Bárbara Rivera Holmes

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Bárbara Rivera Holmes

|office = Labor Commissioner of Georgia

|governor = Brian Kemp

|term_start = April 4, 2025

|term_end =

|predecessor = Louis DeBroux (acting)

|successor =

|birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|45|2025|3|18}}

|birth_place = San Juan, Puerto Rico

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Republican

|education = Florida Southern College (BA)

}}

Bárbara Rivera Holmes (born 1979/1980){{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/georgia-governor-names-labor-commissioner-vaults-hispanic-woman-119920930|title=Georgia governor names labor commissioner and vaults first Hispanic woman into statewide office|first=A. B. C.|last=News|website=ABC News}} is an American politician from Georgia. She is the Georgia Labor Commissioner.

Holmes was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico.{{Cite web|url=https://albanyherald.com/news/albany-area-chamber-president-ceo-named-to-50-most-influential-latinos/|title=Albany Area Chamber president/CEO named to 50 Most Influential Latinos|first=Alan|last=Mauldin|date=October 10, 2022|website=Albany Herald}} She earned a bachelor's degree from Florida Southern College. She moved to Georgia and worked for The Albany Herald as a journalist before becoming the leader of the area's chamber of commerce in 2016. Governor Nathan Deal appointed Holmes to the Georgia Board of Regents in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.walb.com/story/37110686/albany-chamber-chief-named-as-regent/|title=Albany Chamber chief named as Regent|first=Dave|last=Miller|date=December 20, 2017|website=WALB}}

Following the death of Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson in late 2024, Governor Brian Kemp announced that he would appoint Holmes to be the labor commissioner on March 18, 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemp-fills-georgia-labor-commissioner-post-with-historic-pick/JNGK6BYGOVHVHOVSKGFMLZUU3I/|title=Barbara Rivera Holmes to be first Latina to hold statewide constitutional office|first=Greg|last=Bluestein|date=March 18, 2025|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}} She was sworn in on April 4 and will run for election to a full term in 2026 as a Republican.{{Cite web |last=Amy |first=Jeff|url=https://apnews.com/article/georgia-labor-commissioner-76ab60cff5b50af32e95ab2fb3b56989|title=Georgia governor names labor commissioner and vaults first Hispanic woman into statewide office|date=March 18, 2025|website=AP News}}