Froyla Tzalam

Froyla Tzalam
Tzalam in 2022
3rd Governor-General of Belize
Assumed office
27 May 2021
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Prime MinisterJohnny Briceño
Preceded bySir Colville Young
Personal details
BornSan Antonio, Toledo, British Honduras (now Belize)
SpouseDaniel Mendez[1]
Children2[2]
Alma materTrinity University
University of Sussex

Dame Froyla Tzalam GCMG is a Belizean Mopan Maya anthropologist and community leader, who has served as the third governor-general of Belize since 27 May 2021.

She is the first indigenous person of Maya descent to serve as governor-general of any country in the history of the Commonwealth of Nations.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Prime Minister John Briceño Independence Day Address 2021". 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Heartiest congratulations to Her Excellency Froyla Tzalam on her appointment as Governor General !! Ms. Tzalam is a woman of substance, of keen intellect, and of deep and abiding commitment to Belize and all our people. She will surely do us proud in executing her duties as our country's highest official. We wish her, her husband Daniel Mendez, and her lovely children Yasil and Yanil all of God's richest blessings today... - Ministry of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples' Affairs". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. ^ "First Woman of Maya Descent Elected as Governor - General in the Commonwealth". 31 May 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Congratulatory Outpouring for GG Froyla T'zalam". Channel5Belize.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.