National Congress of Honduras
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 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 current directive of the National Congress for the period 2022–2026:- Luis Redondo
- Hugo Noé Pino
- Edgardo Casaña
- Rasel Tomé
- Scherly Arriaga
- Iroshka Elvir
- Fátima Mena
- Ricardo Elencoff
- Christian Josué Hernández
- Kritza Pérez
- Issis Cuellar
- Carlos Alexis Raudales
- Carlos Zelaya
- Luz Angelica Smith
- Fabricio Sandoval
- Linda Donaire
- Juan Barahona
- Silvia Ayala
2018–2022 legislative period
The directive of the National Congress for the period 2018–2022:- Mauricio Oliva
- Antonio César Rivera
- Denis Armando Castro
- Milton Jesus Puerto Oseguera
- Mario Noé Villafranca
- Felicito Ávila Ordóñez
- Gladis Aurora López Calderón
- Román Villeda Aguilar
- Elden Vásquez
- Walter Antonio Chávez Hernández
- Olga Josefa Ayala Alvarenga
- Dunia Lizzette Ortiz Cruz
- José Tomás Zambrano Molina
- Salvador Valeriano Pineda
- Teresa Concepción Cálix Raudales
- Rossel Renán Inestroza Martínez
- Gerardo Tulio Martínez Pineda
- Wilmer Raynel Neal Velásquez
2014–2018 legislative period
The directive of the National Congress for the period 2014–2018 is:- Mauricio Oliva
- Gladis Aurora López
- Lena Gutiérrez Arévalo
- Antonio Rivera Callejas
- Milton de Jesús Puerto
- Miguel Edgardo Martínez
- Augusto Cruz Ascensio
- Edwin Roberto Pavón
- Rolando Dubón Bueso
- Ramón Antonio Leva Bulnes
- Jose Vicente de León Rojas
- Mario Alonso Perez
- Román Villeda Aguilar
- José María Martínez
- Wilmer Neal Velásquez
- José Tomás Zambrano
- Sara Ismena Medina Galo
2010–2014 legislative period
The directive of the National Congress for the period 2010–2014 is:- Juan Orlando Hernández
- Lena Gutiérrez Arévalo
- Marlon Lara
- Ramón Velásquez Názar
- Marvin Ponce
- Martha Concepción Guevara
- Nora de Melgar
- Rigoberto Chang Castillo
- Gladis Aurora López
- Eliseo Noel Mejía
- Yariel Waldina Paz
- Óscar Orlando Burgos
- Victoria Carrasco García
- Ángel Banegas
- Milton de Jesús Puerto
Elections
The most recent election was held November 2025.President
The President of the National Congress of Honduras is the presiding officer of the National Congress of Honduras.Presidents of the Congress 1900–1982
| Name | Term | Party | Notes |
| Carlos Alberto Ucles | 1900–1902 | ||
| Rafael Alvarado Guerrero | 1902–1903 | ||
| Fausto Dávila | 1904–1906 | ||
| Francisco Escobar | 1911–1913 | ||
| Rafael Alvarado Manzano | 1914–1915 | National Party of Honduras | |
| Francisco Escobar | 1915-1918 | ||
| Francisco Bográn | 1919-1920 | ||
| Angel Ugarte | 1921 | Liberal Party of Honduras | |
| Miguel Oqueli Bustillo | 1923 | Liberal Party of Honduras | |
| Ángel Sevilla Ramírez | 1924 | National Party of Honduras | |
| Ramón Alcerro Castro | 1924 | President of the Constituent Assembly of 1924 | |
| Venancio Callejas | 1925–1926 | National Party of Honduras | |
| Tiburcio Carías Andino | 1926–1929 | National Party of Honduras | First Time |
| Antonio C. Rivera | 1929–1930 | National Party of Honduras | First Time |
| Tiburcio Carías Andino | 1930–1931 | National Party of Honduras | Second Time |
| Santiago Meza Cálix | 1931–1932 | Liberal Party of Honduras | |
| Antonio Bográn Mojeron | 1932 | National Party of Honduras | |
| Abraham Williams Calderón | 1932 | National Party of Honduras | |
| Miguel Paz Barahona | 1933–1934 | National Party of Honduras | |
| Ramón Alcerro Castro | 1934–1935 | National Party of Honduras | President of the Constituent Assembly of 1934 |
| Antonio C. Rivera | 1935–1939 | National Party of Honduras | Second Time |
| Plutarco Muñoz P. | 1939–1948 | National Party of Honduras | |
| Luciano Milla Cisneros | 1949 | National Party of Honduras | |
| Juan B. Valladares Rodríguez | 1949 | National Party of Honduras | |
| Jose Máximo Gálvez | 1949–1950 | National Party of Honduras | |
| Camilo Gómez y Gómez | 1950–1954 | National Party of Honduras | |
| Francisco Salomón Jiménez Castro | 1954 | National Party of Honduras | |
| Ramón Villeda Morales | 1957 | Liberal Party of Honduras | President of the Constituent Assembly of 1957 |
| Modesto Rodas Alvarado | 1957–1963 | Liberal Party of Honduras | He was overthrown by the military coup led by Oswaldo López Arellano. |
| Héctor Orlando Gómez Cisneros | 1963 | Liberal Party of Honduras | He assumed the Presidency of the Congress for a few days, after the military coup led by Oswaldo López Arellano |
| Mario E. Rivera López | 1965–1971 | National Party of Honduras | He was President of the National Constituent Assembly of 1965 and the National Congress from 1965 to 1971. |
| Martín Agüero Vega | 1971–1972 | National Party of Honduras | |
| Roberto Suazo Cordova | 1981 | Liberal 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 | Party |
| Efraín Bu Girón | 1982–1986 | Liberal Party of Honduras |
| Carlos Orbin Montoya | 1986–1990 | Liberal Party of Honduras |
| Rodolfo Irias Navas | 1990–1994 | National Party of Honduras |
| Carlos Roberto Flores | 1994–1998 | Liberal Party of Honduras |
| Rafael Pineda Ponce | 1998–2002 | Liberal Party of Honduras |
| Porfirio Lobo Sosa | 2002–2006 | National Party of Honduras |
| Roberto Micheletti | 2006–2009 | Liberal Party of Honduras |
| José Alfredo Saavedra | 2009–2010 | Liberal Party of Honduras |
| Juan Orlando Hernández | 2010–2014 | National Party of Honduras |
| Mauricio Oliva | 2014–2022 | National Party of Honduras |
| Jorge Luis Calix Espinal | 2022–2026 | Liberal Party |
| Tomás Zambrano | 2026–present | National Party of Honduras |