Porfirio Lobo Sosa
Porfirio Lobo Sosa (born December 22, 1947 in Trujillo ) is a Honduran politician of the PNH . He was the country's president from 2010 to 2014.
Life
Lobo was born in Trujillo. He grew up on a ranch near Juticalpa , Olancho Department . His parents are Porfirio José Lobo López and Rosa Sosa Hernández de Lobo. After attending a Catholic school in Juticalpa, Lobo first studied economics at the Instituto San Francisco in Tegucigalpa and then at the University of Miami in the United States. There Lobo achieved a bachelor's degree and then returned to Honduras, where he worked on the family farm. At the same time, Lobo taught political economy and English at the La Fraternidad Institute in Juticalpa for the next eleven years .
In addition to his professional work, Lobo was politically active in the Partido Nacional de Honduras and rose within the party over the years. In 1990 Lobo was first elected as a member of the National Congress. From 2002 to 2006 he was President of the Honduran National Congress. In 2005 Lobo was a candidate for the Partido Nacional in the presidential elections and was defeated by his rival Manuel Zelaya .
After Manuel Zelaya tried to conduct a referendum on whether to vote on the convening of a constituent assembly in parallel to the presidential elections, he was overthrown by the military and taken out of the country with the support of the parliament and the country's highest court . Afterwards Roberto Micheletti acted as de facto president of the country. The presidential elections on November 29, 2009 took place as planned, but under the control of the coup plotters. According to official figures, Lobo received almost 56 percent of the vote in this election and was the new President of Honduras since January 2010 .
In the presidential elections in 2013 , Lobo could not run again because re-election is not possible. Juan Orlando Hernández was elected his successor and took office on January 27, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Guardian: Honduras elects Porfirio Lobo as new president (English)
- ↑ Hernández sworn in as President of Honduras. In: Zeit Online . January 27, 2014, accessed January 28, 2014 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto Micheletti |
President of Honduras January 27, 2010 - January 27, 2014 |
Juan Orlando Hernández |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lobo Sosa, Porfirio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Honduran politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trujillo |