List of central government entities in Belize

The central government of Belize is divided into departments that each have responsibility, according to the government, for putting government policy into practice. As of June 2025, there are currently one regnal department, 20 ministerial departments, 16 non-ministerial departments, and over 104 agencies and other public bodies, for a total of over 141 departments.^{[n 1]}

Regnal departments

Regnal departments are those which are of or pertain to the Sovereign in their executive capacity. A list of all regnal departments is shown below.

Regnal department	Viceroy responsible	Civil servant(s) responsible	Cf
Governor General's Office Office of the Governor General	HE Dame Froyla Tzalam GCMG Governor General	Aeshia McFadzean Administrative Officer	[1]

Ministerial departments

Ministerial departments are generally the most high-profile government departments and differ from the other three types of government departments in that they include ministers. A list of all ministerial departments is shown below.

Ministerial department	Minister responsible	Civil servant(s) responsible	Cf
Prime Minister's Office Office of the Prime Minister	Hon John Briceno Prime Minister	Narda Garcia Chief Executive Officer	[2]
Cabinet Office Cabinet Office	Hon John Briceno Prime Minister	HE Amb Stuart Leslie Secretary to the Cabinet	[3]
Attorney General's Ministry Attorney General's Ministry	Anthony Sylvestre SC Attorney General	Elisa Montalvo Solicitor General	[4]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Culture and Immigration	Hon Francis Fonseca Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Culture and Immigration	HE Amb Amalia Mai Chief Executive Officer for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Culture Tanya Santos Neal Chief Executive Officer for Immigration	[5]
Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries	Hon Kareem Musa Minister of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries	Sharole Saldivar Chief Executive Officer	[6]
Ministry of Finance Ministry of Finance, Investment, Economic Transformation, Civil Aviation and E-Governance	Hon John Briceno Minister of Finance, Investment, Economic Transformation, Civil Aviation and E-Governance	Joseph Waight Financial Secretary Narda Garcia Chief Executive Officer for Investment and Civil Aviation Carlos Pol Chief Executive Officer for Economic Transformation Jose Urbina Chief Executive Officer for E-Governance	[7]
Ministry of Natural Resources Ministry of Natural Resources, Petroleum and Mining	Hon Cordel Hyde Minister of Natural Resources, Petroleum and Mining	Paul Thompson Chief Executive Officer	[8]
Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise	Hon Jose Abelardo Mai Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise	Servulo Baeza Chief Executive Officer	[9]
Ministry of Public Utilities Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy and Logistics	Hon Michel Chebat Minister of Public Utilities, Energy and Logistics	Dr Leroy Almendarez Chief Executive Officer	[10]
Ministry of Works Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing	Hon Julius Espat Minister of Infrastructure Development and Housing	Victor Espat Chief Executive Officer	[11]
Ministry of Education Ministry of Education, Science and Technology	Hon Oscar Requena Minister of Education, Science and Technology	Dian Castillo Maheia Chief Executive Officer	[12]
Ministry of Defence Ministry of National Defence and Border Security	Hon Oscar Mira Minister of National Defence and Border Security	Francis Usher Chief Executive Officer	[13]
Ministry of Labour Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour and Local Government	Hon Florencio Marin Minister of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour and Local Government	Dr Valentino Shal Chief Executive Officer	[14]
Ministry of Human Development Ministry of Human Development, Family Support and Gender Affairs	Hon Thea Garcia-Ramirez Minister of Human Development, Family Support and Gender Affairs	Adele Catzim Chief Executive Officer	[15]
Ministry of the Environment Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Solid Waste Management	Hon Orlando Habet Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Solid Waste Management	Milagro Matus Chief Executive Officer	[16]
Ministry of Health Ministry of Health and Wellness	Hon Kevin Bernard Minister of Health and Wellness	Dr Julio Sabido Chief Executive Officer	[17]
Ministry of Tourism Ministry of Tourism, Youth, Sports and Diaspora Relations	Hon Anthony Mahler Minister of Tourism, Youth, Sports and Diaspora Relations	Nicole Usher Solano Chief Executive Officer	[18]
Ministry of the Economy Ministry of the Blue Economy and Marine Conservation	Hon Andre Perez Minister of the Blue Economy and Marine Conservation	Beverly Wade Chief Executive Officer	[19]
Ministry of the Public Service Ministry of the Public Service, Governance and the National Emergency Management Organisation	Hon Henry Charles Usher Minister of the Public Service, Governance and the National Emergency Management Organisation	Rolando Zetina Chief Executive Officer	[20]
Ministry of Transport Ministry of Constitutional, Religious and Indigenous Affairs and Transportation	Hon Dr Louis Zabaneh Minister of Constitutional, Religious and Indigenous Affairs and Transportation	Chester Williams Chief Executive Officer	[21]

Non-ministerial departments

Non-ministerial departments are headed by senior civil servants and not ministers.^[22] They usually have a regulatory or inspectorial function.^[22] All are both arm's-length and statutory bodies.^[23] A list of all non-ministerial departments is shown below.

