The majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico are two Puerto Rican Representatives who are elected by the party conferences that hold the majority and the minority respectively. These leaders serve as the chief House spokespeople for their parties and manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the House. By rule, the Presiding Officer gives the Majority Leader priority in obtaining recognition to speak on the floor of the House.
Majority leaders + Portrait Name Took office Left office Party Majority Whip Ernesto Ramos Antonini 1941 1943 PPD Ernesto Ramos Antonini 1945 1949 PPD Hernán Padilla Ramírez 1969 1973 PNP José R. Morales 1973 1977 PPD Olga Cruz de Nigaglioni David Urbina Urbina 1977 1978 PNP Celia V. Monrouzeau Martínez José N. Granados Navedos 1978 1982 PNP Celia V. Monrouzeau Martínez José R. Jarabo Alvarez 1982 1985 PPD Presby Santiago García 1985 1993 PPD Héctor López Galarza Néstor Aponte Hernández 1993 1997 PNP Ángel Cintrón García Pedro Figueroa Costas 1997 1999 PNP Edwin Mundo Ríos Ángel Cintrón García 1999 2001 PNP Iris M. Ruiz Class Roberto Maldonado Vélez 2001 2004 PPD Héctor Ferrer Ríos Iris M. Ruiz Class 2005 2009 PNP María L. Ramos Rivera Rolando Crespo Arroyo 2009 2011 PNP Ángel Pérez Otero Carlos J. Méndez Núñez 2011 2013 PNP Ángel Pérez Otero Charlie Hernández 2013 2017 PPD Carlos Bianchi Angleró Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló 2017 2021 PNP Urayoán Hernández Angel Matos García 2021 2025 PPD Roberto Rivera Ruiz de Porras José Torres Zamora 2025 present PNP Wilson Román
Minority leaders + Portrait Name Took office Left office Party Whip Manuel Martínez Dávila 1933 1934 Liberal Ernesto Ramos Antonini 1934 1937 Liberal Ernesto Ramos Antonini 1943 1945 PPD Leopoldo Figueroa Carreras 1950 1967 Statehood Republican Baldomero Roig Vélez Baldomero Roig Vélez 1967 1969 Statehood Republican Luis E. Ramos Yordán 1969 1973 PPD Olga Cruz de Nigaglioni Angel Viera Martínez 1973 1977 PNP Hernán Padilla Ramírez Severo Colberg Ramírez 1977 1981 PPD José R. Jarabo Alvarez 1981 1982 PPD Angel Viera Martínez 1982 1983 PNP José N. Granados Navedos José N. Granados Navedos 1983 1989 PNP Edison Misla Aldarondo Edison Misla Aldarondo 1989 1993 PNP Carlos J. López Nieves Alfonso López Chaar 1993 1994 PPD Rolando Ortiz Velázquez José E. Arrarás Mir 1994 1995 PPD Severo E. Colberg Toro Severo E. Colberg Toro 1995 1997 PPD Ferdinand Lugo González Aníbal Acevedo Vilá 1997 2001 PPD Roberto Cruz Rodríguez Víctor García San Inocencio 1997 2009 PIP N/A Edison Misla Aldarondo 2001 2002 PNP Iris M. Ruiz Class Aníbal Vega Borges 2002 2005 PNP Iris M. Ruiz Class Héctor Ferrer Ríos 2005 2012 PPD Luis R. Torres Cruz Luis R. Torres Cruz 2012 2013 PPD Jenniffer González 2013 2017 PNP Johnny Méndez Tatito Hernández 2017 2021 PPD Johnny Méndez 2021 2025 PNP Héctor Ferrer Santiago 2025 present PPD
Assistant party leaders
Majority Whips 2013–2013: Eduardo Ferrer 2013–2017: Carlos Bianchi Angleró 2017–2021: Urayoán Hernández 2021-2024: Roberto Rivera Ruiz de Porras 2024-Present: Wilson Román
Minority Whips 2013–2016: Johnny Méndez 2016-2021: Ramón Luis Cruz 2021-Present: Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló
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