Historical country records
Belize historical timeline
Belize
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1665 | first English settlement | Leaders |
| 1862 | crown colony (British Honduras) | Leaders |
| 1 Jun 1973 | renamed Belize | Leaders |
| 21 Sep 1981 | independence | Leaders |
| 1749 - 1758 | Robert Hodgson, Sr. | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1760 - 1767 | Joseph Otway | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1767 - 1775 | Robert Hodgson, Jr. | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1776 | John Ferguson | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1776 - 10 Mar 1787 | James Lawrie | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1787 - Jun 1790 | Edward Marcus Despard | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| Jun 1790 - Mar 1791 | Peter Hunter | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| Mar 1791 - Jan 1797 | vacant | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| Jan 1797 - 1800 | Thomas Barrow (1st time) | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1800 - 1802 | Richard Basset | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| Jan 1803 - 1805 | Thomas Barrow (2nd time) | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1805 - 1806 | Gabriel Gordon | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1806 - 1809 | Alexander Mark Kerr Hamilton | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1809 - 1814 | John Nugent Smyth | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1814 - 1822 | George Arthur | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1822 - 1823 | A.H. Pye | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1823 - 1829 | Edward Codd | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1829 - 1830 | Archibald MacDonald (1st time) | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1830 - 1837 | Francis Cockburn | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1837 - 1843 | Archibald MacDonald (2nd time) | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1843 - 1851 | Charles St. John Fancourt | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1851 - 1854 | Philip Edmond Wodehouse | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1854 - 1857 | William Stevenson | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1857 - 1862 | Frederick Seymour | Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1862 - 1864 | Frederick Seymour | Lieutenant governors (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1864 - 1867 | John Gardiner Austin | Lieutenant governors (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1867 - 1870 | James Robert Longden | Lieutenant governors (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1870 - 1874 | William Wellington Cairns | Lieutenant governors (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1874 - 1877 | Robert Miller Mundy | Lieutenant governors (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1877 - 1883 | Frederick Palgrave Barlee | Lieutenant governors (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 13 May 1883 - 1884 | Robert William Harley | Lieutenant governors (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) |
| 1884 - 1891 | Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy (from 1889, Sir Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy) (b. 1839 - d. 1900) | Governors |
| 1891 - 1897 | Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney | Governors |
| 1897 - 1904 | David Wilson (from 1899, Sir David Wilson) (b. 1838 - d. 1924) | Governors |
| 15 Apr 1904 - 1906 | Sir Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott | Governors |
| 13 Aug 1906 - 1913 | Sir Eric John Eagles Swayne | Governors |
| 19 May 1913 - Jan 1918 | Wilfred Collet (from 1915, Sir Wilfred Collet) (b. 1856 - d. 1929) | Governors |
| 29 Jan 1918 - 4 Sep 1918 | William Hart Bennett | Governors |
| 22 Mar 1919 - 1925 | Sir Eyre Hutson | Governors |
| 16 Apr 1925 - 1932 | Sir John Alder Burdon | Governors |
| 9 Mar 1932 - 1934 | Sir Harold Baxter Kittermaster | Governors |
| 2 Nov 1934 - 1939 | Alan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns Maxwell Burns) (b. 1887 - d. 1980) | Governors |
| 24 Feb 1940 - 1 Jul 1946 | Sir John Adams Hunter | Governors |
| 1 Jul 1946 - 14 Jan 1947 | Arthur Norman Wolffsohn (acting) | Governors |
| 14 Jan 1947 - 1948 | Sir Edward Gerald Hawkesworth | Governors |
| 28 Feb 1949 - 1952 | Ronald Herbert Garvey (from 1950, Sir Ronald Herbert Garvey) (b. 1903 - d. 1991) | Governors |
| 21 Oct 1952 - 1955 | Patrick Muir Renison (from 1955, Sir Patrick Muir Renison) (b. 1911 - d. 1965) | Governors |
| 17 Jan 1956 - 1961 | Colin Hardwick Thornley (from 1957, Sir Colin Hardwick Thornley) (b. 1907 - d. 1983) | Governors |
| 9 Dec 1961 - 1966 | Sir Peter Hyla Gawne Stallard | Governors |
| 11 Jul 1966 - Jan 1972 | Sir John Warburton Paul | Governors |
| 26 Jan 1972 - 1976 | Sir Richard Neil Posnett | Governors |
| 1 Jun 1976 - 1980 | Peter Donovan McEntee | Governors |
| 1980 - 21 Sep 1981 | Sir James Patrick Ivan Hennessy | Governors |
| 21 Sep 1981 - 17 Nov 1993 | Minita Gordon (from 1984, Dame Minita Gordon) (f) (b. 1930) | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 17 Nov 1993 - | Colville Young (from 1994, Sir Colville Young) (b. 1932) | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 7 Apr 1961 - 17 Dec 1984 | George Cadle Price (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 17 Dec 1984 - 7 Nov 1989 | Manuel Esquivel (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 7 Nov 1989 - 3 Jul 1993 | George Cadle Price (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 3 Jul 1993 - 28 Aug 1998 | Manuel Esquivel (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 28 Aug 1998 - 8 Feb 2008 | Said Musa | Prime ministers |
| 8 Feb 2008 - | Dean Barrow | Prime ministers |