Shirley Rivera
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Shirley Rivera | |
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.jpg) Official portrait | |
| President of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala | |
| In office 14 January 2022 – 14 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Allan Rodríguez |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Pérez Álvarez |
| Member of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala | |
| Assumed office 14 January 2020 | |
| Constituency | Guatemala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1971 Escuintla, Guatemala |
| Party | Nuevos Tiempos (since 2025) |
| Other political affiliations | Vamos (before 2025) |
Shirley Joanna Rivera Zaldaña (born 22 September 1971) is a Guatemalan politician who has been a member of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala since 2020. She was President from 2022 to 2024, and was the third woman to hold the position and first woman reelected to the position. Originally elected as a member of Vamos in 2019, she left to join Nuevos Tiempos in 2025.
Career
In the 2019 election Rivera won a seat in the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala as a member of Vamos.[3] During her tenure in congress she has served on the Technical Support, Women's, Electoral Affairs, and Minors and the Family commissions.[1] She became Deputy Leader of Vamos' bloc in congress in 2020.[2]
On 14 January 2022, Rivera became President of the Congress[3] and was the third woman to hold that position. She was relatively unknown in politics and former president Roberto Alejos first met her during the 2019 election.[4] She was the first woman to be reelected as president of congress.[5] On 17 November 2023, she announced that she would not seek reelection as president.[6]
In 2025, Rivera left Vamos to join Nuevos Tiempos. She was elected general secretary of Nuevos Tiempos.[2]