Ronnel Rivera

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{{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)
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)
Regional Communities Reforms Initiatives (2022–present)

| otherparty = Independent (2010-2012)
PCM (2012–2021)
UNA (2012–2018)
PDP–Laban (2016–2021)

| spouse = Jane G. Rivera

| profession = Businessman

| relations = Rodrigo E. Rivera, Sr. (father)
Dolores Chua-Rivera (mother)

| signature =

| footnotes =

| alma_mater = University of San Carlos
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).http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2013/05/14/ronnel-rivera-proclaimed-winner-in-gensan-mayor-race/ {{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 }} 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.