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'''Dolores Balderamos-García''' (b. 1957) is a [[Belize]]an politician and a member of the [[People's United Party]]. She was nominated to the [[Senate of Belize|Senate]] in 1993 and the [[House of Representatives of Belize|House of Representatives]] in 1998, representing Port Loyola in [[Belize City]]. She has returned to the Senate as of 2003.
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'''Dolores Balderamos-García''' (born 1957) is a [[Belize]]an lawyer, politician, activist, broadcaster and author.


As a member of the [[People's United Party]], she served as Belize's Minister of Human Development, Women and Civil Society, where her emphasis was on improving the condition of women and children and bringing about gender equality. From 2003 to 2008 she also worked for the [[Government of Belize]] as [[Ambassador]]/[[Special Envoy]] for Children, [[Gender]] and [[HIV/AIDS]].
Balderamos-García is an attorney by trade. As of 2006, she is [[ambassador]] and special envoy for [[children]] and people with [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]]. In her spare time she is an enthusiast of [[jazz music]] and hosts a jazz music show on local [[radio station]] [[LOVE FM]].


== Education ==
==Education and early career==
She received primary and secondary education in Belize, followed by a partial scholarship to [[Viterbo University]] in [[Wisconsin]], where she graduated [[cum laude]] in 1979. This was followed by a Master's degree in [[English language|English]], from [[Marquette University]]. In 1982 Balderamos-Garcia decided to attend the [[University of the West Indies]] to study law. She received her [[Bachelor of Laws]] degree from the Norman Manley Law School in 1985 and was admitted to practice law in Belize in 1987.
Balderamos-García attended St. Catherine's Elementary School, St. Catherine's Academy and [[St. John's College, Belize|St. John's College]] Sixth Form, followed by [[Viterbo University]], in [[La Crosse, Wisconsin]], and [[Norman Manley Law School]] in [[Jamaica]].


She was a Member of the Board of Directors of the Belize Sugar Board between 1989 and 1991, of the Broadcasting Corporation of Belize from 1990 to 1992 and of the Belize Zoo and Tropical Educational Center (1995–1996).
==External links==
* [http://www.belize.gov.bz/cabinet/d_balderamos_garcia/minister.html belize.gov.bz biography]


== See also ==
==Political career==
Balderamos-García has held several positions in the People's United Party, including National Women's Organizer and member of Central Executive (1990–1994), and President of United Women's Group, the women's arm of the party (1994–1997). In 1993 she was named a [[Senate (Belize)|senator]] on the advice of [[Leader of the Opposition (Belize)|Leader of the Opposition]] [[George Cadle Price]].
* [[Politics of Belize]]

In 1998 Balderamos-García was elected to the [[House of Representatives of Belize]] for the Port Loyola Constituency, and named Minister of Human Development, Women and Civil Society by then-Prime Minister [[Said Musa]]. In March 2005 Musa appointed her to a second Senate term. At the same time, Balderamos-García was also a member of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] Observer Group for National Elections in Zanzibar, Tanzania (2005) and served as chair of the Commonwealth Expert Team of Observers for Local Government Elections in [[Sierra Leone]] (2008).

In 2011, Balderamos-García was voted PUP standard bearer for the Belize Rural Central division, and in 2012 she won the election. She served as the representative for the [[Constituencies of Belize|constituency]] until the 2015 general elections, when she was defeated.

==Activism==
In 2000 she was appointed as the first Chairperson of the National AIDS Commission, a position she held until 2008. Through her leadership, the PUP Government passed the [[human rights]] based National Policy on HIV/AIDS, and began to provide free life saving anti-retroviral medication.

She is chairperson of the steering committee of Living With Hope, a charity organization which provides help to persons living with HIV and AIDS. She also serves on the Board of Directors of both the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired and the Alliance Against AIDS. She has been a Member of Steering Committee for the Pan Caribbean HIV/AIDS Forum since
February 2008.

==Broadcasting==
Since the late 1980s, Balderamos-García has been the host of the weekly program "[[Jazz]] Vibes" on VIBES Radio, and for several years contributed a jazz-centred column to the ''[[Belize Times]]''. In 2009, she compiled these columns into the book "Jazz Sketches; Profiles of Thirty Greats".

