Francis Fonseca
| Francis Fonseca | |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 3 November 2011 – 31 January 2015 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Colville Young |
| Prime Minister | Dean Barrow |
| Preceded by | Johnny Briceño |
| Succeeded by | Johnny Briceño |
| Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Freetown | |
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Assumed office 5 March 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Jorge Espat |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Francis William Fonseca 11 March 1967 Belize City, British Honduras (now Belize) |
| Political party | People's United Party |
| Residence | Belize City, Belize |
| Alma mater |
St. John's College University of Southwestern Louisiana University of the West Indies |
Francis William Fonseca (born 11 March 1967) is a Belizean politician who has served as leader of the People's United Party (PUP) and as Leader of the Opposition of Belize since 2011. First elected to the Belize House of Representatives from the Belize City-based Freetown constituency in 2003, Fonseca served as Attorney General and Minister of Education, Culture and Labour in Prime Minister Said Musa's cabinet until February 2008, when the PUP lost the general election to the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP). Fonseca was one of only six PUP representatives nationwide to retain his seat in the National Assembly in the 2008 election.
Following the election defeat and subsequent resignation of Musa from the PUP leadership in March 2008, the party held a convention to select its new leader. Fonseca was a candidate for the party leadership at this convention, and he was considered to be the candidate preferred by the party establishment, but he was defeated by Johnny Briceño, receiving 310 votes against 330 for Briceño. Fonseca successfully contested the PUP leadership in 2011 after Briceño's resignation. He led the party in the 2012 election, in which it was narrowly defeated.
After his party lost four consecutive national elections, including a General election, Francis Fonseca announced to the public that he would resign as Party Leader of the People's United Party. A National Convention was called on for January 31st 2016. Three candidates ran for the position, Orange Walk Central representative, Hon. Johnny Briceño, recently elected Lake Independence representative, Cordel Hyde and Freetown incumbent, Francis Fonseca contested it again although his announcement of retirement from politics.
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