Party leaders of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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The majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico are two Puerto Rican Representatives who are elected by the party conferences that hold the majority and the minority respectively. These leaders serve as the chief House spokespeople for their parties and manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the House. By rule, the Presiding Officer gives the Majority Leader priority in obtaining recognition to speak on the floor of the House.
Majority leaders
edit| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Majority Whip |
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| Ernesto Ramos Antonini | 1941 | 1943 | PPD | ||
| Ernesto Ramos Antonini | 1945 | 1949 | PPD | ||
| Hernán Padilla Ramírez | 1969 | 1973 | PNP | ||
| José R. Morales | 1973 | 1977 | PPD | Olga Cruz de Nigaglioni | |
| David Urbina Urbina | 1977 | 1978 | PNP | Celia V. Monrouzeau Martínez | |
| José N. Granados Navedos | 1978 | 1982 | PNP | Celia V. Monrouzeau Martínez | |
| José R. Jarabo Alvarez | 1982 | 1985 | PPD | ||
| Presby Santiago García | 1985 | 1993 | PPD | Héctor López Galarza | |
| Néstor Aponte Hernández | 1993 | 1997 | PNP | Ángel Cintrón García | |
| Pedro Figueroa Costas | 1997 | 1999 | PNP | Edwin Mundo Ríos | |
| Ángel Cintrón García | 1999 | 2001 | PNP | Iris M. Ruiz Class | |
| Roberto Maldonado Vélez | 2001 | 2004 | PPD | Héctor Ferrer Ríos | |
| Iris M. Ruiz Class | 2005 | 2009 | PNP | María L. Ramos Rivera | |
| Rolando Crespo Arroyo | 2009 | 2011 | PNP | Ángel Pérez Otero | |
| Carlos J. Méndez Núñez | 2011 | 2013 | PNP | Ángel Pérez Otero | |
| Charlie Hernández | 2013 | 2017 | PPD | Carlos Bianchi Angleró | |
| Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló | 2017 | present | PNP | Urayoán Hernández |
Minority leaders
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Assistant party leaders
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Majority Whips
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Minority Whips
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