Theodore Roosevelt "Ted" Aranda (1934 – July 2022)[1] was a Belizean politician and Garifuna activist.
In 1974, he joined the newly formed United Democratic Party and quickly rose up the ranks.
After a stormy stint as the country's first post-independence Leader of the Opposition, Aranda was either ousted or resigned from the UDP leadership in late 1982, leaving the party entirely shortly thereafter.
Aranda briefly revived the Christian Democratic Party in 1983 and unsuccessfully sought re-election in Dangriga under its banner in 1984, finishing third with 24.3 percent of the vote.
Russell "Chiste" Garcia defeated him for the seat in 1993, but Aranda won a third non-consecutive term in 1998.