Froyla Tzalam
Froyla Tzalam | |
|---|---|
Tzalam in 2022 | |
| 3rd Governor-General of Belize | |
| Assumed office 27 May 2021 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Johnny Briceño |
| Preceded by | Sir Colville Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | San Antonio, Toledo, British Honduras (now Belize) |
| Spouse | Daniel Mendez |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Trinity University (BA) University of Sussex (MA) |
Dame Froyla Tzalam GCMG is a Belizean Mopan Maya anthropologist and community leader, who has served as the third governor-general of Belize since 27 May 2021.
She is the first indigenous person of Maya descent to serve as governor-general of any country in the history of the Commonwealth of Nations.