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] This Belize-related article is a stub.