▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁exhibition ▁areas ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁O ro cap ital ▁ ▁Category : G old <0x0A> </s> ▁Gas par ▁ ▁V ega ▁is ▁a ▁Bel ize an ▁politician . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Bel ize . ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁office ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁and ▁the ▁Environment ▁in ▁Bel ize ▁( 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 1 2 ). ▁Currently ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁and ▁Agricult ure .. ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁area ▁representative ▁for ▁the ▁Orange ▁Walk ▁North ▁Const itu ency . ▁V ega ▁is ▁originally ▁from ▁San ▁Este van ▁Village , ▁Orange ▁Walk ▁District . ▁As ▁a ▁child , ▁G api , ▁as ▁he ▁is ▁known ▁by ▁family ▁and ▁friends , ▁got ▁his ▁first ▁introduction ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁family ▁farm . ▁Later , ▁he ▁attended ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁M uff les ▁College ▁in ▁Orange ▁Walk ▁Town . ▁After ▁sp ending ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁adult ▁career ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁ins urance ▁business , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Gas per ▁founded ▁V ega ’ s ▁Im ports ▁Ltd . ▁– ▁a ▁mer ch and ising ▁import - distribution ▁company . ▁After ▁several ▁years , ▁V ega ’ s ▁Im ports ▁Ltd ▁evol ved ▁into ▁a ▁well ▁established ▁and ▁very ▁successful ▁family ▁business . ▁▁ ▁Gas par ▁entered ▁the ▁political ▁ar ena ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁elected