BIO -- BELIZE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EMIL

UNCLAS BELMOPAN 000102 SIPDIS SIPDIS FOR WHA/CEN - ROIS BEAL, INR/B E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PINR BH SUBJECT: BIO -- BELIZE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EMIL ARGUELLES REF: 07 BELMOPAN 0287 ¶1. Emil Agruelles was appointed by Prime Minister Dean Barrow as Speaker of the House of Representatives on Monday, February 11, ¶2008. Following is his biography. Address as: Mr. Emil Arguelles Full Title: Speaker, House of Representatives DOB: July 4, 1972 ¶2. Education: 1998 Legal Education Certificate: Norman Manley Law School, Jamaica 1996 Bachelor of Law: University of the West Indies, Barbados 1993 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science: Marquette University, Wisconsin ¶3. Career/ Employment: 1999 - present Private law practice in the Law Firm, Arguelles & Company LLC. (Since 2004 he has also been Honorary Consul of Poland in Belize). 1998 - 1999 Crown Counsel, Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (Part-time Lecturer, Para-Legal Studies, University of Belize) ¶4. Political Affiliation: Arguelles is not considered a political activist. He has been in the private sector for most of his professional life. However, his parents have UDP connections. ¶5. Family: He is married to Amanda Arguelles and has one child. ¶6. Languages: He is fluent in the English and has working knowledge of Spanish and Mandarin. DIETER