==Family==
Balderamos-García is a niece of the late former Prime Minister [[George Cadle Price]].<ref name="niece">[http://www.ctv3belizenews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=831%3Abelizeans-remember-george-cadle-price&Itemid=108 "Belizeans Remember George Cadle Price"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110105814/http://www.ctv3belizenews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=831%3Abelizeans-remember-george-cadle-price&Itemid=108 |date=2017-01-10 }}, CTV3 News, 28 September 2011. (accessed 14 September 2015)</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* https://web.archive.org/web/20101224015833/http://www.belizetimes.bz/2009/11/18/women-on-the-verge-of-power/
* http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=1579&LangID=E
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110406222715/http://www.viterbo.edu/general.aspx?id=9692
* http://ambergriscaye.com/sanpedrosun/old/01-202.html
* http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/archives/L/1999/A/un990913.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20100121060313/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/pressreleases/pres121_01.jsp

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Latest revision as of 05:54, 29 June 2024

Dolores Balderamos-García
Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Belize Rural Central
In office
7 March 2012 – 4 November 2015
Preceded byMichael Hutchinson
Succeeded byBeverly Williams
Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Port Loyola
In office
27 August 1998 – 5 March 2003
Preceded byHenry Young
Succeeded byAnthony Martinez
Personal details
Born1957 (age 66–67)
NationalityBelizean
Political partyPeople's United Party

Dolores Balderamos-García (born 1957) is a Belizean lawyer, politician, activist, broadcaster and author.

As a member of the People's United Party, she served as Belize's Minister of Human Development, Women and Civil Society, where her emphasis was on improving the condition of women and children and bringing about gender equality. From 2003 to 2008 she also worked for the Government of Belize as Ambassador/Special Envoy for Children, Gender and HIV/AIDS.

Education and early career

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She received primary and secondary education in Belize, followed by a partial scholarship to Viterbo University in Wisconsin, where she graduated cum laude in 1979. This was followed by a Master's degree in English, from Marquette University. In 1982 Balderamos-Garcia decided to attend the University of the West Indies to study law. She received her Bachelor of Laws degree from the Norman Manley Law School in 1985 and was admitted to practice law in Belize in 1987.

She was a Member of the Board of Directors of the Belize Sugar Board between 1989 and 1991, of the Broadcasting Corporation of Belize from 1990 to 1992 and of the Belize Zoo and Tropical Educational Center (1995–1996).

Political career

[edit]

Balderamos-García has held several positions in the People's United Party, including National Women's Organizer and member of Central Executive (1990–1994), and President of United Women's Group, the women's arm of the party (1994–1997). In 1993 she was named a senator on the advice of Leader of the Opposition George Cadle Price.

In 1998 Balderamos-García was elected to the House of Representatives of Belize for the Port Loyola Constituency, and named Minister of Human Development, Women and Civil Society by then-Prime Minister Said Musa. In March 2005 Musa appointed her to a second Senate term. At the same time, Balderamos-García was also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations Observer Group for National Elections in Zanzibar, Tanzania (2005) and served as chair of the Commonwealth Expert Team of Observers for Local Government Elections in Sierra Leone (2008).

In 2011, Balderamos-García was voted PUP standard bearer for the Belize Rural Central division, and in 2012 she won the election. She served as the representative for the constituency until the 2015 general elections, when she was defeated.

Activism

[edit]

In 2000 she was appointed as the first Chairperson of the National AIDS Commission, a position she held until 2008. Through her leadership, the PUP Government passed the human rights based National Policy on HIV/AIDS, and began to provide free life saving anti-retroviral medication.

She is chairperson of the steering committee of Living With Hope, a charity organization which provides help to persons living with HIV and AIDS. She also serves on the Board of Directors of both the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired and the Alliance Against AIDS. She has been a Member of Steering Committee for the Pan Caribbean HIV/AIDS Forum since February 2008.

Broadcasting

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Since the late 1980s, Balderamos-García has been the host of the weekly program "Jazz Vibes" on VIBES Radio, and for several years contributed a jazz-centred column to the Belize Times. In 2009, she compiled these columns into the book "Jazz Sketches; Profiles of Thirty Greats".

Family

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Balderamos-García is a niece of the late former Prime Minister George Cadle Price.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Belizeans Remember George Cadle Price" Archived 2017-01-10 at the Wayback Machine, CTV3 News, 28 September 2011. (accessed 14 September 2015)
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