John Birchman Saldivar is a Belizean politician. A member of the United Democratic Party (UDP), Saldivar served as the Minister of National Security and Defence from 8 March 2012 to 2020. He is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Belmopan constituency in the House of Representatives (Belize) since it’s creation on 7 February 2008. He was previously Area Representative for Cayo South from 29 October 2003 to 7 February 2008. 