Rosachely Rivera
Rosachely Rivera | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State of Puerto Rico | |
| Assumed office June 9, 2025 | |
| Governor | Jenniffer González |
| Preceded by | Narel Colón (acting) |
| Mayor of Gurabo | |
| In office December 7, 2016 – June 9, 2025 Acting: December 7, 2016 – April 2, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Manuel Ortiz |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rosachely Rivera Santana April 5, 1980 Caguas, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | New Progressive |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic |
| Education | |
Rosachely Rivera Santana is a Puerto Rican politician and professor who has served as Mayor of Gurabo since 2017. In May of 2025, Governor Jenniffer González-Colón announced her intention to nominate Rivera to the position of Secretary of State of Puerto Rico. In federal politics, she is a member of the Democratic Party.
After the failed nominations of Verónica Ferraiuoli and Arthur Garffer the governor nominated Rivera to head the Department of State.
On the June 9, 2025, the Senate confirmed her nomination as Secretary of State alongside Lourdes Gómez Torres as Secretary of Justice and María Del Pilar Vélez Casanova as Secretary of Labor and Human Resources. Rivera’s nomination is now pending confirmation from the House.