Wilfred Elrington

Wilfred "Sedi" Elrington
Elrington in 2014
Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Pickstock
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 February 2008
Preceded by Godfrey Smith
Personal details
Born 20 November 1948
Belize City, British Honduras
Nationality Belizean
Political party United Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Barbara Wright Elrington
Residence Belize City, Belize
Alma mater University of the West Indies

Wilfred Peter "Sedi" Elrington (born 20 November 1948)[1] is a Belizean politician. He was the Attorney-General of Belize and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade from February 12, 2008 to 2010. A reshuffle of the Cabinet in 2010 left him with just Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. In 2012 he was again made the Attorney General of Belize.[2] He remains the current Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Elrington read law at the University of the West Indies. He is the only Belizean who has served in the executive, the legislative and the judicial arms of government, having served as a part-time judge of the Supreme Court of Belize.[3]

Electoral history

Elrington ran as the UDP candidate for the Belize City-based Pickstock constituency in 1993 and 1998, but was defeated both times by former PUP Prime Minister George Cadle Price.[4][5] Price retired from the Belize House in 2003. That year Elrington ran for the Pickstock seat as an independent, but finished second to the PUP's Godfrey Smith.[6]

Returning to the UDP, Elrington contested the Pickstock seat a fourth consecutive time in 2008 and finally prevailed, defeating Smith by a 56-42 margin.[7] He was re-elected in 2012, narrowly defeating the PUP's Francis Donald Smith.[8]

References

  1. ↑ CARICOM Law - Hon. Wilfred Peter Elrington, Caribbean Community. (accessed 9 October 2014)
  2. ↑ "B.Q. who no longer; AG Elrington resumes post". News 5 Belize. 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  3. ↑ "New Belize PM names 16-member Cabinet". CANA News. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  4. ↑ General Elections 1993, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
  5. ↑ General Elections 1998, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
  6. ↑ 2003 General Elections final results, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
  7. ↑ 2008 General Elections Final Results, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
  8. ↑ GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS 2012, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)