National Congress of Honduras

National Congress of Honduras
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Type
Type
Leadership
Tomás Zambrano (National)
since 20 January 2026
First Vice President
Unknown
since 2025 or January 2026
General Secretary
Unknown
since 2025 or January 2026
Structure
Seats128
Political groups
Government (49)

Opposition (79)

Elections
Open list proportional representation
Last election
30 November 2025
Next election
By late November 2029
Meeting place
Legislative Palace, Tegucigalpa
Website
www.congresonacional.hn

The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Honduras.

Organization

The Honduran Congress is a unicameral legislature. The nominal President of the National Congress of Honduras is currently Luis Redondo. Its members are 128 deputies, who are elected on a proportional representation basis, by department, to serve four-year terms.

Meeting place

Congress meets in a purpose-built legislative palace (Palacio Legislativo) in the centre of Tegucigalpa. Of a modernist design, it is painted in an array of bright colours and rests on a series of concrete pillars that separate it from the ground. 14°06′14″N 87°12′18″W / 14.10375°N 87.20495°W / 14.10375; -87.20495

Directive

2022–2026 legislative period

The directive of the National Congress for the period 2022–2026:[1]

2018–2022 legislative period

The directive of the National Congress for the period 2018–2022:[2]

  • Mauricio Oliva (President) (PNH)
  • Antonio César Rivera (1st Vice-President) (PNH)
  • Denis Armando Castro (2nd Vice-President) (APH)
  • Milton Jesus Puerto Oseguera (3rd Vice-President) (PNH)
  • Mario Noé Villafranca (4th Vice-President) (UD)
  • Felicito Ávila Ordóñez (5th Vice-President) (DC)
  • Gladis Aurora López Calderón (6th Vice-President) (PNH)
  • Román Villeda Aguilar (7th Vice-President) (PNH)
  • Elden Vásquez (Alternate Vice-President) (PNH)
  • Walter Antonio Chávez Hernández (Alternate Vice-President) (PNH)
  • Olga Josefa Ayala Alvarenga (Alternate Vice-President) (PNH)
  • Dunia Lizzette Ortiz Cruz (Alternate Vice-President) (APH)
  • José Tomás Zambrano Molina (1st Secretary) (PNH)
  • Salvador Valeriano Pineda (2nd Secretary) (PNH)
  • Teresa Concepción Cálix Raudales (1st Pro-Secretary) (PNH)
  • Rossel Renán Inestroza Martínez (2nd Pro-Secretary) (PNH)
  • Gerardo Tulio Martínez Pineda (Alternate Secretary) (PNH)
  • Wilmer Raynel Neal Velásquez (Alternate Secretary) (PNH)

2014–2018 legislative period

The directive of the National Congress for the period 2014–2018 is:[3]

  • Mauricio Oliva (President) (PNH)
  • Gladis Aurora López (1st Vice-President) (PNH)
  • Lena Gutiérrez Arévalo (2nd Vice-President) (PNH)
  • Antonio Rivera Callejas (3rd Vice-President) (PNH)
  • Milton de Jesús Puerto (4th Vice-President) (PNH)
  • Miguel Edgardo Martínez (5th Vice-President) (PNH)
  • Augusto Cruz Ascensio (6th Vice-President) (DC)
  • Edwin Roberto Pavón (7th Vice-President) (UD)
  • Rolando Dubón Bueso (Alternate Vice-President) (PNH)
  • Ramón Antonio Leva Bulnes (Alternate Vice-President) (PNH)
  • Jose Vicente de León Rojas (Alternate Vice-President) (PNH)
  • Mario Alonso Perez (1st Secretary) (PNH)
  • Román Villeda Aguilar (2nd Secretary) (PNH)
  • José María Martínez (Alternate Secretary) (PNH)
  • Wilmer Neal Velásquez (Alternate Secretary) (PNH)
  • José Tomás Zambrano (1st Pro-Secretary) (PNH)
  • Sara Ismena Medina Galo (2nd Pro-Secretary) (PNH)

2010–2014 legislative period

The directive of the National Congress for the period 2010–2014 is:[4]

  • Juan Orlando Hernández (President) (PNH)
  • Lena Gutiérrez Arévalo (1st Vice-President) (PNH)
  • Marlon Lara (2nd Vice-President) (PLH)
  • Ramón Velásquez Názar (3rd Vice-President) (DC)
  • Marvin Ponce (4th Vice-President) (PUD)
  • Martha Concepción Guevara (5th Vice-President)(PNH)
  • Nora de Melgar (6th Vice-President) (PNH)
  • Rigoberto Chang Castillo (1st Secretary) (PNH)
  • Gladis Aurora López (2nd Secretary) (PNH)
  • Eliseo Noel Mejía (Pro-Secretary) (PNH)
  • Yariel Waldina Paz (Pro-Secretary) (PLH)
  • Óscar Orlando Burgos (Alternate Vice-President) (PNH)
  • Victoria Carrasco García (Alternate Vice-President) (PNH)
  • Ángel Banegas (Alternate Secretary) (PLH)
  • Milton de Jesús Puerto (Alternate Secretary) (PNH)

Elections

The most recent election was held November 2025.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Party7,138,76135.2949+5
Liberal Party6,988,26134.5541+19
Liberty and Refoundation4,912,81624.2935–15
Innovation and Unity Party634,1683.142+2
Christian Democratic Party552,7392.731–
Total20,226,745100.001280
Registered voters/turnout6,522,577–
Source: CNE

(As each voter can cast many votes, the total number of votes cast cannot be used to assess the voter turnout percentage.)

