Dan Silva

Dan Silva
Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Cayo Central
In office
27 August 1998  5 March 2003
Preceded by Eduardo Juan
Succeeded by Mario Castellanos
Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Cayo Central
In office
4 September 1989  30 June 1993
Preceded by Eduardo Juan
Succeeded by Eduardo Juan
Personal details
Nationality Belizean
Political party People's United Party

Daniel "Dan" Silva is a Belizean politician who served as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Cooperatives[1] from 1998 to 2003 under the Said Musa administration.

He represented the constituency of Cayo Central during his tenure as Cabinet Minister. In 2013, he announced his candidacy to run for the 2017 General Elections in Belize.[2]

On April 27, 2014, he won the PUP standard bearer convention for the Cayo Central Division against business man Luke Espat. Daniel Silva garnered 1,426 votes, while Luke Espat obtained 487 votes.[3]

References

  1. From the podium; World Food Summit 2002, at the Food and Agriculture Organization; published 2002; retrieved September 29, 2013
  2. Election announcement at 7 News Belize; published August 27, 2013; retrieved September 29, 2013
  3. Jones, Patrick.Daniel Silva wins PUP convention in Cayo Central . "Breaking Belize News (Belize Media Group News)." 27 April 2014 (retried 26 May 2014)
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