Vice President of Honduras
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Vice President of Honduras is the second highest political position in Honduras
. According to the current constitution, the President and Vice-President are elected in the same ticket. Previously, from 1957 to 2006 there were positions of first, second, and third Vice-President known as designados presidenciales.
Only during the Zelaya administration the Vice-Presidential position was held by one person, since the Congress reformed the Constitution on 2008 for that the Vice-Presidential charge would be held again by 3 persons. The position of "Vice President Commissioner" was created by former President
Manuel Zelaya
after Vice President Elvin Santos resigned in late 2008.
A history of officeholders follows.
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
. According to the current constitution, the President and Vice-President are elected in the same ticket. Previously, from 1957 to 2006 there were positions of first, second, and third Vice-President known as designados presidenciales.
Only during the Zelaya administration the Vice-Presidential position was held by one person, since the Congress reformed the Constitution on 2008 for that the Vice-Presidential charge would be held again by 3 persons. The position of "Vice President Commissioner" was created by former President
President of Honduras
This page lists the Presidents of Honduras.Colonial Honduras declared its independence from Spain on 15 September 1821. From 5 January 1822 to 1 July 1823, Honduras was part of the First Mexican Empire of Agustín de Iturbide....
Manuel Zelaya
Manuel Zelaya
José Manuel Zelaya Rosales is a politician who was President of Honduras from January 27, 2006 until June 28, 2009. The eldest son of a wealthy businessman, he inherited his father's nickname "Mel," and, before entering politics, was involved in his family's logging and timber businesses.Elected...
after Vice President Elvin Santos resigned in late 2008.
A history of officeholders follows.
1895-1954
| Term | Vice President | Notes |
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| 1895-1899 | Manuel Bonilla Manuel Bonilla General Manuel Bonilla Chirinos was President of Honduras from 13 April 1903 to 25 February 1907, and again from 1 February 1912 till 21 March 1913.... |
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| 1899-1903 | José María Reina | |
| 1903-1907 | Miguel R. Dávila Miguel R. Dávila General Miguel Rafael Dávila Cuellar was President of Honduras between 18 April 1907 and 28 March 1911. He occupied various posts in the government of Policarpo Bonilla, before becoming President himself. He died in Honduras on 11 October 1927.... |
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| 1908 | Máximo B. Rosales | |
| 1908-1911 | Dionysius Gutiérrez | |
| 1912-1913 | Francisco Bertrand Francisco Bertrand Francisco Bertrand Barahona was twice President of Honduras, first from 28 March 1911 to 1 February 1912, and then again between 21 March 1913 and 9 September 1919. His successor and predecessor was Manuel Bonilla.... |
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| 1913-1915 | Nazario Soriano | |
| 1916-1919 | Alberto Membreño Vásquez | |
| 1920-1924 | José María Ochoa | |
| 1925-1929 | Presentación Quezada | |
| 1929-1933 | Rafael Díaz Chávez | |
| 1933-1949 | Abraham Williams Calderón | |
| 1949-1954 | Julio Lozano Díaz Julio Lozano Díaz Julio Lozano Díaz , was first vice-president and then president of Honduras, from 5 December 1954 until 21 October 1956.Previously he was an accountant for the Rosario Mining Company.... |
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1957-1972(Military Era)
| Term | President | 1st Vice President | 2nd Vice President | 3rd Vice President | Notes |
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| 1957-1963 | Ramon Villeda Morales Ramon Villeda Morales Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales served as President of Honduras from 1957 to 1963. Trained as a physician, Villeda Morales was a liberal who supported the democratization of Honduras after a long period of military rule... |
José Mejía Arellano | Francisco Milla Bermúdez | Juan Miguel Mejía | |
| 1965-1971 | Oswaldo López Arellano Oswaldo López Arellano Oswaldo Enrique López Arellano was a two-time President of Honduras, first from 1963 to 1971 and again from 1972 to 1975. He gained power both times via military force.... |
Ricardo Zúñiga Agustinus | Horacio Moya Posas | Napoleón Alcerro Oliva | |
| 1971-1972 | Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés was the President of Honduras from 7 June 1971 till 4 December 1972.Cruz was born in San Juan de Flores in Honduras. His Father was Carlos Alberto Cruz and his mother Elisa Ucles Rosales. He was the eldest son, his brothers were: Herlinda, Carlos, Raul, Rene and Marta... |
René Bendaña Meza | Eugenio Matute Canizales | Tiburcio Carías Castillo | |
Honduran Vice-Presidents(1982-2006)
| Term | President President of Honduras This page lists the Presidents of Honduras.Colonial Honduras declared its independence from Spain on 15 September 1821. From 5 January 1822 to 1 July 1823, Honduras was part of the First Mexican Empire of Agustín de Iturbide.... | 1st Vice President | 2nd Vice President | 3rd Vice President | Notes |
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| 1982-1986 | Roberto Suazo Cordova Roberto Suazo Córdova Roberto Suazo Córdova is a former President of Honduras.-Biography:In 1949, he graduated as a doctor from the University of San Carlos of Guatemala. After his graduation, Suazo practiced his profession in the general hospital of Guatemala City... |
Marcelino Ponce Martínez | Céleo Arias Moncada | Arturo Rendón Pineda | |
