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Francis William Fonseca (born 11 March 1967) is a politician who has served as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade since 2024. He served as leader of the People's United Party (PUP) and as Leader of the Opposition of Belize from 2011 to 2016. Party Leader People's United Party . People's United Party. (accessed 23 September 2014)
Following the election defeat and subsequent resignation of Musa from the PUP leadership in March 2008, the party held a convention to select its new leader. Fonseca was a candidate for the party leadership at this convention, and he was considered to be the candidate preferred by the party establishment, but he was defeated by Johnny Briceño, receiving 310 votes against 330 for Briceño. "Johnny stuns Francis in ‘Pan!", Amandala Online, April 1, 2008. Fonseca successfully contested the PUP leadership in 2011 after Briceño's resignation. He led the party in the 2012 election, in which it was narrowly defeated.
A National Convention was called on for January 31, 2016. Three candidates ran for the position, Orange Walk Central representative, Hon. Johnny Briceño, recently elected Lake Independence representative, Cordel Hyde and Freetown incumbent, Francis Fonseca contested it again although his announcement of retirement from politics.
Following the November 2020 General Election in Belize in which the People's United Party was successful, Francis Fonseca was appointed as Minister of Education, Culture Science and Technology in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Johnny Briceño. He is currently serving as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, having replaced Eamon Courtenay in 2024.
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