The office of prime minister is established by section 37 of the
Constitution of Belize, which provides that the
governor-general of Belize "shall appoint a member of the
House of Representatives who is the leader of the political party which commands the support of the majority of the members of that House; and if no political party has an overall majority, he shall appoint a member of that House who appears to him likely to command the support of the majority of the members of that House" The prime minister's principal office is the Sir Edney Cain Building,
Belmopan. ==List of officeholders==