Pitts was Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Parliament from 1993 to 1998. He is also a lawyer in private practice, the senior partner in the law firm of Pitts and Elrington along with his Cabinet colleague Wilfred Elrington.[1] Following the Belize Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Bill which removed the Constitution of Belize's requirement that the Attorney-General be a member of the House or Senate, PMDean Barrow appointed him to the position of AG in place of Elrington.[2] However, his term was marked by poor relations with the Belize Bar Association, particularly over the issue of the Belize Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Bill, and in 2012 Elrington took over the post of AG again, taking everything back to the situation as it was before 2008.[3] Pitts was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours.[4][5]
Personal lifeedit
Bernard Q. Pitts Sr. is married to Valda Icene Pitts. Pitts's daughter Sharon Pitts-Robateau is also a partner and currently the head of his law firm. Pitts' son Bernard Q. Pitts Jr. is a politician. He ran and was elected under the United Democratic Party banner for a seat on the Belize City Council in the 2012 elections,[6] .
bernard, pitts, bernard, quentin, augustus, pitts, often, known, initials, pitts, belizean, politician, member, united, democratic, party, belize, bernard, quentin, augustus, pittsspeaker, house, representatives, belizein, office, july, 1993, july, 1998prime, . Bernard Quentin Augustus Pitts CBE often known by his initials as B Q Pitts is a Belizean politician and a member of the United Democratic Party of Belize 1 Bernard Quentin Augustus PittsSpeaker of the House of Representatives of BelizeIn office 16 July 1993 13 July 1998Prime MinisterManuel EsquivelPreceded byRobert Clifton SwiftSucceeded bySylvia FloresPersonal detailsNationalityBelizeanPolitical partyUnited Democratic Party Belize Career editPitts was Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Parliament from 1993 to 1998 He is also a lawyer in private practice the senior partner in the law firm of Pitts and Elrington along with his Cabinet colleague Wilfred Elrington 1 Following the Belize Constitution Seventh Amendment Bill which removed the Constitution of Belize s requirement that the Attorney General be a member of the House or Senate PM Dean Barrow appointed him to the position of AG in place of Elrington 2 However his term was marked by poor relations with the Belize Bar Association particularly over the issue of the Belize Constitution Ninth Amendment Bill and in 2012 Elrington took over the post of AG again taking everything back to the situation as it was before 2008 3 Pitts was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in the 2012 New Year Honours 4 5 Personal life editBernard Q Pitts Sr is married to Valda Icene Pitts Pitts s daughter Sharon Pitts Robateau is also a partner and currently the head of his law firm Pitts son Bernard Q Pitts Jr is a politician He ran and was elected under the United Democratic Party banner for a seat on the Belize City Council in the 2012 elections 6 References edit a b Humes Aaron 2010 06 04 PM Barrow announces Cabinet reshuffle Retrieved 2012 04 22 Ramos Adele 2010 02 26 Belize Senate approves Caribbean Court of Justice Amandala Retrieved 2012 04 20 B Q who no longer AG Elrington resumes post News 5 Belize 2012 03 14 Retrieved 2012 04 20 No 60014 The London Gazette Supplement 31 December 2011 p 37 Belizeans Honoured 7 News Belize 2012 04 11 Retrieved 2012 04 20 Humes Aaron Kelly Stacey 2012 02 17 Nomination Day for municipal candidates Retrieved 2012 04 29 nbsp nbsp This article about a Belizean politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bernard Q Pitts amp oldid 1158876461, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
