Helga María Rivas Ardila
Helga María Rivas Ardila (born September 6, 1969) is a Colombian architect, researcher and specialist in urban design who served as Acting Director General of the SNGRD (National Urban Development Commission) from February to March 2024, and as Secretary of Habitat and Housing of Bogotá from 2014 to 2016 during Gustavo Petro's mayoral term. Since 2024, she has served as Minister of Housing, City and Territory. She has been one of the most important figures within the Petro administration at the Ministry of Housing, City and Territory.
Helga María Rivas Ardila
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- Name
- Helga Rivas
- Birth Name
- Helga María Rivas Ardila
- Born
- 6 September 1969
- Birthplace
- Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
- Nationality
- Colombia
- Occupation
- architect
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Helga María Rivas Ardila (born September 6, 1969) is a Colombian architect, researcher and specialist in urban design who served as Acting Director General of the SNGRD (National Urban Development Commission) from February to March 2024, and as Secretary of Habitat and Housing of Bogotá from 2014 to 2016 during Gustavo Petro's mayoral term. Since 2024, she has served as Minister of Housing, City and Territory. She has been one of the most important figures within the Petro administration at the Ministry of Housing, City and Territory.
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Helga María Rivas Ardila was an architect, of Colombian nationality. The architect held the position of Minister of Housing, City and Territory.
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• Name — Helga Rivas • Office — Minister of Housing, City and Territory • President — Gustavo Petro • Term Start — July 23, 2024 • Predecessor — Catalina Velasco • Office2 — General Director of the SNGRD • President2 — Gustavo Petro • Term Start2 — February 28, 2024 • Term End2 — March 11, 2024 • Predecessor2 — Olmedo López • Successor2 — Carlos Alberto Carrillo • Office3 — Secretary of Habitad and Housing • 1blankname3 — Mayor • 1namedata3 — Gustavo Petro • Term Start3 — October 17, 2014 • Term End3 — January 1, 2016 • Predecessor3 — María Mercedes Maldonado • Successor3 — María Carolina Castillo • Birth Name — Helga María Rivas Ardila • Born — 6 September 1969 • Birthplace — Bogotá, D.C., Colombia • Alma Mater — University of the Andes • Party — Humane Colombia (2011-present) • Other Party — Historic Pact for Colombia (2020-present)
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- 1.Helga Rivas. La Silla Vacía. March 27, 2025.
- 2.Minvivienda Helga María Rivas Ardila, nombrada ministra ad-hoc de Hacienda y de Agricultura. Ministry of Housing, City and Territory. November 29, 2024.
- 3.No para el remezón: nueva ministra de Vivienda será Helga Rivas en reemplazo de Catalina Velasco. El Colombiano. July 10, 2024.
- 4.Helga Rivas es la nueva ministra de Vivienda, Ciudad y Territorio. Ámbito Jurídico. July 11, 2024.
- 5.Pardo Donado, Estefanía. ¿Quién es Helga Rivas, la nueva ministra de Vivienda? Tendrá el gran reto económico del Gobierno. Redmas. July 10, 2024.
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