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Juan Orlando Hernandez was elected President of Honduras in Fall of 2013. Before becoming President, her served as a congressman to the National Congress of Honduras for the department of Lempira. He is also the general secretary of the National Party of Honduras. While in Congressm Juan served as a member of the legislative committees for competitiveness, telecommunications, budget, and follow-up of the reform of the Universidad Autónoma de Honduras. He served as the first secretary of the National Congress from 2002 until 2006. He is also a legal consultant and notary and has worked in the tourism, radio, and television industries, as well as a professor of law. Juan has a law degree from the UNAH and an MPA specializing in legislative administration from the State University of New York at Albany. He is married and has four children. He is a Fellow of the third class of the Central America Leadership Initiative and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
