Adolfo Lizarraga

Adolfo Lizarraga
Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Pickstock
In office 30 October 1974 – 21 November 1979
Preceded by	Gwendolyn Lizarraga
Succeeded by	Jane Ellen Usher
Personal details
Born	(1935-12-26)26 December 1935 British Honduras (now Belize)
Died	23 November 2012(2012-11-23) (aged 76) New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Political party	People's United Party

Francisco Adolfo Lizarraga (26 December 1935 – 23 November 2012) was a Belizean politician who served a single term in the Belize House of Representatives in the 1970s. Lizarraga was a member of the People's United Party.

Career

A member of the Belize City Council, Lizarraga was elected to the Belize House from the Belize City-based Pickstock constituency in 1974, succeeding his mother, Gwendolyn Lizarraga.^[1] During his term Lizarraga served as deputy speaker.^[2] He was not a candidate for reelection in 1979. In addition to his government service Lizarraga also served as editor of the Belize Times.^[3]

Upon leaving office Lizarraga moved to the United States where he worked for the American Overseas Trading Company in New Orleans.^[2]

References

1. General Elections 1974 Archived 2018-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
2. "Francisco Adolfo Lizarraga", Mothe Funeral Homes LLC. (accessed 7 September 2015)
3. "Former Mayor, Area Representative, Eminent Belizean Adolfo Lizarraga, passes", Belize Times, 30 November 2012. (accessed 7 September 2015)