Patricia Rodas

Patricia Isabel Rodas Baca is a Honduran politician who is a former Minister for Foreign Affairs and leading member of the Liberal Party of Honduras. Deposed in July 2009, she subsequently played a role in establishing the Liberty and Refoundation party.

Biography

Patricia Rodas is the daughter of the former president of the National Congress of Honduras, Modesto Rodas Alvarado, a popular left-wing leader within the Liberal Party whose presidential candidacy in 1963 was deliberately halted by a coup d’état that sacked Ramón Villeda Morales from office and installed military rule. She began her own political career in the Liberal Party, rising to the role of President of the party's Central Executive Council, before being appointed foreign minister in the government of Manuel Zelaya.

2009 Honduran constitutional crisis

Deposed during the Honduran constitutional crisis, she was held captive by the Honduran military and forced into exile in Mexico. While there, she became a spokesperson for Zelaya in his attempts to regain the presidency.