# Helga Rivas

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{{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](/source/Ministry_of_Housing%2C_City_and_Territory_(Colombia))
| president    = [Gustavo Petro](/source/Gustavo_Petro)
| term_start   = July 23, 2024
| term_end     =
| predecessor  = [Catalina Velasco](/source/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](/source/Olmedo_L%C3%B3pez)
| successor2   = [Carlos Alberto Carrillo](/source/Carlos_Alberto_Carrillo)
| office3      = [Secretary of Habitad and Housing](/source/Bogot%C3%A1)
| 1blankname3  = Mayor
| 1namedata3   = Gustavo Petro
| term_start3  = October 17, 2014
| term_end3    = January 1, 2016
| predecessor3 = [María Mercedes Maldonado](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_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.](/source/Bogot%C3%A1%2C_D.C.), Colombia
| death_date   = 
| death_place  = 
| alma_mater   = [University of the Andes](/source/University_of_the_Andes_(Colombia))
| party        = [Humane Colombia](/source/Humane_Colombia) (2011-present)
| other_party  = [Historic Pact for Colombia](/source/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](/source/Director_General_of_the_SNGRD) (National Urban Development Commission) from February to March 2024, and as [Secretary of Habitat and Housing of Bogotá](/source/Bogot%C3%A1) from 2014 to 2016 during Gustavo Petro's mayoral term. Since 2024, she has served as [Minister of Housing, City and Territory](/source/Ministry_of_Housing%2C_City_and_Territory_(Colombia)).<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](/source/Ministry_of_Housing%2C_City_and_Territory_(Colombia))}}</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.](/source/Bogot%C3%A1%2C_D.C.), Rivas studied architecture at the [University of the Andes](/source/University_of_the_Andes_(Colombia)) and later specialized in [Urban Design](/source/Urban_Design). She has been one of the most important figures within the [Petro administration](/source/Presidency_of_Gustavo_Petro) at the [Ministry of Housing, City and Territory](/source/Ministry_of_Housing%2C_City_and_Territory_(Colombia)).<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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{{s-ttl|rows=2|title=[Order of precedence of Colombia](/source/Colombian_order_of_precedence)<br>''{{small|as [Minister of Housing, City and Territory](/source/Ministry_of_Housing%2C_City_and_Territory_(Colombia))}}''|years=since July 23, 2024}}
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Category:1969 births
Category:Living people
Category:Politicians from Bogotá
Category:Colombian architects
Category:University of Los Andes (Colombia) alumni
Category:Humane Colombia politicians
Category:Historic Pact politicians
Category:Petro administration personnel
Category:Petro administration cabinet members
Category:Women government ministers of Colombia
Category:Ministers of housing, city and territory of Colombia

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