John Saldivar (politician)

John Saldivar

Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Belmopan
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 February 2008
Preceded by	(constituency created)
Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Cayo South
In office 29 October 2003 – 7 February 2008
Preceded by	Agripino Cawich
Succeeded by	Ramon Witz
Personal details
Nationality	Belizean
Political party	United Democratic Party
Residence	Belmopan, Belize

John Birchman Saldivar is a Belizean politician. A member of the United Democratic Party, Saldivar has represented the Belmopan constituency in the Belize House of Representatives since its creation in 2008. He was previously Area Representative for Cayo South.

Electoral history

A resident of Belmopan, Saldivar was the UDP standard bearer for Cayo South in the 1998 and 2003 elections, but was defeated both times by Agripino Cawich of the People's United Party.^[1]^[2] He was elected to the seat in the by-election triggered by Cawich's death in August 2003, defeating Cawich's son Joaquin.^[3]

In 2008 the city of Belmopan was redistricted out of Cayo South and given its own constituency. Saldivar contested that seat instead, defeating the PUP's Rolando Zetina.^[4] He was re-elected in 2012, defeating former PUP Area Rep. Amin Hegar.^[5]

Saldivar served as the Minister of Public Service and Government Improvement from 2008 to 2012 in Belize.^[6] Currently he is the Minister of National Security.

References

↑ General Elections 1998, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 26 November 2014)
↑ 2003 General Elections final results, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 26 November 2014)
↑ Result of By-election 2003, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 26 November 2014)
↑ 2008 General Elections Final Results , Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
↑ GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS 2012, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
↑ "New Belize PM names 16-member Cabinet". CANA News. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2010.

Current Members of the Belize House of Representatives

National Assembly (2012) Speaker: Michael Peyrefitte Prime Minister: Dean Barrow (UDP) Deputy Prime Minister: Gaspar Vega (UDP) Leader of the Opposition: Francis Fonseca (PUP)

Belize District	Albert: Herman R. Longsworth (UDP) Belize Rural Central: Dolores Balderamos-García (PUP) Belize Rural North: Edmond Castro (UDP) Belize Rural South: Manuel Heredia (UDP) Caribbean Shores: Santino Castillo (UDP) Collet: Patrick Faber (UDP) Fort George: Said Musa (PUP) Freetown: Francis Fonseca (PUP) Lake Independence: Mark King (UDP) Mesopotamia: Michael Finnegan (UDP) Pickstock: Wilfred Elrington (UDP) Port Loyola: Anthony Martinez (UDP) Queen's Square: Dean Barrow (UDP)

Cayo District	Belmopan: John Saldivar (UDP) Cayo Central: Rene Montero (UDP) Cayo North: Omar Figueroa (UDP) Cayo North East: Elvin Penner (UDP) Cayo South: Julius Espat (PUP) Cayo West: Erwin Contreras (UDP)

Corozal District	Corozal Bay: Pablo Marin (UDP) Corozal North: Hugo Amilcar Patt (UDP) Corozal South East: Florencio Julian Marin (PUP) Corozal South West: Ramiro Ramirez (PUP)

Orange Walk District	Orange Walk Central: Johnny Briceño (PUP) Orange Walk East: Marco Tulio Mendez (PUP) Orange Walk North: Gaspar Vega (UDP) Orange Walk South: Jose Abelardo Mai (PUP)

Stann Creek District	Dangriga: Frank Mena (UDP) Stann Creek West: Rodwell Ferguson (PUP)

Toledo District	Toledo East: Michael Espat (PUP) Toledo West: Oscar Requena (PUP)

UDP (19) PUP (12) National Assembly House of Representatives Senate

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