{{Short description|Colombian government official (born 1969)}} {{Family name hatnote|Rivas|Ardila|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Helga Rivas | image = Helga_Maria_Rivas.jpg | caption = Official portrait, 2024 | office = Minister of Housing, City and Territory | president = Gustavo Petro | term_start = July 23, 2024 | term_end = | predecessor = Catalina Velasco | successor = | 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 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|9|6}} | birth_place = Bogotá, D.C., Colombia | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = University of the Andes | party = Humane Colombia (2011-present) | other_party = Historic Pact for Colombia (2020-present) | spouse = | children = | website = }} '''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.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.lasillavacia.com/quien-es-quien/helga-rivas/|title=Helga Rivas|access-date=April 2, 2025|date=March 27, 2025|journal=La Silla Vacía}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://minvivienda.gov.co/sala-de-prensa/minvivienda-helga-maria-rivas-ardila-nombrada-ministra-ad-hoc-de-hacienda-y-de-agricultura|title=Minvivienda Helga María Rivas Ardila, nombrada ministra ad-hoc de Hacienda y de Agricultura|access-date=December 2, 2024|date=November 29, 2024|website=Ministry of Housing, City and Territory}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/quien-es-nueva-ministra-vivienda-helga-diaz-KJ24964169|title=No para el remezón: nueva ministra de Vivienda será Helga Rivas en reemplazo de Catalina Velasco|access-date=July 14, 2024|date=July 10, 2024|website=El Colombiano}}</ref>

Born in Bogotá, D.C., Rivas studied architecture at the University of the Andes and later specialized in Urban Design. She has been one of the most important figures within the Petro administration at the Ministry of Housing, City and Territory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ambitojuridico.com/noticias/general/administrativo-y-contratacion/helga-rivas-es-la-nueva-ministra-de-vivienda-ciudad|title=Helga Rivas es la nueva ministra de Vivienda, Ciudad y Territorio|access-date=July 12, 2024|date=July 11, 2024|website=Ámbito Jurídico}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://redmas.com.co/colombia/Quien-es-Helga-Rivas-la-nueva-ministra-de-Vivienda-Tendra-el-gran-reto-economico-del-Gobierno-20240710-0027.html|title=¿Quién es Helga Rivas, la nueva ministra de Vivienda? Tendrá el gran reto económico del Gobierno|access-date=July 11, 2024|date=July 10, 2024|last=Pardo Donado|first=Estefanía|work=Redmas}}</ref>

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