Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Belize)

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The Leader of the Opposition in Belize is the head of the largest non-governing political party in the country’s parliamentary system and serves as the principal political rival and alternative to the Prime Minister.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political_office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Belize ⓘ
appointedBy Governor-General_of_Belize ⓘ
appointedFrom House_of_Representatives_of_Belize ⓘ
canForm Shadow_Cabinet_in_Belize ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution_of_Belize ⓘ
linked to: Belize_Constitution
country Belize ⓘ
firstHolder Dean_Lindo ⓘ
formationDate 1981-09-21 ⓘ
governmentSystem parliamentary_system ⓘ
hasDuty to_advise_the_Governor-General_on_certain_appointments ⓘ
to_lead_the_opposition_in_the_House_of_Representatives ⓘ
to_present_alternative_policies ⓘ
to_scrutinize_government_policies ⓘ
hasOppositionRole to_represent_alternative_government_in_waiting ⓘ
hasPower to_recommend_members_for_certain_constitutional_commissions ⓘ
isAlternativeToOffice Prime_Minister_of_Belize ⓘ
isHeadOf largest_non-governing_political_party_in_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Belize ⓘ
isKeyPositionIn Westminster-style_system_in_Belize ⓘ
isOpposedTo Government_of_Belize ⓘ
isOppositionCounterpartOf Cabinet_of_Belize ⓘ
linked to: Belizean_ministers
isPrincipalRivalOf Prime_Minister_of_Belize ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Belize_District ⓘ
linked to: Belize District
memberOf National_Assembly_of_Belize ⓘ
nominatedBy members_of_the_largest_non-governing_party ⓘ
officeCreatedBy Constitution_of_Belize ⓘ
linked to: Belize_Constitution
officeCreatedInYear 1981 ⓘ
officeHoldersInclude Dean_Barrow ⓘ
Dean_Lindo ⓘ
Johnny_Briceno ⓘ
Manuel_Esquivel ⓘ
Moses_Shynes_Barrows ⓘ
Patrick_Faber ⓘ
Said_Musa ⓘ
officeHolderType member_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Belize ⓘ
officeType parliamentary_leadership_position ⓘ
participatesIn parliamentary_debates_in_Belize ⓘ
partOf political_system_of_Belize ⓘ
positionHeldInBody House_of_Representatives_of_Belize ⓘ
requiresQualification must_be_a_sitting_member_of_the_House_of_Representatives ⓘ
residence Belize_City ⓘ
linked to: Belize City
roleInGovernment Leader_of_the_Opposition ⓘ
selectionMethod chosen_from_leaders_of_largest_non-governing_party ⓘ
style The_Honourable ⓘ
termDependsOn leadership_of_largest_non-governing_party ⓘ
termLength no_fixed_term ⓘ
usesScript Latin_script ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Senate_of_Belize → nominatingAuthority → Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Belize) ⓘ
Supreme Court of Belize → appointmentOnAdviceOf → Leader of the Opposition of Belize ⓘ
linked to: Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Belize)
Shyne → positionHeld → Leader of the Opposition (Belize) ⓘ
linked to: Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Belize)
George Cadle Price → positionHeld → Leader of the Opposition of Belize ⓘ
linked to: Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Belize)