Dan Silva Explained

Dan Silva
Nationality:Belizean
Office1:Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Cayo Central
Term Start1:27 August 1998
Term End1:5 March 2003
Predecessor1:Eduardo Juan
Successor1:Mario Castellanos
Office2:Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Cayo Central
Term Start2:4 September 1989
Term End2:30 June 1993
Predecessor2:Eduardo Juan
Successor2:Eduardo Juan
Party:People's United Party

Daniel Silva is a Belizean politician who served as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Cooperatives[1] from 1998 to 2003 under the Said Musa administration.

He represented the constituency of Cayo Central during his tenure as Cabinet Minister. In 2013, he announced his candidacy to run for the 2017 General Elections in Belize.[2]

On April 27, 2014, he won the PUP standard bearer convention for the Cayo Central Division against business man Luke Espat. Daniel Silva garnered 1,426 votes, while Luke Espat obtained 487 votes.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fao.org/worldfoodsummit/top/detail.asp?event_id=12907 From the podium
  2. http://www.plustvbelize.com/news/pup-leader-comments-on-aspirants-for-standard-bearer-conventions/ Election announcement
  3. Jones, Patrick.Daniel Silva wins PUP convention in Cayo Central . "Breaking Belize News (Belize Media Group News)." 27 April 2014 (retrieved 26 May 2014)