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
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! Term
! Party
! Notes
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|Carlos Alberto Ucles
| 1900–1902
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|Rafael Alvarado Guerrero
| 1902–1903
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|Fausto Dávila
| 1904–1906
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|Francisco Escobar
| 1911–1913
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|Rafael Alvarado Manzano
| 1914–1915
|National Party of Honduras
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|Francisco Escobar
| 1915-1918
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|Francisco Bográn
| 1919-1920
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|Angel Ugarte
| 1921
|Liberal Party of Honduras
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|Miguel Oqueli Bustillo
| 1923
|Liberal Party of Honduras
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|Ángel Sevilla Ramírez
| 1924
|National Party of Honduras
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|Ramón Alcerro Castro
| 1924
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| President of the Constituent Assembly of 1924
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|Venancio Callejas
| 1925–1926
|National Party of Honduras
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|Tiburcio Carías Andino
| 1926–1929
|National Party of Honduras
| First Time
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|Antonio C. Rivera
| 1929–1930
|National Party of Honduras
| First Time
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|Tiburcio Carías Andino
| 1930–1931
|National Party of Honduras
| Second Time
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|Santiago Meza Cálix
| 1931–1932
|Liberal Party of Honduras
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|Antonio Bográn Mojeron
|1932
|National Party of Honduras
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|Abraham Williams Calderón
|1932
|National Party of Honduras
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|Miguel Paz Barahona
|1933–1934
|National Party of Honduras
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|Ramón Alcerro Castro
| 1934–1935
|National Party of Honduras
| President of the Constituent Assembly of 1934
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|Antonio C. Rivera
|1935–1939
|National Party of Honduras
|Second Time
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|Plutarco Muñoz P.
|1939–1948
|National Party of Honduras
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|Luciano Milla Cisneros
|1949
|National Party of Honduras
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|Juan B. Valladares Rodríguez
|1949
|National Party of Honduras
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|Jose Máximo Gálvez
|1949–1950
|National Party of Honduras
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|Camilo Gómez y Gómez
|1950–1954
|National Party of Honduras
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|Francisco Salomón Jiménez Castro
|1954
|National Party of Honduras
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|Ramón Villeda Morales
|1957
|Liberal Party of Honduras
| President of the Constituent Assembly of 1957
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|Modesto Rodas Alvarado
|1957–1963
|Liberal Party of Honduras
| He was overthrown by the military coup led by Oswaldo López Arellano.
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|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
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|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.
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|Martín Agüero Vega
|1971–1972
|National Party of Honduras
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|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
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