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Rosachely Rivera

Rosachely Rivera
Secretary of State of Puerto Rico
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 3, 2025
GovernorJenniffer González
Preceded byNarel Colón (acting)
Mayor of Gurabo
In office
December 7, 2016 – July 3, 2025
Acting: December 7, 2016 – April 2, 2017
Preceded byVictor Manuel Ortiz
Succeeded byGlenda Villafañe (acting)
Personal details
Born
Rosachely Rivera Santana

(1980-04-05) April 5, 1980 (age 45)
Caguas, Puerto Rico
Political partyNew Progressive
Other political
affiliations		Democratic
Education

Rosachely Rivera Santana is a Puerto Rican politician and professor who is serving as the Secretary of State of Puerto Rico. A member of the New Progressive Party, Rivera previously served as the mayor of the municipality of Gurabo.[1] In federal politics, she is a member of the Democratic Party.[2][3]

In May of 2025, Governor Jenniffer González-Colón announced her intention to nominate Rivera to the position of Secretary of State of Puerto Rico.[4] After the failed nominations of Verónica Ferraiuoli and Arthur Garffer[5] the governor nominated Rivera to head the Department of State.[6]

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 was confirmed by the House on June 30, 2025.[7][8] She was sworn in by Governor González-Colón on July 3, 2025.

References

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  1. ^ "Municipio de Gurabo". desarrollo.gurabopr.net. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
  2. ^ https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/puerto-rico-democratic-party-endorses-nellie-pou-for-congress
  3. ^ https://floridapolitics.com/archives/276232-puerto-rican-leaders-back-gillum
  4. ^ PR • •, Por TELEMUNDO (2025-05-27). "Gobernadora designa a la alcaldesa de Gurabo como secretaria de Estado". Telemundo Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-01.
  5. ^ "Gobernadora retira el nombramiento de Arthur Garffer como secretario de Estado". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2025-05-13. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  6. ^ "El nuevo reto de Rosachely Rivera: "ser puente de comunicación" desde la secretaría de Estado". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 2025-05-29. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  7. ^ "Rosachely Rivera es confirmada como secretaria de Estado". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 2025-06-30. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
  8. ^ "Senado confirma a secretarias de Estado, Trabajo y Justicia". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2025-06-09. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State of Puerto Rico
2025–present 		Incumbent