The National Congress () 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.
Directive
2022–2026 legislative period The directive of the National Congress for the period 2022–2026:
Luis Redondo (President) (PSH)
Hugo Noé Pino (1st Vice-President) (LIBRE) Edgardo Casaña (2nd Vice-President) (LIBRE) Rasel Tomé (3rd Vice-President) (LIBRE) Scherly Arriaga (4th Vice-President) (LIBRE) Iroshka Elvir (5th Vice-President) (PSH) Fátima Mena (6th Vice-President) (PSH) Ricardo Elencoff (7th Vice-President) (PLH) Christian Josué Hernández (Alternate Vice-President) (LIBRE) Kritza Pérez (Alternate Vice-President) (PLH) Issis Cuellar (Alternate Vice-President) (LIBRE) Carlos Alexis Raudales (Alternate Vice-President) (DC) Carlos Zelaya (General Secretary) (LIBRE)
Luz Angelica Smith (2nd Secretary) (LIBRE) Fabricio Sandoval (1st Pro-Secretary) (LIBRE) Linda Donaire (2nd Pro-Secretary) (LIBRE) Juan Barahona (Alternate Secretary) (LIBRE) Silvia Ayala (Alternate Secretary) (LIBRE)
2018–2022 legislative period The directive of the National Congress for the period 2018–2022: 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: 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: 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.
(As each voter can cast many votes, the total number of votes cast cannot be used to assess the voter turnout percentage.)
President
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
Name Term Party NotesCarlos Alberto Ucles 1900–1902 Rafael Alvarado Guerrero 1902–1903 Fausto Dávila 1904–1906 Francisco Escobar 1911–1913 Rafael Alvarado Manzano 1914–1915National Party of Honduras Francisco Escobar 1915-1918 Francisco Bográn 1919-1920 Angel Ugarte 1921Liberal Party of Honduras Miguel Oqueli Bustillo 1923Liberal Party of Honduras Ángel Sevilla Ramírez 1924National Party of Honduras Ramón Alcerro Castro 1924 President of the Constituent Assembly of 1924Venancio Callejas 1925–1926National Party of Honduras Tiburcio Carías Andino 1926–1929National Party of Honduras First TimeAntonio C. Rivera 1929–1930National Party of Honduras First TimeTiburcio Carías Andino 1930–1931National Party of Honduras Second TimeSantiago Meza Cálix 1931–1932Liberal Party of Honduras Antonio Bográn Mojeron1932National Party of Honduras Abraham Williams Calderón1932National Party of Honduras Miguel Paz Barahona1933–1934National Party of Honduras Ramón Alcerro Castro 1934–1935National Party of Honduras President of the Constituent Assembly of 1934Antonio C. Rivera1935–1939National Party of HondurasSecond TimePlutarco Muñoz P.1939–1948National Party of Honduras Luciano Milla Cisneros1949National Party of Honduras Juan B. Valladares Rodríguez1949National Party of Honduras Jose Máximo Gálvez1949–1950National Party of Honduras Camilo Gómez y Gómez1950–1954National Party of Honduras Francisco Salomón Jiménez Castro1954National Party of Honduras Ramón Villeda Morales1957Liberal Party of Honduras President of the Constituent Assembly of 1957Modesto Rodas Alvarado1957–1963Liberal Party of Honduras He was overthrown by the military coup led by Oswaldo López Arellano.Héctor Orlando Gómez Cisneros1963Liberal Party of Honduras He assumed the Presidency of the Congress for a few days, after the military coup led by Oswaldo López ArellanoMario E. Rivera López1965–1971National Party of Honduras He was President of the National Constituent Assembly of 1965 and the National Congress from 1965 to 1971.Martín Agüero Vega1971–1972National Party of HondurasRoberto Suazo Cordova1981Liberal 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
Name Term PartyEfraín Bu Girón1982–1986Liberal Party of HondurasCarlos Orbin Montoya1986–1990Liberal Party of HondurasRodolfo Irias Navas1990–1994National Party of HondurasCarlos Roberto Flores1994–1998Liberal Party of HondurasRafael Pineda Ponce1998–2002Liberal Party of HondurasPorfirio Lobo Sosa2002–2006National Party of HondurasRoberto Micheletti2006–2009Liberal Party of HondurasJosé Alfredo Saavedra2009–2010Liberal Party of HondurasJuan Orlando Hernández2010–2014National Party of HondurasMauricio Oliva2014–2022National Party of HondurasLuis Redondo2022–2026LIBRETomás Zambrano2026–presentNational Party of Honduras
See also Politics of Honduras Government of Honduras Supreme Court of Honduras Executive branch of the government of Honduras List of legislatures by country
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