Porfirio Lobo Sosa | |
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54th President of Honduras | |
In office 27 January 2010 – 27 January 2014 | |
Vice President | |
Preceded by | Roberto Micheletti |
Succeeded by | Juan Orlando Hernández |
President of the National Congress | |
In office 25 January 2002 – 25 January 2006 | |
Preceded by | Rafael Pineda Ponce |
Succeeded by | Roberto Micheletti |
Deputy of the Olancho Department | |
In office 25 January 1990 – 25 January 2006 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Trujillo, Honduras | 22 January 1947
Political party | National Party |
Spouse | Rosa Elena Bonilla |
Alma mater | |
Porfirio Lobo Sosa (born 22 January 1947) also known by his nickname, Pepe Lobo, is a former Honduran politician and agricultural landowner who served as President of Honduras from 2010 to 2014. A member of the conservative National Party and a former deputy in the National Congress of Honduras from 1990, he was president of the National Congress of Honduras from 2002 to 2006. He came second to Manuel Zelaya with 46% of the vote in the 2005 general election. After the military ousted Zelaya in a coup d'état, Lobo was elected president in the 2009 presidential election and took office on 27 January 2010.