Valdemar Castillo Explained

Valdemar Castillo
Nationality:Belizean
Office1:Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Corozal North
Term Start1:21 November 1979
Term End1:7 February 2008
Predecessor1:Vildo Marin
Successor1:Nemencio Acosta
Birth Date:22 May 1946
Birth Place:Corozal Town, British Honduras
Residence:Corozal Town, Belize
Party:People's United Party

Valdemar Isidro Castillo (born 22 May 1946, Corozal Town) is a Belizean politician of Mestizo descent and a member of the People's United Party. He was the representative for the Corozal North constituency from 1979 to 2008. He served as Minister of Labour, Local Government and the Sugar Industry from 1999 until 2008 under Prime Minister Said Musa.[1] [2] Castillo fought alongside George Cadle Price and achieved independence for Belize on 21 September 1981.

Castillo was elected to the Belize House of Representatives from the Corozal North constituency in 1979 and served until he was defeated for re-election in 2008. He attempted to regain the seat in 2012 but was defeated by Hugo Amilcar Patt.

Education

Attended St Francis Xavier Primary SchoolCastillo attended Saint Francis Xavier College in Corozal Town.Degree from London School of accounting and BookeepingVarious seminars

Notes and References

  1. News: Labour Minister calls for unity. May 2, 2000. December 15, 2010.
  2. News: New Belize PM names 16-member Cabinet. 12 February 2008. CANA News. 25 January 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090227102121/http://www.cananews.net/news/131/ARTICLE/21414/2008-02-12.html. 27 February 2009.