List of Minority Leaders of the Puerto Rican House of Representatives
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The following people have served as Minority Leaders of the Puerto Rican House of Representatives:
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| Manuel Martínez Dávila | 1933 | 1934 | Liberal | ||
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Ernesto Ramos Antonini Ernesto Ramos Antonini Ernesto Ramos Antonini was the President of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico and co-founder of the Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico .-Early years:... |
1934 | 1937 | Liberal | |
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Ernesto Ramos Antonini Ernesto Ramos Antonini Ernesto Ramos Antonini was the President of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico and co-founder of the Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico .-Early years:... |
1943 | 1945 | Popular Democratic Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth.... |
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| Leopoldo Figueroa Carreras | 1950 | 1967 | Statehood Republican | Baldomero Roig Vélez | |
| Baldomero Roig Vélez | 1967 | 1969 | Statehood Republican | ||
| Luis E. Ramos Yordán | 1969 | 1973 | Popular Democratic Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth.... |
Olga Cruz de Nigaglioni | |
| Angel Viera Martínez Angel Viera Martínez Attorney Angel Viera Martínez was a prominent pro-statehood public servant in Puerto Rico during the second half of the 20th century.He began his public service as a prosecutor. In 1968 he ran as a candidate for state representative under the banner of the New Progressive Party, which he helped... |
1973 | 1977 | New Progressive | Hernán Padilla Ramírez Hernán Padilla Hernán Padilla in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, is a retired physician and former two-term Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, the oldest city in the United States.... |
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| Severo Colberg Ramírez | 1977 | 1981 | Popular Democratic Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth.... |
José R. Jarabo Alvarez José Ronaldo Jarabo José Ronaldo Jarabo, born and raised by his mother in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was the Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 1985 to 1992, having served as a member of that legislative body for twenty years from 1973 to 1992.... |
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| 1981 | 1982 | Popular Democratic Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth.... |
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| Angel Viera Martínez Angel Viera Martínez Attorney Angel Viera Martínez was a prominent pro-statehood public servant in Puerto Rico during the second half of the 20th century.He began his public service as a prosecutor. In 1968 he ran as a candidate for state representative under the banner of the New Progressive Party, which he helped... |
1982 | 1983 | New Progressive | José N. Granados Navedos José Granados José Granados Navedo, , is a former Speaker Pro Tem of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. Married, with three children, he lives with his family in Florida.-Early years:... |
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| José N. Granados Navedos José Granados José Granados Navedo, , is a former Speaker Pro Tem of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. Married, with three children, he lives with his family in Florida.-Early years:... |
1983 | 1989 | New Progressive | Edison Misla Aldarondo Edison Misla Aldarondo Edison Misla Aldarondo is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the Speaker of the Puerto Rican House of Representatives from 1997 to 2000. He was a founder of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico . He also served as Representative from the 4th District from 1977 to 2002, and... |
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| Edison Misla Aldarondo Edison Misla Aldarondo Edison Misla Aldarondo is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the Speaker of the Puerto Rican House of Representatives from 1997 to 2000. He was a founder of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico . He also served as Representative from the 4th District from 1977 to 2002, and... |
1989 | 1993 | New Progressive | Carlos J. López Nieves | |
| Alfonso López Chaar | 1993 | 1994 | Popular Democratic Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth.... |
Rolando Ortiz Velázquez | |
| José E. Arrarás Mir José Enrique Arrarás José Enrique Arrarás Mir is a notable Puerto Rican politician.- Early life :Arrarás was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. He obtained his primary and secondary education at Immaculate Conception Academy in Mayagüez and Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.- Education :He obtained a B.A... |
1994 | 1995 | Popular Democratic Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth.... |
Severo E. Colberg Toro | |
| Severo E. Colberg Toro | 1995 | 1997 | Popular Democratic Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth.... |
Ferdinand Lugo González | |
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Aníbal Acevedo Vilá Aníbal Acevedo Vilá Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer. He served as the eighth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a Commonwealth of the United States, from 2005 to 2009. He is a Harvard University alumnus and a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law,... |
1997 | 2001 | Popular Democratic Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth.... |
Roberto Cruz Rodríguez |
| Edison Misla Aldarondo Edison Misla Aldarondo Edison Misla Aldarondo is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the Speaker of the Puerto Rican House of Representatives from 1997 to 2000. He was a founder of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico . He also served as Representative from the 4th District from 1977 to 2002, and... |
2001 | 2002 | New Progressive | Iris M. Ruiz Class Iris Miriam Ruiz Iris Miriam Ruiz Class is a Puerto Rican politician who served in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives and currently holds the office of Ombudswoman.... |
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| Aníbal Vega Borges | 2002 | 2005 | New Progressive | Iris M. Ruiz Class Iris Miriam Ruiz Iris Miriam Ruiz Class is a Puerto Rican politician who served in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives and currently holds the office of Ombudswoman.... |
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| Héctor Ferrer Ríos | 2005 | present | Popular Democratic Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth.... |
Luis R. Torres Cruz | |