Froyla Tzalam
Her Excellency Froyla Tzalam | |
|---|---|
 Tzalam in 2021 | |
| 3rd Governor-General of Belize | |
| Assumed office 27 May 2021 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Johnny Briceño |
| Preceded by | Colville Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | San Antonio, Toledo |
| Spouse(s) | |
Froyla Tzalam is a Belizean Mopan Maya anthropologist and community leader. She currently serves as the Governor-General of Belize since 27 May 2021.
It was announced on 22 April 2021 by Prime Minister of Belize John Briceno that she was nominated to be the next Governor-General of Belize following the retirement of Colville Young.[1] She is the third Governor-General and the second woman appointed to the role, and the first Indigenous American Governor-General in the Commonwealth.
Tzalam is from the village of San Antonio, Toledo. She graduated with a BA in Anthropology from Trinity University, Texas. This was followed by a MA in Rural Development from University of Sussex.[2]
She was the executive director of the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management (SATIIM).[3]
Tzalam was shortlisted for nomination to the Senate in January 2017, but declined in order to concentrate on her work with SATIIM.[4]
References[]
- ^ "PM Confirms Nomination of Froyla Tzalam as the next Governor General". lovefm.com. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "froyla tzalam". Namati.
- ^ "Staff & Board of Directors | Welcome to SATIIM". www.satiim.org.bz.
- ^ "SATIIM's Froyla Tzalam Explains Decision to Decline Nomination". Channel 5 Belize. January 6, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- Living people
- Governors-General of Belize
- Belizean women in politics
- Indigenous peoples in Belize
- Belizean Maya people
- Indigenous activists of the Americas
- People from Toledo District