Gaspar Vega

Gaspar "Gapi" Vega is a Belizean politician. He is the current Deputy Prime Minister of Belize. He held the office as Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment in Belize (2008-2012).^[1] Currently he is the Minister of Natural Resources and Agriculture.

He is also the area representative for the Orange Walk North Constituency. Vega is originally from San Estevan Village, Orange Walk District. As a child, Gapi, as he is affectionately known by family and friends, got his first introduction to work on the family farm. Later, he attended and graduated from Muffles College in Orange Walk Town. After spending much of his adult career working in the insurance business, in 1988, Gasper founded Vega’s Imports Ltd. – a merchandising import-distribution company. After years of hard work and keen market analysis, Vega’s Imports Ltd evolved into a well established and very successful family business.

Gasper entered the political arena in 2006. In 2008 he was elected to represent and serve the people of the Orange Walk North constituency.

Retirement

In March of 2016, Vega announced he would stand down immediately from the post of deputy party leader of the UDP and would not run for another term.

Current Members of the Belize House of Representatives
National Assembly (2012) Speaker: Michael Peyrefitte Prime Minister: Dean Barrow (UDP) Deputy Prime Minister: Gaspar Vega (UDP) Leader of the Opposition: Francis Fonseca (PUP)
Belize District	Albert:   Herman R. Longsworth (UDP) Belize Rural Central:   Dolores Balderamos-García (PUP) Belize Rural North:   Edmond Castro (UDP) Belize Rural South:   Manuel Heredia (UDP) Caribbean Shores:   Santino Castillo (UDP) Collet:   Patrick Faber (UDP) Fort George:   Said Musa (PUP) Freetown:   Francis Fonseca (PUP) Lake Independence:   Mark King (UDP) Mesopotamia:   Michael Finnegan (UDP) Pickstock:   Wilfred Elrington (UDP) Port Loyola:   Anthony Martinez (UDP) Queen's Square:   Dean Barrow (UDP)
Cayo District	Belmopan:   John Saldivar (UDP) Cayo Central:   Rene Montero (UDP) Cayo North:   Omar Figueroa (UDP) Cayo North East:   Orlando Habet (PUP) Cayo South:   Julius Espat (PUP) Cayo West:   Erwin Contreras (UDP)
Corozal District	Corozal Bay:   Pablo Marin (UDP) Corozal North:   Hugo Amilcar Patt (UDP) Corozal South East:   Florencio Julian Marin (PUP) Corozal South West:   Ramiro Ramirez (PUP)
Orange Walk District	Orange Walk Central:   Johnny Briceño (PUP) Orange Walk East:   Marco Tulio Mendez (PUP) Orange Walk North:   Gaspar Vega (UDP) Orange Walk South:   Jose Abelardo Mai (PUP)
Stann Creek District	Dangriga:   Frank Mena (UDP) Stann Creek West:   Rodwell Ferguson (PUP)
Toledo District	Toledo East:   Michael Espat (PUP) Toledo West:   Oscar Requena (PUP)
UDP (19)   PUP (12) National Assembly House of Representatives Senate

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