Non-ministerial department	Civil servant(s) responsible	Cf
Director of Public Prosecutions' Office Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions	Cheryl-Lynn Vidal SC Director of Public Prosecutions	[24]
Auditor General's Office Office of the Auditor General	Maria Rodriguez Auditor General	[25]
Public Services Commission Public Services Commission	Diana Price Murillo Chairperson	[26]
Advisory Council Belize Advisory Council	Rene Villanueva Chairperson	[27]
Elections and Boundaries Commission Elections and Boundaries Commission	Oscar Sabido Puga Chairperson	[28]
Security Services Commission Security Services Commission	Diana Price Murillo Chairperson	[29]
Judicial and Legal Services Commission Judicial and Legal Services Commission	Hon Mde Louise Blenman Chairperson	[30]
Ombudsman's Office Office of the Ombudsman	Hon Mjr (Retd) H Gilbert Swaso JP CMMS Ombudsman	[31]
Contractor General's Office Office of the Contractor General	Maria Arthurs Contractor General	[32]
Social Security Investment Committee Social Security Investment Committee	Reynaldo Magana Chairperson	[33]
Integrity Commission Integrity Commission	Andrea McSweaney McKoy Chairperson	[34]
Nature Conservation Foundation Belize Nature Conservation Foundation (BNCF)	Leonardo Chavarria Chairperson	[n 2]
Public Utilities Commission Public Utilities Commission (PUC)	Dean Molina Chairperson	[35]
AIDS Commission National AIDS Commission (NAC)	Dr Giovanni Solorzano Chairperson	[36]
Social Investment Fund Belize Social Investment Fund (BSIF)	Carlos Tun Executive Director	[37]
Coastal Zone Management Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute (CZMAI)	Chantalle Samuels Chief Executive Officer of the Authority Arlene Young Director of the Institute	[38]

Agencies and other public bodies

Government departments in this fourth and final category may be split into two types:

1. Executive agencies – part of government departments and usually provide government services rather than decide policy,^{[n 3]}
2. Non-departmental public bodies – have varying degrees of independence but are directly accountable to ministers.^{[n 4]}

All are arm's-length bodies, but only some are statutory ones.^[23] A list of some agencies and other public bodies is shown below.

