Hon. Francis Fonseca

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, FOREIGN TRADE, EDUCATION,
CULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Member of the House of Representatives for Belize (Freetown)
Attorney-at-Law
Economist

Education

Norman Manley Law School
1996
Certificate of Legal Education (C.L.E)

University of West Indies
1994
Bachelor of Law (L.L.B. Hons.)

University of Louisiana (Lafayette)
1988
Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Economics (major)

Associations and Boards Service

Director- Central Bank of Belize
1998-2000

Executive Member- Bar Association of Belize
1997-1999

Member- Board of Directors, University of Belize
1999-2000

Member- Board of directors, Belize Council for the Visually Impaired
1997-2000

Director- Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA)
1997-1999

Chairman- People’s United Party
2003-2008

Leader- People’s United Party
2011-2016

Career

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Education, Culture, Science and Technology
2020-Present

Member of the House of Representatives for Freetown
2003-Present

Minister of Education, Youth, Sports, Culture and Labor
2003-2008

Attorney General
2005-2008

Chief of Staff – Office of the Prime Minister
2000-2002

Attorney-at-Law in Private Practice
1997-2000

Crown Counsel- Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
1996-1997

Economist- Ministry of Economic Development
1990-1991

Research Officer- Society for the Promotion of Education and Research
1989-1990

Contact

Phone: (501) 223-2817, (501) 822-2380

Website: https://www.moecst.gov.bz/

Email: minister@moe.gov.bz

Publications

Co-Author – “Social Studies Alive Workbook” along with William Fonseca. (Published 1997)

Associations and Boards Service

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