President

President of the National Congress of Honduras
Presidente del Congreso Nacional de Honduras
Logo of the National Congress of Honduras
since 20 January 2026
StyleMister/Madam President
AppointerNational Congress
Term lengthFour years
Formation29 September 1865
DeputyVice Presidents of the National Congress

The President of the National Congress of Honduras is the presiding officer (speaker) of the National Congress of Honduras.

Presidents of the Congress 1900–1982

[5]

Name Term Party Notes
Carlos Alberto Ucles 1900–1902
Rafael Alvarado Guerrero 1902–1903
Fausto Dávila 1904–1906
Francisco Escobar 1911–1913
Rafael Alvarado Manzano 1914–1915 National Party of Honduras
Francisco Escobar 1915-1918
Francisco Bográn 1919-1920
Angel Ugarte 1921 Liberal Party of Honduras
Miguel Oqueli Bustillo 1923 Liberal Party of Honduras
Ángel Sevilla Ramírez 1924 National Party of Honduras
Ramón Alcerro Castro 1924 President of the Constituent Assembly of 1924
Venancio Callejas 1925–1926 National Party of Honduras
Tiburcio Carías Andino 1926–1929 National Party of Honduras First Time
Antonio C. Rivera 1929–1930 National Party of Honduras First Time
Tiburcio Carías Andino 1930–1931 National Party of Honduras Second Time
Santiago Meza Cálix 1931–1932 Liberal Party of Honduras
Antonio Bográn Mojeron 1932 National Party of Honduras
Abraham Williams Calderón 1932 National Party of Honduras
Miguel Paz Barahona 1933–1934 National Party of Honduras
Ramón Alcerro Castro 1934–1935 National Party of Honduras President of the Constituent Assembly of 1934
Antonio C. Rivera 1935–1939 National Party of Honduras Second Time
Plutarco Muñoz P. 1939–1948 National Party of Honduras
Luciano Milla Cisneros 1949 National Party of Honduras
Juan B. Valladares Rodríguez 1949 National Party of Honduras
Jose Máximo Gálvez 1949–1950 National Party of Honduras
Camilo Gómez y Gómez 1950–1954 National Party of Honduras
Francisco Salomón Jiménez Castro 1954 National Party of Honduras
Ramón Villeda Morales 1957 Liberal Party of Honduras President of the Constituent Assembly of 1957
Modesto Rodas Alvarado 1957–1963 Liberal Party of Honduras He was overthrown by the military coup led by Oswaldo López Arellano.
Héctor Orlando Gómez Cisneros 1963 Liberal Party of Honduras He assumed the Presidency of the Congress for a few days, after the military coup led by Oswaldo López Arellano
Mario E. Rivera López 1965–1971 National Party of Honduras He was President of the National Constituent Assembly of 1965 and the National Congress from 1965 to 1971.
Martín Agüero Vega 1971–1972 National Party of Honduras
Roberto Suazo Cordova 1981 Liberal Party of Honduras He was the President of the National Constituent Assembly that drew up the 1982 Honduran Constitution. He was then elected President of Honduras in the Honduran general election, 1981

List of presidents since 1982

[5]

Name Term Party
Efraín Bu Girón 1982–1986 Liberal Party of Honduras
Carlos Orbin Montoya 1986–1990 Liberal Party of Honduras
Rodolfo Irias Navas 1990–1994 National Party of Honduras
Carlos Roberto Flores 1994–1998 Liberal Party of Honduras
Rafael Pineda Ponce 1998–2002 Liberal Party of Honduras
Porfirio Lobo Sosa 2002–2006 National Party of Honduras
Roberto Micheletti 2006–2009 Liberal Party of Honduras
José Alfredo Saavedra
 2009–2010 Liberal Party of Honduras
Juan Orlando Hernández 2010–2014 National Party of Honduras
Mauricio Oliva 2014–2022 National Party of Honduras
Jorge Luis Calix Espinal 2022–2026 LIBRE
Tomás Zambrano 2026–present National Party of Honduras

See also

References

  1. ^ Rodríguez, Sandra (24 January 2022). "La Gaceta confirma a Luís Redondo presidente Legislativo". Defensores en Linea (in European Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Así se conforma la nueva junta directiva del Congreso Nacional". 23 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Nueva directiva del CN fue electa por 76 diputados – Diario El Heraldo". Elheraldo.hn. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Buscador". Elheraldo.hn. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Presidentes del Congreso Nacional 1900-2014". 11 August 2015.
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