Hugo Patt
Politician from Belize
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Hugo Amilcar Patt[1] is a Belizean politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives from Corozal North as a member of the United Democratic Party (UDP) since 2013. During his tenure in the House of Representatives he was Deputy Prime Minister after the resignation of Patrick Faber and interim chair of the UDP after the resignation of Shyne.
Hugo Patt | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Nemencio Acosta |
| Constituency | Corozal North |
| Chair of the United Democratic Party | |
| Preceded by | Shyne |
| Succeeded by | Tracy Panton |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Belize | |
| In office 11 February 2020 – 11 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Faber |
| Succeeded by | Cordel Hyde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hugo Amilcar Patt |
| Party | United Democratic |
Career
In the 2012 election Patt was elected to the House of Representatives from Corozal North as a member of the United Democratic Party (UDP).[1] He was reelected in the 2015 and 2020 elections.[2] He was the only member of the UDP to win in the Corozal District in the 2025 election.[3]
Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber resigned on 10 February 2020, and Patt was selected to replace him on 11 February.[4] From 6 July to 9 July 2019, Patt was acting prime minister while Dean Barrow was outside the country.[5] In 2022, Shyne organised a shadow cabinet and Patt held the portfolios of Natural Resources, Petroleum, Mining, Agriculture, Food Security, & Enterprise.[6] In 2024, Shyne removed Faber and Tracy Panton from multiple committees and this resulted in Shyne and Patt being the only opposition members in over a dozen committees; both men were absent from committee hearings.[7]
Patt was elected as Deputy Party Leader of the UDP on 11 February 2020.[4] Shyne resigned as leader of the UDP after losing his seat in the 2025 election. Patt, now as interim leader, supported making Panton the leader of the party.[8]