charles III (born 1948)	8 September 2022	Incumbent	1 year, 232 days	Windsor	Briceño

Governor-General

The Governor-General is the representative of the Monarch in Belize and exercises most of the powers of the Monarch. The Governor-General is appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the Monarch. After the passage of the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Governor-General is appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Belize without the involvement of the British government. In the event of a vacancy the Chief Justice served as Officer Administering the Government.

Status

  Denotes Chief Justice acting as Officer Administering the Government

No.	Portrait	Governor-General (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Monarch	Prime minister(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Dame Elmira Minita Gordon (1930–2021)	21 September 1981	17 November 1993	12 years, 57 days	Elizabeth II	Price Esquivel Price Esquivel
2		Sir Colville Young (born 1932)	17 November 1993	30 April 2021	30 years, 162 days	Elizabeth II	Esquivel Musa Barrow Briceño
3		Froyla Tzalam (Unknown)	27 May 2021	Incumbent	2 years, 336 days	Elizabeth II Charles III	Briceño

Standards

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  Governor-General's Standard

External links

• World Statesmen – Belize
• Rulers.org – Belize