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Wilfred Peter "Sedi" Elrington (born 20 November 1948)〔(CARICOM Law - Hon. Wilfred Peter Elrington ), Caribbean Community. (accessed 9 October 2014)〕 is a Belizean politician. He was the Attorney-General of Belize and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade from February 12, 2008 to 2010. A reshuffle of the Cabinet in 2010 left him with just Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. In 2012 he was again made the Attorney General of Belize. He remains the current Minister of Foreign Affairs. Elrington read law at the University of the West Indies. He is the only Belizean who has served in the executive, the legislative and the judicial arms of government, having served as a part-time judge of the Supreme Court of Belize. As foreign minister under Barrow Elrington is noted for his conciliatory tone regarding the Belizean–Guatemalan territorial dispute,〔Ramos, Adele. ("Belize and Guatemala to amend ICJ compromis" ) ''Amandala'', 12 May 2015. (accessed 14 May 2015)〕 a stance which has become especially controversial in Belize in light of 2015 Guatemalan presidential candidate Jimmy Morales' comments on the issue, which are decidedly pro-Belize annexation.〔Trujillo, Renee. ("Presidential Candidate for Guatemala Says Belize Can Still Be Fought For" ), LOVE FM, 9 September 2015 (accessed 28 September 2015)〕 ==Electoral history== Elrington ran as the UDP candidate for the Belize City-based Pickstock constituency in 1993 and 1998, but was defeated both times by former PUP Prime Minister George Cadle Price.〔(General Elections 1993 ), Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)〕〔(General Elections 1998 ), Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)〕 Price retired from the Belize House in 2003. That year Elrington ran for the Pickstock seat as an independent, but finished second to the PUP's Godfrey Smith.〔(2003 General Elections final results ), Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)〕 Returning to the UDP, Elrington contested the Pickstock seat a fourth consecutive time in 2008 and finally prevailed, defeating Smith by a 56-42 margin.〔(2008 General Elections Final Results ), Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)〕 He was re-elected in 2012, narrowly defeating the PUP's Francis Donald Smith.〔(GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS 2012 ), Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wilfred Elrington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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