Ralph Fonseca
| Ralph Fonseca | |
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| Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Belize Rural Central | |
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In office 30 June 1993 – 7 February 2008 |
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| Preceded by | (constituency created) |
| Succeeded by | Michael Hutchinson |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
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In office 2006–2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Said Musa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 (age 67–68) |
| Nationality | Belizean |
| Political party | People's United Party |
| Alma mater | St. John's College, Belize |
| Occupation |
Politician Civil servant |
Ralph Henry Fonseca (born 1949) is a Belizean politician and a member of the People's United Party.
In 1984, he became a candidate for the House of Representatives in Queen's Square, running against attorney and city councillor Dean Barrow. He lost and returned to private life until 1989, when he was appointed a Senator and Minister of State in Finance and Leader of Government Business in the Senate until 1993.
In 1993 elections he won in the newly created Belize Rural Central constituency despite the PUP's close overall loss. He repeated this victory in 1998 and 2003. He served in Cabinet as Minister of Budget Management, Investment and Home Affairs until 2003, when he was moved to Finance again while keeping Home Affairs. Beginning in 2006, he was in charge only of Home Affairs. He became the PUP's national campaign manager in 1985.
Fonseca was undecided as to whether he would seek a fourth term in the February 2008 election, but he subsequently decided to contest his constituency. He was defeated, in what was considered an upset, by the UDP's Michael Hutchinson, a relatively unknown candidate. On 14 February, the PUP announced that Fonesca had resigned as PUP campaign manager.
Fonseca attended St. John's College High School and Sixth Form before going to university in Canada to major in information technology, specialising in systems analysis and control data. He is married with three children. Fonseca reportedly loves diving and fishing. Fonseca is a cousin of former PUP leader and Leader of the Opposition Francis Fonseca. Fonseca's younger brother, David, served as Mayor of Belize City from 1999 until 2006.
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