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Dean Barrow

Prime Minister of Belize from 2008 to 2020

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Born
March 2, 1951
Age in 2026
75
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1951

About Dean Barrow

Dean Oliver Barrow, SC PC (born March 2, 1951) is a Belizean politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Belize from 2008 until 2020 and as leader of Belize's United Democratic Party. An attorney by profession, Barrow served as Belize's deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs from 1993 to 1998 and was Leader of the Opposition from 1998 until the UDP won the February 2008 election. Barrow was elected to his first term as prime minister in 2008. He started his second term after the UDP again won an election on March 7, 2012 and his third term when the UDP won again on November 4, 2015. In December 1983, Barrow entered electoral politics as a candidate in Belize City's elections for city council, which he won as part of a nine-man slate.

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Dean Barrow timeline

  1. In December 1983, Barrow entered electoral politics as a candidate in Belize City's elections for city council, which he won as part of a nine-man slate.
  2. An attorney by profession, Barrow served as Belize's deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs from 1993 to 1998 and was Leader of the Opposition from 1998 until the UDP won the February 2008 election.
  3. Barrow was elected to his first term as prime minister in 2008.
  4. He started his second term after the UDP again won an election on March 7, 2012 and his third term when the UDP won again on November 4, 2015.

The world when Dean Barrow was born

Dean Barrow was born in 1951. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1951

  • #1 song"Too Young" – Nat King Cole
  • Top movieAn American in Paris
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookThe Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Thomson's "Shot Heard Round the World"
  • Top headlineI Love Lucy premieres and becomes a cultural phenomenon
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial computer (UNIVAC I) delivered
  • Defining fadI Love Lucy
  • Notable inventionSuper Glue
  • World population2.59 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonRochester Royals (NBA)
  • U.S. population154.0M

1951 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dean Barrow's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19512026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,800$435,000
Average income$5,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.53$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population154.0M341 million

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