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This is a list of people that have held the post of Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. The House of Representatives has elected its own Speaker for more than 124 years since the Foraker Act formally established the post on April 12, 1900.[1]
List
Republican Party Union Party New Progressive Party Popular Democratic Party
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Portrait
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Name
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Took office
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Left office
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Party
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Speaker pro tempore
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1
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Manuel F. Rossy Calderón
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December 3, 1900
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December 31, 1904
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Republican
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2
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Rosendo Matienzo Cintrón
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January 10, 1905
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December 31, 1906
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Union
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3
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Francisco P. Acuña y Paniagua
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January 14, 1907
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March 6, 1907
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Union
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4
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José de Diego Martínez
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March 6, 1907
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July 16, 1918
|
Union
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Juan Bernardo Huyke
|
5
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Juan Bernardo Huyke
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November 26, 1918
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December 31, 1920
|
Union
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Miguel Guerra Mondragón
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6
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Cayetano Coll y Cuchí
|
February 14, 1921
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February 11, 1923
|
Union
|
Alfonso Lastra Chárriez
|
7
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Miguel Guerra Mondragrón
|
February 12, 1923
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December 31, 1924
|
Union
|
Alfonso Lastra Chárriez
|
8
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|
José Tous Soto
|
February 9, 1925
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February 18, 1930
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Republican
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Miguel Guerra Modragón 1925-1929
Benigno Fernández García 1929-1930
|
9
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|
Manuel F. Rossy Calderón
|
February 20, 1930
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August 6, 1932
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Republican
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Enrique Landrón Otero 1930
Rafael Alonso Torres 1930-1931
|
10
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Rafael Alonso Torres
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October 18, 1932
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December 31, 1932
|
Socialist
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Jorge Romaní
|
11
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Miguel A. García Méndez
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February 13, 1933
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December 31, 1940
|
Republican
|
Rafael Alonso Torres
|
12
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|
Samuel R. Quiñones Quiñones
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February 12, 1941
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March 5, 1943
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PPD
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Luis Sánchez Frasqueri
|
13
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|
Rafael Arrillaga Torrens
|
March 5, 1943
|
February 24, 1944
|
Socialist
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Julio Reguero González
|
14
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|
Rafael Rodríguez Pacheco
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February 24, 1944
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December 31, 1944
|
Republican
|
Julio Reguero González
|
15
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María L. Gómez Garriga
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January 11, 1945
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February 12, 1945
|
PPD
|
Guillermo Alicea Campos
|
16
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Francisco M. Susoni Abreu
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February 12, 1945
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June 5, 1948
|
PPD
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Ernesto Ramos Antonini
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17
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|
Ernesto Ramos Antonini
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June 22, 1948
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January 9, 1963
|
PPD
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Benjamín Ortiz Ortiz 1949-1952
María L. Gómez Garriga 1953-1956
Jorge Font Saldaña 1957-1962
|
18
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|
Santiago Polanco Abreu
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January 14, 1963
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December 31, 1964
|
PPD
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Benjamín Ortiz Ortiz
|
19
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Arcilio Alvarado Alvarado
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January 11, 1965
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December 31, 1968
|
PPD
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Aguedo Mojica
|
20
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Angel Viera Martínez
|
January 13, 1969
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December 31, 1972
|
PNP
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Rubén Otero Bosco 1969-1970
José E. Salichs Lope de Haro 1970-1972
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21
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Luis E. Ramos Yordán
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January 8, 1973
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December 31, 1976
|
PPD
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Severo Colberg Ramírez
|
22
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Angel Viera Martínez
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January 10, 1977
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January 28, 1982
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PNP
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José N. Granados Navedos 1977 - 1978
José E. Salichs Lope de Haro 1978 - December 31, 1980
Severo Colberg Ramírez 1981 - 1982
|
23
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|
Severo Colberg Ramírez
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January 28, 1982
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December 31, 1984
|
PPD
|
Presby Santiago García
|
24
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José R. Jarabo Alvarez
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January 14, 1985
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December 31, 1992
|
PPD
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Samuel Ramírez Torres
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25
|
|
Zaida R. Hernández Torres
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January 11, 1993
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December 31, 1996
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PNP
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Edison Misla Aldarondo
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26
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Edison Misla Aldarondo
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January 13, 1997
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December 31, 2000
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PNP
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José N. Granados Navedos January 1997 - June 30, 1999
Edwin Mundo Ríos June 30, 1999 - December 31, 2000
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27
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Carlos Vizcarrondo Irizarry
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January 8, 2001
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December 31, 2004
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PPD
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Ferdinand Pérez Román
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28
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José F. Aponte Hernández
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January 10, 2005
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December 31, 2008
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PNP
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Epifanio Jiménez
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29
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Jenniffer A. González Colón
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January 12, 2009
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January 1, 2013
|
PNP
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Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló
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30
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|
Jaime Perelló
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January 14, 2013
|
August 29, 2016
|
PPD
|
Roberto Rivera
|
31
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|
Carlos Johnny Méndez
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January 9, 2017
|
Present
|
PNP
|
José E. Torres Zamora
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References