List of presidents of Honduras explained

This article lists the presidents of Honduras, since the country declared its independence from the Spanish Empire on 15 September 1821.

Heads of state of Honduras within the Federal Republic of Central America (1821–1839)

On 1 July 1823 Honduras, along with Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, declared its independence from the First Mexican Empire to form the short lived Federal Republic of Central America, also known as United Provinces of Central America. Honduras remained as a member state until it decided to separate in 1838. The entire union dissolved in civil war between 5 November 1838, when Nicaragua separated from the federation, and about 1840.

	Portrait	Head of State	Term of office			Political party
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Dionisio de Herrera	16 September 1824	10 May 1827		Liberal
2		Jose Justo Millia	10 May 1827	13 September 1827		Liberal
—		Cleto Bendaña	13 September 1827	24 October 1827		Conservative
3		José Jeronimo Zelaya	27 October 1827	11 November 1827		Conservative
4		Miguel Eusebio Bustamante	11 November 1827	26 November 1827		Liberal
—		Francisco Morazán	26 November 1827	30 June 1828		Liberal
5		Diego Vigil Cocaña	30 June 1828	2 December 1829		Liberal
6		Francisco Morazán	2 December 1829	24 December 1829		Liberal
7		Juan Ángel Arias	24 December 1829	22 April 1830		Liberal
		Francisco Morazán	22 April 1830	28 July 1830		Liberal
—		Jose Santos del Valle	28 July 1830	12 March 1831		Conservative
8		Jose Antonio Marquez	12 March 1831	22 March 1832		Conservative
9		Jose Francisco Milla Guevara	22 March 1832	7 January 1833		Conservative
10		Joaquín Rivera	7 January 1833	31 December 1836		Independent
—		José María Martinez Salinas	1 January 1837	28 May 1837		Independent
11		Justo Herrera	28 May 1837	3 September 1838		Liberal
12		José María Martinez Salinas	3 September 1838	12 November 1838		Independent
13		José Lino Matute	12 November 1838	9 January 1839		Liberal

Presidents of independent Honduras (1839–present)

Honduras declared itself independent on 15 November 1838, and a constitution was formally adopted in January 1839. After a period of instability, conservative General Francisco Ferrera became the first elected president of the country for a two-year term, but then extended his de facto control of the nation for the next five years.

Most presidents after 1900 represent one of the two dominant political parties, the Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) and the National Party of Honduras (PNH).

The most recent general election was held on 28 November 2021, with Xiomara Castro of Libre elected president, taking office on 27 January 2022.^{[1] [2]}

