Beverly Castillo

Beverly Ann Castillo is a politician from Belize. In November 2015, Castillo was appointed by Prime Minister Dean Barrow to be a Belize Minister of State in the Ministry of Immigration. Previously, Castillo was the chief executive officer of the Ministry of Natural Resources. Castillo, a member of the United Democratic Party (UDP) was elected to the House of Representative in the November 2015 General Election for the Belize Rural Central constituency.

Career Castillo was the chief executive officer of the Ministry of Natural Resources (colloquially known as the Lands Department) for approximately five years. She was involved in a Supreme Court case when Bernadette Pickwoad, a Belizean-American, claimed Castillo used her influence to incorrectly procure a lease for her son and mother. She was ultimately withdrawn from the injunction and an official statement was sent out from the Lands Department defending Castillo and "her integrity".

In March 2014, Castillo was selected at the United Democratic Party convention to be the standard bearer for the Belize Rural Center Constituency. She received 961 votes, compared to the 502 votes secured by former UDP Minister of State Michael Hutchinson and the 353 votes that went to City Councilor Dean Samuels. Her campaign was noted for its sophisticated approach, including posters, media advertisements, and a t-shirt-clad, worker-centric support base.

That same year, Castillo sponsored a local football tournament.