Godfrey Smith
Godfrey Smith (born 1968) is a Belizean politician and a member of the People's United Party (PUP).
Career
Smith was named Attorney-General of Belize in 1999.[1] In 2003 he became Minister of Foreign Affairs, Defence and National Emergency Management Organization.[2]
Smith defeated Bobby Usher, the nephew of George Cadle Price, to receive the PUP's nomination as its candidate for Pickstock constituency in the 2003 election; Price had previously represented Pickstock, a constituency that had always been held by the PUP. Smith won the seat in the 2003 election and ran for a second term in the February 2008 election, facing Wilfred Elrington of the United Democratic Party (UDP).[3] This time Smith was defeated, and the PUP lost power in the election.
In August 2004, Smith was part of the G-7 group of ministers who demanded the dismissal of Ralph Fonseca from the Cabinet and resigned when Prime Minister Said Musa did not meet that demand. Later, Smith was re-elected as one of the PUP's deputy leaders in July 2007.[4] In April 2006 he gave up the foreign and defense ministries and became minister of tourism, information and emergency management.
Education and personal life
Smith was born in Belize City, Belize From 1989 to 1994, he did his LL.B. at the University of the West Indies and his Legal Education Certificate at Norman Manley Law School. He later received a master of arts in international relations from Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Massachusetts in 2002.[2]
References
- ↑ "Attorney General holds legal summit". News 5 Belize. 1999-11-16. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hon. Godfrey P. Smith". Government of Belize. Archived from the original on 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ↑ "It’s Godfrey versus Sedi in Pickstock", Channel5Belize.com, January 30, 2008.
- ↑ Adele Ramos, "Musa and Ralph step down - PUP D-day March 30!", Amandala Online, February 15, 2008.