Froyla Tzalam

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.

[6] Tzalam was shortlisted for nomination to the Senate in January 2017, but declined in order to concentrate on her work with SATIIM.

[12] Upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, Tzalam became the first governor-general of Belize to have served under two monarchs.

[14] Alongside Minister Francis Fonseca she represented Belize at the Coronation of King Charles III in 2023.

Dame Froyla meeting Dame Cindy Kiro , Governor-General of New Zealand, in London, 2022
Tzalam with the Duchess of Gloucester and the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace during her visit for the coronation of King Charles III , 2022