Wilfred Elrington is a Belize

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an politician

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. He was the Attorney General

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 of Belize and Minister

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 of Foreign Affairs

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 and Trade

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 from February 12, 2008 to 2010. A reshuffle of the Cabinet in 2010 left him with just Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.

Elrington read law

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 at the University of the West Indies

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. He is the only Belizean that has served in the executive

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, the legislative and the judicial arms of government, having served as a part-time judge of the Supreme Court of Belize.