  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, 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. == activities before becoming governor general == in the 1960s young was a member of the opposition national independence party. he ran as the nip candidate for the british honduras legislative assembly in the mesopotamia constituency in 1965 and 1969, but was defeated both times by the people's united party incumbent.general elections 1965, belize elections and boundaries commission. (accessed 19 november 2014)general elections 1969, belize elections and boundaries commission. (accessed 19 november 2014) young was one of the founding members of the li
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