Colville Young

His Excellency Sir Colville Young GCMG MBE
Governor General of Belize
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 November 1993
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Manuel Esquivel Said Musa Dean Barrow
Preceded by	Elmira Minita Gordon
Personal details
Born	20 November 1932 (1932-11-20) (age 79) Belize City, Belize
Political party	United Democratic Party
Alma mater	St. Michael's College University of the West Indies University of York
Religion	Anglicanism

Sir Colville Norbert Young, GCMG, MBE (born 20 November 1932) is the Governor General of Belize, and also patron of the Scout Association of Belize. He was appointed Governor-General in 1993, taking office on 17 November of that year,^[1] and was knighted in 1994.

Education

Sir Colville studied at Belize's St. Michael's College (now part of Anglican Cathedral College (ACC) and not to be confused with the one established recently, and earned a B.A. degree in English from the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica prior to his doctorate in linguistics from the University of York in England.^[2]

Activities before becoming Governor General

Sir Colville was one of the founding members of the Liberal Party, a short-lived political party that ultimately became a part of the United Democratic Party (UDP). Young was interested in seeing Belize's development in academia and education, and after returning from England began trying to advance the nation in that regard. In the late 1980s Young became president of the University College of Belize, one of the five parent institutions of the University of Belize, and was one of its senior lecturers.^[2] He also got involved in music, composing all manner of musical pieces from operas to cantatas to others. He published a series of books of and about Belizean literature, including "Literature and Education in Belize", "Creole Proverbs of Belize", "From One Caribbean Corner" and "Caribbean Corner Calling", the last two containing poems in English and Belize Creole. Of these books, "Creole Proverbs" is his most recognized. In 1993, just before becoming Governor General, he published a book of short stories called "Pataki Full", earning acclaim from the local writing community. His stories have been featured in the Belizean Writers Series in "Snapshots of Belize", and a play "Riding Haas" in the drama anthology "Ping Wing Juk Me", also in the Series.

Family life

Young has three sons and a daughter. He has two sisters (Myrna and Jean) and a younger brother (Wally).^{[citation needed]}

Commitment to music

Young has a stated interest in promoting the development of Belizean music.^[3] Young has actively contributed to efforts in Belizean schools to maintain music as an educational staple.

See also

Novels portal

• List of national leaders

References

1. ^ "BELIZE". World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bh.html. Retrieved 22 February 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} East, Roger; Richard Thomas (2003). Profiles of people in power: the world's government leaders. Routledge. pp. 52–3. ISBN 9781857431261. 
3. ^ "Governor General honors local musicians and donates musical instruments to SPRCS". San Pedro Sun. http://www.sanpedrosun.net/old/07-422.html. Retrieved 22 February 2010. 

Government offices
Preceded by Elmira Minita Gordon	Governor General of Belize 1993–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Young, Colville
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Date of birth	20 November 1932
Place of birth	Belize City, Belize
Date of death
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