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.
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.[ citation needed ]
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 of the shortlist to be elected as Vice President of Guatemala,but Alfonso Fuentes Soria was elected to the office. [1] [3]