Head of Congress Announced

Congressman Juan Orlando Hernandez will be the new Leader of Congress.

Juan Orlando Hernandez was born in Gracias, Lempira. He is a lawyer and notary who studied law at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras (UNAH). His studies were related to legislative work, and he worked as a clerk in the Secretary of State’ office.

Later he moved to the United States and then Spain. It was not until 2001 that he launched into the political arena in Honduras, gaining a seat in the National Congress.

At that time, the chairman of the legislature was Porfirio Lobo Sosa with whom he worked closely, occupying a position within the board, as his first secretary. In the following period he was elected as deputy for the second time, and won the last election for the third time.


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