George Cadle Price
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- Other persons have been called George Price
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The Right Honourable George Cadle Price (born January 15, 1919) was the first Prime Minister of Belize and the architect of that country's independence. Born in Belize City, he entered politics in 1947 with his election to the Belize City Council. Three years later, on September 29, 1950, he cofounded the People's United Party, devoted to the political and economic independence of the British colony, then known as British Honduras.
Elected to the colony's Legislative Council in 1954, he also served as mayor of Belize City from 1956 to 1962. As First Minister, a post he held since 1961, he led the team which began negotiations over independence with Great Britain. He maintained that post as premier in 1964.
In 1981 Belize gained its independence, and Price served as the country's first prime minister and foreign minister until 1984. Defeated in the elections by Manuel Esquivel, he resumed the post of prime minister in 1989, serving until 1991, when he was again replaced by Esquivel.
In 1982, Price became a member of the United Kingdom's Privy Council.
In September 2000, Price became the first person to receive Belize's highest honor, the Order of National Hero, for the prominent role he played in leading his country to independence.
See also: List of Prime Ministers of Belize
| Preceded by: none | Prime Minister of Belize 1981-1984 | Succeeded by: Manuel Esquivel |
| Preceded by: Manuel Esquivel | Prime Minister of Belize 1989-1993 | Succeeded by: Manuel Esquivel |