	Portrait	President	Elected	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Juan Francisco de Molina	—	11 January 1839	13 April 1839		Liberal
—		Felipe Neri Medina	—	13 April 1839	15 April 1839		Liberal
—		Juan José Alvarado	—	15 April 1839	27 April 1839		Independent
—		José María Guerrero	—	27 April 1839	10 August 1839		Conservative
—		Mariano Garrigó	—	10 August 1839	20 August 1839		Independent
—		José María Bustillo	—	20 August 1839	27 August 1839		Conservative
—		Council of Ministers	—	27 August 1839	21 September 1839		Council of Ministers
—		Francisco Zelaya y Ayes	—	21 September 1839	1 January 1841		Conservative
2		Francisco Ferrera	—	1 January 1841	31 December 1842		Conservative
—		Council of Ministers	—	1 January 1843	23 February 1843		Council of Ministers
3		Francisco Ferrera	—	23 February 1843	31 December 1844		Conservative
—		Council of Ministers	—	1 January 1845	8 January 1845		Council of Ministers
4		Coronado Chávez	—	8 January 1845	1 January 1847		Conservative
—		Council of Ministers	—	1 January 1847	12 February 1847		Council of Ministers
5		Juan Lindo	—	12 February 1847	1 February 1852		Conservative
—		Francisco Gómez	—	1 February 1852	1 March 1852		Liberal
6		José Trinidad Cabañas	1852	1 March 1852	18 October 1855		Liberal
—		José Santiago Bueso	—	18 October 1855	8 November 1855		Liberal
—		Francisco de Aguilar	—	8 November 1855	17 February 1856		Liberal
7		José Santos Guardiola	1856 1860	17 February 1856	11 January 1862		Conservative
—		José Francisco Montes	—	11 January 1862	4 February 1862		Liberal
—		Victoriano Castellanos	—	4 February 1862	11 December 1862		Liberal
—		José Francisco Montes	—	11 December 1862	7 September 1863		Liberal
—		José María Medina	—	7 September 1863	31 December 1863		Conservative
—		Francisco Inestroza	—	31 December 1863	15 March 1864		Conservative
—		Francisco Cruz Castro	—	5 September 1869	14 January 1870		Conservative
8		José María Medina	1864 1866 1869	15 March 1864	26 July 1872		Conservative
—		Céleo Arias	—	26 July 1872	13 January 1874		Liberal
9		Ponciano Leiva	1874	13 January 1874	8 June 1876		Conservative
—		Marcelino Mejía	—	8 June 1876	13 June 1876		Conservative
—		Crescencio Gómez	—	13 June 1876	12 August 1876		Conservative
—		José María Medina	—	12 August 1876	27 August 1876		Conservative
10		Marco Aurelio Soto	1877 1881	27 August 1876	19 October 1883		Liberal
—		Council of Ministers	—	19 October 1883	30 November 1883		Council of Ministers
11		Luis Bográn	1883 1887	30 November 1883	30 November 1891	years	Conservative
12		Ponciano Leiva	1891	30 November 1891	7 August 1893		Conservative
13		Domingo Vásquez	1893	7 August 1893	22 February 1894		Conservative
14		Policarpo Bonilla	1894	22 February 1894	1 February 1899		Liberal
15		Terencio Sierra	1898	1 February 1899	1 February 1903	years	Liberal
16		Juan Ángel Arias Boquín	—	1 February 1903	13 April 1903		Liberal
17		Manuel Bonilla	1902	13 April 1903	25 February 1907		National
—		Miguel Oquelí Bustillo	—	25 February 1907	18 April 1907		Liberal
18		Miguel R. Dávila	—	18 April 1907	28 March 1911		Liberal
—		Francisco Bertrand	—	28 March 1911	1 February 1912		National
19		Manuel Bonilla	1911	1 February 1912	21 March 1913		National
20		Francisco Bertrand	1915	21 March 1913	9 September 1919		National
—		Salvador Aguirre	—	9 September 1919	16 September 1919		National
—		Vicente Mejía Colindres	—	16 September 1919	5 October 1919		Liberal
—		Francisco Bográn	—	5 October 1919	1 February 1920		Liberal
21		Rafael López Gutiérrez	1919	1 February 1920	10 March 1924		Liberal
—		Francisco Bueso	—	10 March 1924	27 April 1924		Liberal
—		Tiburcio Carías Andino	1923	27 April 1924	30 April 1924		National
—		Vicente Tosta	—	30 April 1924	1 February 1925		Liberal
22		Miguel Paz Barahona	1924	1 February 1925	1 February 1929	years	National
23		Vicente Mejía Colindres	1928	1 February 1929	1 February 1933	years	Liberal
24		Tiburcio Carías Andino	1932 1936 1939	1 February 1933	1 January 1949		National
25		Juan Manuel Gálvez	1948	1 January 1949	5 December 1954		National
—		Julio Lozano Díaz	—	5 December 1954	21 October 1956		National
—		Military Junta	—	21 October 1956	21 December 1957		Military
26		Ramón Villeda Morales	1954 1957	21 December 1957	3 October 1963		Liberal
27		Oswaldo López Arellano	1965	3 October 1963	7 June 1971		Military
28		Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés	1971	7 June 1971	4 December 1972		National
—		Oswaldo López Arellano	—	4 December 1972	22 April 1975		Military
—		Juan Alberto Melgar Castro	—	22 April 1975	7 August 1978		Military
—		Policarpo Paz García	1980	7 August 1978	27 January 1982		Military
29		Roberto Suazo Córdova	1981	27 January 1982	27 January 1986	years	Liberal
30		José Azcona del Hoyo	1985	27 January 1986	27 January 1990	years	Liberal
31		Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero	1989	27 January 1990	27 January 1994	years	National
32		Carlos Roberto Reina	1993	27 January 1994	27 January 1998	years	Liberal
33		Carlos Roberto Flores	1997	27 January 1998	27 January 2002	years	Liberal
34		Ricardo Maduro	2001	27 January 2002	27 January 2006	years	National
35		Manuel Zelaya	2005	27 January 2006	28 June 2009		Liberal
36		Roberto Micheletti	—	28 June 2009	27 January 2010		Liberal
37		Porfirio Lobo Sosa	2009	27 January 2010	27 January 2014	years	National
38		Juan Orlando Hernández	2013 2017	27 January 2014	27 January 2022	8 years	National
39		Xiomara Castro	2021	27 January 2022	Incumbent		Libre

See also

• President of Honduras
• List of governors of Spanish Honduras
• History of Honduras

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-11-29. Xiomara Castro poised to become first female president of Honduras. 2021-11-29. the Guardian. en.
2. Web site: Honduras set for first female president as Castro holds wide lead. 2021-11-29. www.aljazeera.com. en.