Tracy Panton
Tracy Panton | |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
| Assumed office March 14, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Johnny Briceño |
| Preceded by | Shyne Barrow |
| Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Albert | |
| Assumed office November 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Herman R. Longsworth |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | United Democratic |
Tracy Taegar Panton is a Belizean politician. A member of the United Democratic Party, she has represented the Albert constituency in the Belize House of Representatives since 2015.[1]
Her father, Dr Leroy Taegar, was a council candidate for the PUP in 1977.[2] Before running for parliament Panton had a career in the tourism industry in Belize. She spent 12 years as the director of the Belize Tourism Board before leaving in 2009.[3] In 2012 she was appointed chief executive of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, a post she held until being selected for the Albert seat in 2015.[2]
In 2022 Panton ran for the leadership of the UDP, and lost against Shyne Barrow.[4]
The 2025 election had two sets of UDP candidates, some around leader Barrow, and others around Panton. Panton's faction defeated Barrow in his Mesopotamia seat, making Panton the new leader of the opposition.[5] On Friday 14 March 2025 she officially became the leader of the opposition, the first female politician to hold that position.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "House of Representatives Belize". National Assembly of Belize. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ a b "Tracy Taegar-Panton is UDP Albert standard bearer | Amandala Newspaper". amandala.com.bz. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Past BTB Director Tracy Panton appointed CEO of Ministry of Tourism". The San Pedro Sun. 26 April 2012.
- ^ "Tracy Panton "Confident" of Making Political History in Belize". Caribbean Today. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Tracy Panton wins Albert Division, emphasizes importance of democracy and respect for opponents". Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ Palacio, Horace (15 March 2025). "UDP rallies behind Tracy Panton as she takes leadership of the opposition". Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
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