Keren Riquelme


Keren L. Riquelme Cabrera is a Puerto Rican politician serving as a member at-large of the Senate of Puerto Rico.

Life

She earned a Bachelor in languages from University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez and a Doctor of Business Administration from Vision International University in Euless, Texas. A member of the New Progressive Party, Riquelme was elected in 2020, defeating Aníbal José Torres. Before been a senator she was a professor in the University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla. In 2022, she presented a plan to stop the exodus of medical doctors from the island.
On August 14, 2025, Keren Riquelme was appointed by governor Jenniffer González as Director for the Office for Socioeconomic and Community Development.
Riquelme is the daughter of pastor and science teacher Carmen G. Cabrera.