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| caption = Bradley in 2017
|office = Mayor of [[Belize City]]
| office1 =[[List of Presidents of the Senate of Belize|President]] of the [[Senate (Belize)|Belize Senate]]
|term_start = 7 March 2012
| primeminister1 =[[Dean Barrow]]
|term_end =
| predecessor1 =[[Lee Mark Chang]]
| successor1 =[[Carolyn Trench-Sandiford]]
|predecessor = [[Zenaida Moya]]
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| termstart1 =26 June 2019
| termend1 =11 December 2020
|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1979}}
|birth_place = [[Belize]]
| office2 = Mayor of [[Belize City]]
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| term_start2 = 7 March 2012
| term_end2 = 9 March 2018
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|party = [[United Democratic Party (Belize)|United Democratic Party]]
| successor2 = [[Bernard Wagner]]
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1978}}
|alma_mater = [[Saint Louis University]]<br>[[University of the West Indies]]
|spouse = Julie-Ann Ellis Bradley
| birth_place = [[Belize]]
|profession = [[Lawyer|Attorney]]
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| party = [[United Democratic Party (Belize)|United Democratic Party]]
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'''Darrell Bradley''' (born 1979) is a Belizean attorney and politician. He has served as Mayor of [[Belize City]] since 2012.<ref name="bcbio">[http://belizecitycouncil.org/mayors-biography Belize City Council - Mayor's Biography], The Belize City Council. (accessed 4 May 2015)</ref>
'''Darrell Bradley''' (born 1978<ref name="parline">{{cite web |title=Belize Senate |url=https://data.ipu.org/content/belize?chamber_id=13340 |website=Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform}}</ref>) is a Belizean attorney and politician. A member of the [[United Democratic Party (Belize)|United Democratic Party]] (UDP), he served as Mayor of [[Belize City]] from 2012 to 2018.<ref name="bcbio">[http://belizecitycouncil.org/mayors-biography Belize City Council - Mayor's Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508055638/http://belizecitycouncil.org/mayors-biography |date=2015-05-08 }}, The Belize City Council. (accessed 4 May 2015)</ref> From 2019 to 2020, he was [[List of presidents of the Senate of Belize|President of the Senate]].


== Early life and education ==
Bradley is an alumnus of [[Saint Louis University]] and the [[University of the West Indies]]. Prior to his mayoral run he served as youth director for the [[United Democratic Party (Belize)|United Democratic Party]]. Bradley was elected Belize City mayor in 2012 and re-elected in 2015.<ref name="ch5muni15">[http://edition.channel5belize.com/archives/110663 "U.D.P. Sweeps 2015 Municipal Elections: Darrell Bradley Re-elected to City Hall"], [[Great Belize Television]], 5 March 2015. (accessed 16 March 2015)</ref>
Bradley was born in 1978. He is an alumnus of [[Saint Louis University]] and the [[University of the West Indies]].


== Career ==
Bradley is expected to be the UDP nominee for the [[House of Representatives (Belize)|House of Representatives]] in the [[Caribbean Shores]] [[Constituencies of Belize|constituency]] at the [[next Belizean general election]].<ref name="castillo">Humes, Aaron. [http://www.patrickjonesbelize.com/2015/04/16/santino-castillo-hands-darrell-bradley-caribbean-shores/ "Santino Castillo hands over to Darrell Bradley in Caribbean Shores"], ''Breaking Belize News'', 16 April 2015. (accessed 22 April 2015)</ref>
Prior to Bradley's mayoral run, he served as youth director for the [[United Democratic Party (Belize)|United Democratic Party]]. Bradley was elected Mayor of Belize City in 2012 and was re-elected in 2015.<ref name="ch5muni15">[http://edition.channel5belize.com/archives/110663 "U.D.P. Sweeps 2015 Municipal Elections: Darrell Bradley Re-elected to City Hall"], [[Great Belize Television]], 5 March 2015. (accessed 16 March 2015)</ref>