| 1986-1990 | José Azcona del Hoyo José Azcona del Hoyo José Simón Azcona del Hoyo was President of Honduras from 27 January 1986 to 27 January 1990 for the Liberal Party of Honduras . He was born in La Ceiba in Honduras.-Career:... |
Alfredo Fortín | José Pineda Gómez | Jaime Rosenthal Jaime Rosenthal Jaime Rolando Rosenthal Oliva is a Honduran politician.His Romanian-Jewish father, Yankel Rosenthal, emigrated from Romania to Honduras in 1929. Jaime Rosenthal is the leader of one of Liberal Party of Honduras's wings, and has been a perennial candidate for President... |
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| 1990-1994 | Rafael Leonardo Callejas | Jacobo Hernández Cruz | Marco Tulio Cruz | Roberto Martínez Lozano | |
| 1994-1998 | Carlos Roberto Reina Carlos Roberto Reina Carlos Roberto Reina Idiáquez was a politician of the Liberal Party of Honduras, and President of Honduras from January 27, 1994 to January 27, 1998.... |
Walter López Reyes | Juan de la Cruz Avelar Leiva | Guadalupe Jerezano Mejía | Jerezano left office in 1997 |
| 1998-2002 | Carlos Roberto Flores Carlos Roberto Flores Carlos Roberto Flores Facussé was President of Honduras from 27 January 1998 to 27 January 2002 and President of the National Congress from 25 January 1994 to 25 January 1998.- Biography :... |
William Handal Raudales | Gladys Caballero de Arévalo | Hector Vidal Cerrato Hernandez | |
| 2002-2006 | Ricardo Maduro Ricardo Maduro Ricardo Rodolfo Maduro Joest is a former President of Honduras and Bank of Honduras chairman. Maduro graduated from The Lawrenceville School and later Stanford University... |
Vicente Williams Agasse | Armida Villela de López Contreras | José Alberto Díaz Lobo | |
Honduran Vice-President and Presidential Commissioner (2006-2010)
On 2005, the Honduran Congress reformed the Constitution for that the charge of Vice-President may be held by only one person.| Term | President | Vice President | Notes |
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| 2006-2009 | Manuel Zelaya Manuel Zelaya José Manuel Zelaya Rosales is a politician who was President of Honduras from January 27, 2006 until June 28, 2009. The eldest son of a wealthy businessman, he inherited his father's nickname "Mel," and, before entering politics, was involved in his family's logging and timber businesses.Elected... |
Elvin Santos Elvin Ernesto Santos Elvin Ernesto Santos Ordóñez was Vice President of Honduras between 27 January 2006 and 18 November 2008, when he resigned to stand as a Liberal Party candidate for the Presidency in the 2009 elections. For the 2005 election the constitution was amended to create a single vice-president... (27 January 2006 - 18 November 2008) Unoccupied (18 November 2008 - 1 February 2009) Arístides Mejía Arístides Mejía Arístides Mejía Carranza served as the Vice President Commissioner of Honduras from 1 February 2009 until 28 June 2009. The position of "Vice President Commissioner" was created by former President Manuel Zelaya after then-Vice President Elvin Santos resigned in late 2008... (1 February 2009 - 28 June 2009) |
Elvin Santos resigned. Arístides Mejía didn't fully occupy the charge, he was a Presidential Commissioner not a Vice-President since he was appointed by President Zelaya Manuel Zelaya José Manuel Zelaya Rosales is a politician who was President of Honduras from January 27, 2006 until June 28, 2009. The eldest son of a wealthy businessman, he inherited his father's nickname "Mel," and, before entering politics, was involved in his family's logging and timber businesses.Elected... and not popularly elected; in other words, he was a minister without portfolio. He was deposed on 28 June 2009. |
| 2009-2010 | Roberto Micheletti Roberto Micheletti Roberto Micheletti Baín is a former de facto president of Honduras who served as a result of the 2009 coup d'état. The Honduran military was ordered by the Supreme Court to forcefully detain President Manuel Zelaya once the Court stated he was violating the Honduran constitution; Zelaya was exiled... |
Unoccupied (28 June 2009 - 27 January 2010) | President Roberto Micheletti Roberto Micheletti Roberto Micheletti Baín is a former de facto president of Honduras who served as a result of the 2009 coup d'état. The Honduran military was ordered by the Supreme Court to forcefully detain President Manuel Zelaya once the Court stated he was violating the Honduran constitution; Zelaya was exiled... didn't appoint any Presidential Commissioner (like Manuel Zelaya Manuel Zelaya José Manuel Zelaya Rosales is a politician who was President of Honduras from January 27, 2006 until June 28, 2009. The eldest son of a wealthy businessman, he inherited his father's nickname "Mel," and, before entering politics, was involved in his family's logging and timber businesses.Elected... did with Aristides Mejía) while he was occupying the Honduran Honduras Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize... Presidency President of Honduras This page lists the Presidents of Honduras.Colonial Honduras declared its independence from Spain on 15 September 1821. From 5 January 1822 to 1 July 1823, Honduras was part of the First Mexican Empire of Agustín de Iturbide.... . |
Honduras Vice-Presidents(2010- )
On 2008, before the Honduran Primary Elections, the Honduran National Congress reformed the Constitution again so that the Vice-Presidential charge be occupied by 3 persons as it has been before.| Term | President President of Honduras This page lists the Presidents of Honduras.Colonial Honduras declared its independence from Spain on 15 September 1821. From 5 January 1822 to 1 July 1823, Honduras was part of the First Mexican Empire of Agustín de Iturbide.... | 1st Vice President | 2nd Vice President | 3rd Vice President | Notes |
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| 2010-2014 | Porfirio Lobo Sosa | María Antonieta Guillén Vásquez | Samuel Armando Reyes Rendon | Victor Hugo Barnica | |