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Philip Stanley Wilberforce Goldson (25 July 1923 – 3 October 2001) was a Belizean newspaper editor, activist and politician. He served in the House of Representatives of Belize as member for the Albert constituency from 1965 to 1998 and twice as a minister.
The newly formed group was a political party's objective against colonialism and towards political and economic independence. [ 5 ] In 1951, the group split and the leaders of the party now were Leigh Richardson , George Cadle Price and Philip Goldson .The main political task set by these leaders was to create national unity from the colonially ...
The NIP was founded on July 1, 1958. Herbert Fuller was elected Leader and James Staines deputy. Other officers included: Chairman Jaime Staines, Secretary Phillip Goldson, Deputy Chairman Robert Reneau, Asst. Sec. Jeannette Buller, Treasurer C. L. B. Rogers and National Organizer Lindsay Burns. District branches were in place by April 1959 ...
In an era in which the People's United Party overwhelmingly dominated Belizean national politics, Philip Goldson of the National Independence Party first won Albert in 1965. He held the seat as a member of the NIP, then the UDP and finally the NABR until his retirement in 1998.
Political party Candidate Votes % Albert: 3,577 2,556 71.5 National Independence Party: Philip Goldson: 55.6 People's United Party: Frederick Westby 44.2 Belize Rural North: 1,585 1,024 64.5 People's United Party: Fred Hunter: 67.8 National Independence Party: Elwyn Pitts 28.2 Belize Rural South: 1,229 770 62.7 People's United Party: Louis ...
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Included among the NABR's setbacks were the UDP's refusal to repeal the MAA, the resurgence of the claim as a result, and Goldson's troubles as Minister of Immigration, when a passport scandal was uncovered in 1995 and 1996. Goldson – who was in declining health by that time – stood down in 1998, having never lost an election in Albert.