Raquel Zelaya
Raquel Zelaya | |
|---|---|
Zelaya in 2017 | |
| Presidential Secretary of Peace | |
| In office 1997–2000 | |
| President | Alvaro Arzú |
| Minister of Public Finance in the Government of Guatemala | |
| In office 16 April 1991 – 14 January 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Marciano Castillo González |
| Succeeded by | Richard Aitkenhead |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 August 1945 |
| Alma mater | Rafael Landívar University |
Irma Raquel Zelaya (born 21 August 1945) is a Guatemalan economist and politician. She was Minister of Public Finance in Government of Guatemala in 1991.
Biography
Zelaya holds a degree in economics from Rafael Landívar University in Guatemala City.[1]
Zelaya was Minister of Public Finance in the Government of Guatemala,[2] from 14 January 1991 to 16 April 1991. She resigned due to disagreements with president Jorge Serrano Elías.
Zelaya was appointed as Presidential Secretary of Peace [es] in the government of Alvaro Arzú,[1] from 1997 to 2000.
After her political career, Zelaya founded the non-profit organization Association for Research and Social Studies (ASIES).[2] She was also a member of the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund Commission.[1]
In 2015, Zelaya was on the shortlist to be elected as Vice President of Guatemala, but Alfonso Fuentes Soria was elected to the office.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c d Alvarez, Carlos (3 September 2015). "Maldonado Aguirre revela su terna vicepresidencial". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ a b González, Ana Lucía (26 January 2022). "Raquel Zelaya: El proceso de paz es hijo de su tiempo". La Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ "Congreso elegirá y juramentará al nuevo vicepresidente de Guatemala el jueves". SinEmbargo MX | Periodismo digital con rigor. (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2025.