Darrell Bradley

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.

Darrell Bradley
Bradley in 2017
President of the Belize Senate
In office 26 June 2019 – 11 December 2020
Prime Minister	Dean Barrow
Preceded by	Lee Mark Chang
Succeeded by	Carolyn Trench-Sandiford
Mayor of Belize City
In office 7 March 2012 – 9 March 2018
Preceded by	Zenaida Moya
Succeeded by	Bernard Wagner
Personal details
Born	1978 (age 45–46) Belize
Political party	United Democratic Party
Spouse	Julie-Ann Ellis Bradley
Alma mater	Saint Louis University University of the West Indies
Profession	Attorney

Early life and education

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

Career

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

1. "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.