Solicitor-General of Belize

The Solicitor-General of Belize is a law officer of the government of Belize, subordinate to the Attorney-General of Belize. The office is defined briefly by the Constitution of Belize, which mentions it as one of the ex officio members of the Public Services Commission.^[1] In 1999, after Gian Ghandi was removed from the SG position, the role's responsibilities were revised; in particular, court administrative and financial functions were transferred to the Permanent Secretary of the Attorney-General's Ministry, while law drafting became the responsibility of the Office of Parliamentary Counsel, then Elson Kaseke.^[2] From 2008 to 2009 the office of Solicitor-General was vacant, leading to criticism of PM Dean Barrow.^[3]

List of Solicitors-General of Belize

• George Brown^[4]
• George Singh^[5]
• Gian Ghandi, 1987 to 1999^[2][6]
• Edwin Flowers (acting), 1999 to 2001^[7]
• Elson Kaseke of Zimbabwe, 2001 to 2006^[8]
• Edwin Flowers, 2006 to 2008^[7]
• Tanya Herwanger, 2008; resigned over the Chester Williams case^[3][9]
• Oscar Ramjeet, 2009 to 2011^[10]
• Cheryl Krusen, 2011 to 2013^[11]
• Nigel Hawke, 2013 to 2015 (acting)
• Anika Jackson, 2015 to 2016
• Nigel Hawke, 2016
• Elisa Montalvo- Present