{{BLP one source|date=September 2013}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Ronnel Rivera | image = | order = 11th | office = Mayor of General Santos | term_start = June 30, 2013 | term_end = June 30, 2022 | 1blankname = {{nowrap|Vice Mayor}} | 1namedata = Shirlyn Bañas-Nograles (2013–2019)<br>Loreto Acharon (2019–2022) | predecessor = Darlene Antonino-Custodio | successor = Lorelie G. Pacquiao | office1 = Member of the General Santos City Council | term_start1 = June 30, 2010 | term_end1 = June 30, 2013 | birth_name = Ronnel Chua Rivera | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|9|1}} | birth_place = General Santos, South Cotabato | death_date = | death_place = | party = Nacionalista (2021–present)<br>Regional Communities Reforms Initiatives (2022–present) | other_party = Independent (2010-2012)<br>PCM (2012–2021)<br>UNA (2012–2018)<br>PDP–Laban (2016–2021) | spouse = Jane G. Rivera | profession = Businessman | relations = Rodrigo E. Rivera, Sr. (father) <br> Dolores Chua-Rivera (mother) | signature = | footnotes = | alma_mater = University of San Carlos<br>University of the Philippines Diliman }} '''Ronnel "Nel" Rivera''' (born September 1, 1971) is a Filipino politician, entrepreneur, businessman, and former city councilor (2010–2013) and mayor of General Santos (2013–2022).<ref name=":0">http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2013/05/14/ronnel-rivera-proclaimed-winner-in-gensan-mayor-race/<nowiki/> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315074415/http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2013/05/14/ronnel-rivera-proclaimed-winner-in-gensan-mayor-race/ |date=2014-03-15 }}</ref> In the 2022 elections, he ran for the position as the first-ever lone representative of General Santos, but lost to his vice mayor Loreto Acharon. He is the son of Rodrigo E. Rivera Sr. the owner of RD Pawnshop Inc., one of the largest pawnshop companies in the Philippines.
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==External links== * [http://gensantos.gov.ph Official Website of the City of General Santos] * [http://spgensantos.ph/employees/cur-sp-officials/hon-ronnel-c-rivera/ Official Website of Sangguniang Panglungsod of the City of General Santos] * [http://www.ronnelrivera.ph/ Website of Ronnel Rivera]
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