In August 2017, Bradley announced he would run for re-election as mayor of Belize City in 2018, but would remain active in politics.<ref name="retire">[https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2017/08/01/bradley-exits-city-council-seeking-election/ "Bradley exits City Council – Not seeking re election"], ''Breaking Belize News'', 1 August 2017. (accessed 8 August 2017)</ref> He was succeeded as mayor by Bernard Wagner.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-23 |title=Mayor Wagner to Continue Darrel Bradley’s Legacy in Infrastructure {{!}} Channel5Belize.com |url=https://archive.channel5belize.com/archives/162744 |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=archive.channel5belize.com}}</ref>

Bradley was the UDP nominee for the [[House of Representatives (Belize)|House of Representatives]] in the [[Caribbean Shores]] [[Constituencies of Belize|constituency]] at the [[2015 Belizean general election|2015 general election]], however, he lost to the PUP candidate [[Kareem Musa]].<ref name="castillo">Humes, Aaron. [http://www.patrickjonesbelize.com/2015/04/16/santino-castillo-hands-darrell-bradley-caribbean-shores/ "Santino Castillo hands over to Darrell Bradley in Caribbean Shores"], ''Breaking Belize News'', 16 April 2015. (accessed 22 April 2015)</ref> He was appointed as [[List of presidents of the Senate of Belize|President of the Senate]] on 26 June 2019, serving until 11 December 2020.<ref name="parline" /> He indicated he would run for the leadership of the UDP to replace [[Patrick Faber (politician)|Patrick Faber]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-28 |title=Former Belize City Mayor Darrel Bradley Announces Bid For UDP Party Leader |url=https://belizean.com/business/former-belize-city-mayor-darrel-bradley-announces-bid-for-udp-party-leader/ |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Belizean |language=en-US}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:02, 2 December 2024

Darrell Bradley
Bradley in 2017
President of the Belize Senate
In office
26 June 2019 – 11 December 2020
Prime MinisterDean Barrow
Preceded byLee Mark Chang
Succeeded byCarolyn Trench-Sandiford
Mayor of Belize City
In office
7 March 2012 – 9 March 2018
Preceded byZenaida Moya
Succeeded byBernard Wagner
Personal details
Born1978 (age 46–47)
Belize
Political partyUnited Democratic Party
SpouseJulie-Ann Ellis Bradley
Alma materSaint Louis University
University of the West Indies
ProfessionAttorney

Darrell Bradley (born 1978[1]) is a Belizean attorney and politician. A member of the United Democratic Party (UDP), he served as Mayor of Belize City from 2012 to 2018.[2] From 2019 to 2020, he was President of the Senate.

Early life and education

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Bradley was born in 1978. He is an alumnus of Saint Louis University and the University of the West Indies.

Career

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Prior to Bradley's mayoral run, he served as youth director for the United Democratic Party. Bradley was elected Mayor of Belize City in 2012 and was re-elected in 2015.[3]

In August 2017, Bradley announced he would run for re-election as mayor of Belize City in 2018, but would remain active in politics.[4] He was succeeded as mayor by Bernard Wagner.[5]

Bradley was the UDP nominee for the House of Representatives in the Caribbean Shores constituency at the 2015 general election, however, he lost to the PUP candidate Kareem Musa.[6] He was appointed as President of the Senate on 26 June 2019, serving until 11 December 2020.[1] He indicated he would run for the leadership of the UDP to replace Patrick Faber in 2020.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Belize Senate". Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform.
  2. ^ Belize City Council - Mayor's Biography Archived 2015-05-08 at the Wayback Machine, The Belize City Council. (accessed 4 May 2015)
  3. ^ "U.D.P. Sweeps 2015 Municipal Elections: Darrell Bradley Re-elected to City Hall", Great Belize Television, 5 March 2015. (accessed 16 March 2015)
  4. ^ "Bradley exits City Council – Not seeking re election", Breaking Belize News, 1 August 2017. (accessed 8 August 2017)
  5. ^ "Mayor Wagner to Continue Darrel Bradley's Legacy in Infrastructure | Channel5Belize.com". archive.channel5belize.com. 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  6. ^ Humes, Aaron. "Santino Castillo hands over to Darrell Bradley in Caribbean Shores", Breaking Belize News, 16 April 2015. (accessed 22 April 2015)
  7. ^ "Former Belize City Mayor Darrel Bradley Announces Bid For UDP Party Leader". Belizean. 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2024-12-02.