Parent or oversight department	Agencies or bodies	Cf
Governor General's Office	Advisory Committee National Honours and Awards Advisory Committee	[39]
Ministry of the Public Service	Elections and Boundaries Department Department of Elections and Boundaries Emergency Management Office Office of Emergency Management Fire Service National Fire Service Met Service National Meteorological Service NEMO National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) Joint Staff Relations Council Joint Staff Relations Council Services Commissions' Office Office of the Services Commissions	[40]
Director of Public Prosecutions' Office	Crown Prosecution Service Crown Prosecution Service	[41]
Prime Minister's Office	E-Governance Department Department of E-Governance and Digitisation Press Office Government Information Service National Security Council National Security Directorate Broadcasting Authority Belize Broadcasting Authority (BBA) RESTORE Belize Restore Belize Social Assistance Programme (RESTORE Belize) Financial Intelligence Unit Financial Intelligence Unit Economic Development Council Economic Development Council	[42]
Ministry of Finance	Treasury Treasury Department Customs Department Department of Customs and Excise Aviation Department Department of Civil Aviation Tax Service Belize Tax Service (BTS) Insurance Supervisor's Office Office of the Supervisor of Insurance and Private Pensions (OSIPP) IT Office Central Information Technology Office (CITO) Ship Registry International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize (IMMARBE) High Seas Fisheries Unit The Belize High Seas Fisheries Unit (HSFU) Procurement Unit The Procurement Unit Social Security Social Security Board (SSB) Statistical Institute Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) Airports Authority Belize Airports Authority Central Bank Central Bank of Belize Financial Services Commission Financial Services Commission (FSC) DFC Development Finance Corporation (DFC) BELTRAIDE Belize Trade and Development Service (BELTRAIDE)	[43]
Ministry of Health	Nursing Department Nursing Department Health Service Office of the Director of Health Service Drug Inspectorate The Drug Inspectorate Unit Medical Laboratory Service Central Medical Laboratory Service Health Insurance National Health Insurance (NHI) Drug Abuse Council National Drug Abuse Control Council (NDACC) Education and Community Bureau Health Education and Community Participation Bureau (HECOPAB) KHMH Authority Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority (KHMHA)	[44]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Immigration Department Department of Immigration and Nationality Services Refugees Department Department of Refugees Directorate General for Foreign Trade Directorate General for Foreign Trade (DGFT) Archives and Records Service Belize Archives and Records Service (BARS) Institute of Culture and History National Institute of Culture and History (NICH) International Cooperation Council International Cooperation Council (ICC)	[45]
Ministry of Education	Library Service Belize National Library Service and Information System (BNLSIS) Accreditation Council National Accreditation Council UB University of Belize	[46]
Ministry of Agriculture	Agriculture Department Department of Agriculture Cooperatives Department Department of Cooperatives Food and Nutrition Commission National Food and Nutrition Security Commission Bureau of Standards Belize Bureau of Standards (BBS) Aquaculture Unit The Aquaculture Unit Pesticides Control Board Pesticides Control Board Agricultural Health Authority Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) Marketing and Development Corp Belize Marketing and Development Corporation (BMDC)	[47]
Ministry of Natural Resources	Lands Department Department of Lands and Surveys Land Registry Land Registry Department Geology Department Department of Geology and Petroleum Mining Unit The Mining Unit	[48]
Ministry of Tourism	Youth Department Department of Youth Services Sports Council National Sports Council (NSC) Diaspora Relations Unit The Diaspora Relations Unit Border Management Agency Border Management Agency (BMA) Tourism Board Belize Tourism Board (BTB)	[49]
Ministry of the Environment	Department of Environment Department of the Environment (DOE) Forest Department Department of Forestry Solid Waste Management Authority Belize Solid Waste Management Authority (BSWaMA) Hydrological Service National Hydrological Service PACT Protected Areas Conservation Truest (PACT) Biodiversity Office National Biodiversity Office Climate Change Office National Climate Change Office	[50]
Ministry of Human Development	Department of Human Services Department of Human Services (DHS) Women's Department Women and Family Support Department Community Rehabilitation Department Community Rehabilitation Department (CRD) Special Envoy for Women and Children Office of the Special Envoy for the Development of Families and Children Social Services Inspectorate Inspectorate of Social Service Institutions Women's Commission National Women's Commission	[51]
Ministry of Public Utilities	Post Office Belize Postal Service Port Authority Belize Port Authority (BPA) Energy Unit The Energy Unit	[52]
Ministry of Works	Housing Department Department of Housing Works Department Public Works Department Building Authority Central Building Authority (CBA)	[53]
Ministry of Home Affairs	Police Department Belize Police Department (BPD) Prison Service Belize Prison Service Forensics Service Belize National Forensic Science Service (NFSS) Crime Observatory Belize Crime Observatory (BCO) Firearms Board Firarms and Ammunition Control Board	[54]
Attorney General's Ministry	IP Office Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO) Vital Statistics Unit The Vital Statistics Unit Legal Advice and Service Centre Legal Advice and Service Centre	[55]
Ministry of Transport	Transport Department Department of Transport (DOT) Indigenous Peoples' Affairs Commission Indigenous Peoples' Affairs Commission Constitutional and Political Reform Commission Constitutional and Political Reform Commission	[56]
Ministry of Labour	Labour Department Department of Labour Local Government Department Department of Local Government Rural Development Department Department of Rural Transformation Labour Advisory Board Labour Advisory Board	[57]
Ministry of the Economy	Fisheries Department Department of Fisheries	[58]
Ministry of Defence	Coast Guard Belize Coast Guard (BCG) Defence Force Belize Defence Force (BDF) Joint Intelligence Operations Joint Intelligence Operations Centre (JIOC)	[59]

Other miscellaneous entities

Parliamentary and judicial entities are separate from government. Public corporations, public-private partnerships, and contractors are also separate from government. Similarly, local government entities (mostly councils) are separate from central government.

See also

• Departments of the government of the United Kingdom – a larger Commonwealth realm
• Lists of government ministries by country
• Lists of government agencies by country