Omar Figueroa (politician)

Omar Figueroa
Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Cayo North
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 January 2015
Preceded by	Joseph Mahmud
Personal details
Nationality	Belizean
Political party	United Democratic Party

Omar Figueroa is a Belizean politician and a member of the United Democratic Party (UDP). He was elected in January 2015 as Area Representative for the Cayo North constituency in the Cayo District. As of 2016, Figueroa is Minister of State for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment and Sustainable Development.^[1]

In November 2014, Figueroa's predecessor, Joseph Mahmud, unexpectedly resigned from the House of Representatives. A by-election in Cayo North to determine Mahmud's successor was held on January 5, 2015.^[2] Figueroa won the by-election by a nearly 2-to-1 margin, increasing the UDP's overall majority in the House.^[3] Figueroa was re-elected in the 2015 general election by a 3% margin.^[4]

References

1. "Cabinet". Government of Belize. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
2. "Parliamentarian Resigns; Bi-election to be held in Cayo North on January 5th", The San Pedro Sun, 25 November 2014. (accessed 26 November 2014)
3. "Dr Omar Figueroa elected as new Area Rep for Cayo North", The San Pedro Sun, 6 January 2015. (accessed 6 January 2015)
4. Official Results: General Election, Elections and Boundaries Department, 6 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.