Fred Hunter (Belize politician)
Fred Hunter | |
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| Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Belize Rural North | |
| In office 1961–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Sam Rhaburn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 23, 1927 |
| Died | December 19, 2020 |
| Political party | People's United Party |
Frederick Hopkins “Fred” Hunter Sr. or Papi Freddy (1927-2020) was a Belizean politician. He represented the Belize Rural North constituency in the Belize House from its creation in 1961 to 1984, when he was defeated by UDP politician Sam Rhaburn. He also served many ministerial posts, being Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Public Works, the Minister of Agriculture, Lands, and Cooperatives, the Minister of Communications, and the Minister of Works, Port, and Harbour.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]In his youth, hunter was a boxer and competed in Golden Gloves, a boxing competition[3][4]
Career
[edit]Hunter was elected in 1961, 1965, 1969, 1974, and 1979. He lost in the 1984 election. He came back to politics and ran as an independent in the 2012 election but lost.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "7 News Belize". www.7newsbelize.com. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ "Frederick Hopkins Hunter". Ambergris Caye Belize Message Board. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ "Fred Hunter passes at 93 | Amandala Newspaper". amandala.com.bz. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ Staff, B. B. N. (2020-12-23). "Former parliamentarian Fred Hunter dead at 93". Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ "Seasoned Hunter goes Independent in Rural North | Channel5Belize.com". archive.channel5belize.com. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
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