Porfirio Lobo Sosa | |
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37th President of Honduras | |
In office January 27, 2010 – January 27, 2014 | |
Vice President |
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Preceded by | Roberto Micheletti |
Succeeded by | Juan Orlando Hernández |
President of the National Congress | |
In office January 25, 2002 – January 25, 2006 | |
Preceded by | Rafael Pineda Ponce |
Succeeded by | Roberto Micheletti |
Deputy of the Olancho Department | |
In office January 25, 1990 – January 25, 2006 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Trujillo, Honduras | January 22, 1947
Political party | National Party |
Spouse | Rosa Elena Bonilla |
Alma mater | |
Porfirio Lobo Sosa (born January 22, 1947) also known by his nickname, Pepe Lobo, is a former Honduran politician businessman and agricultural landowner who served as 37th President of Honduras from January 27, 2010 to January 27, 2014. A member of the conservative National Party and a former deputy in the National Congress of Honduras from January 25, 1990, he was president of the National Congress of Honduras from January 25, 2002 to January 25, 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 January 27, 2010.