Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition | |
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since February 1, 2022 | |
The Opposition National Assembly of Belize | |
Style | The Honourable |
Residence | Belize City, Belize |
Appointer | Froyla Tzalam |
Term length | While leader of the largest political party in the House of Representatives that is not in government |
Precursor | Moses Barrow |
Inaugural holder | Theodore Aranda |
Formation | September 21, 1981 |
Deputy | Hugo Patt |
Website | https://www.udp.org.bz/ |
Belize portal |
The Leader of the Opposition (officially the Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition of Belize) is an elected official who, according to the Constitution, "commands the support of those elected officials that do not support the Government." The Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the largest political party in the House of Representatives that is not in government.
The leader of the opposition speaks on behalf of the Opposition Members of House of Representatives and also lead the Shadow Cabinet of Belize.