Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
República de Honduras (Female suffrage 1955) Independent
from Spain 1821
Also see Honduras Heads
1965 Minister of
Education Alba Alonzo
de Quesada
1975-79 Minister of Education Prof.
Lidia Arias de Williams
1981-86 Minister of Education Alma
Rodas de Fiallos
1981-83 Subsecretary for Industry
and Internal Trade in Ministry of Economy and Trade
1983-? Minister of Economy Lic. Leticia Matay
1981-86 Subsecretary for Technical
Affairs in Education Ministry Miriam Judith Gallardo
1982-86
Vice-Minister of Culture
Sonia Canales Gonzales de Mendieta
1992-93 Minister of Culture, Tourism and Information
Successively Ambassador to Guatemala and to Mexico
1986-92,
Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Liberal Party 1989 and Ambassador to UNESCO
1986-90 Minister of Education Elisa
Estela Valle de Martínez Paveti
1990-92 Minister of Culture and
Information Elena Valasco Urresti
1993-97 3rd. Executive
Vice-President and Coordinator of the Office of Women's Affairs Guadelupe Jerezano Mejía
1993-97 Minister of Education
Xenobia Rodas de León Gómez
1993-97
Vice-Minister of Foreign
Affairs Yolanda Barahona de Suazo
1993-97
Vice-Minister of Culture and
Tourism Maria Cristina Augustinus de Torres
1993-97
Vice-Minister of Economy and
Trade Lic. Marlene Urtecho
1993-97 Subsecretay of Health
Virginia Fegueroa de Espinoza
1993-97 Subsecretary of Public Work,
Transport and Housing for Transport Maritza Salinas
1995-96
Vice-Minister of Economy
Gabriela Núñez Ennabe de Reyes
1997-2002 Minister of Finance
2006-09 Cabinet Member and President of the National Bank
2009-10 Minister of Fincance
Also worked in the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank.
Candidate for the position
of Presidential Candidate for the
Liberal Party
in 2005.
Around 1996 Vice-Minister of Payments Vilma Sierra de Fonesca
1997-98 Vice-Minister of Interior and Justice Gladys Caballero de Arévalo
1998-2002 2nd. Executive Vice-President
1997-02 Vice-Minister of Finance
Sandra Regnia de Midence
1998-2000 Minister of Security and
Police Elizabeth Chuiz Sierra
1998-2002 Cabinet Member and
Director of Womens Affairs María
Marta Díaz
Circa 1998-2002 Vice-Minister of Health Ellithe Girón
Around 1998 Vice-Minister of
Education Lilian Cabñas
1999-2002 Minister of Labour Rosa América Miranda de Gallo
1999-2002 Minister of National
Resources and Environment Silvia Xiomará Gómez de Caballero
2000-02
Minister of Tourism Ana del Socorro Abarca de Perdomo
Circa 2000-02
Vice-Minister of
Transport Maritza Salinas
2001-02 Minister of Interior and
Justice Vera Sofia Rubi
2002-06 Executive Vice-President
2002-06 Minister of Culture, Arts and Sports Mireya Batres Mejía
2002-06 Minister of Environment and National Resources
Patricia Panting
2002-06
Minister of International Cooperation Brenie Liliana Matute
(Minister of the Technical Secretariat General of International Cooperation (Setco))
2002-06 Cabinet Member and President of the Banco Central
María Elena Mondragón
2002-06 Cabinet Member and President of the National Commission for Banks and Securities Ana Cristina Mejía de Pereira
2002-06 Cabinet Member and Director of Family Action and in the Social Areas Elizabeth Zúniga de Mazariegos
2002-06 Minister in charge of the
National Institute of Women Marcela del Mar Suazo
Laitano
2002-06 Minister of
Industry and
Commerce Dr. Juliette Handal de Castillo
2002-06 Vice-Minister of Education Claudia Sagrario Torres
2002-06 Vice-Minister in the Office of the President Rocío Tábra
2003-06 Vice-Minister of Tourism Eva
Carolina Lopez
2006-09 Minister of Industry and Commerce
Lizzi Azcona
2006-09 Minister of Natural Resources
Mayra Mejía del Cid
2006-09 Minister of Technics and Cooperation
Karen Zelaya
2006-09 Minister of the Women's Institute
Selma Estrada de Uclés
2006-09 Minister of Science and Technology
Miriam Mejía
2006-09 Cabinet Member and Director of
INFOP
Leonor Meza
2006-09 Cabinet Member and Director of the Merciant Marine Vera Sofía Rubí
2006 Vice-Minister of Finance Rebeca Patricia
Santos Rivera
2006-09 Minister of Finance
2009 Minister of Foreign Affairs Patricia Isabel Rodas Baca
President of the Partido Liberal 2005-09. (b. 1962).
2009-10 Minister of Science and Technology Desiré Rosales
2009-10 Cabinet
Member and President of the Central Bank Sandra Midence
2009-10
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Marta Lorena Alvarado
2009-10 Minister
of the National Institute of Women María Martha Díaz Velásquez
Director of
the National Office of Women's Affairs 1999-2002. (b. 1951-)
2010-14 Vice-President in charge of the Ministry of the Presidency María Antonieta Guillén de Bográn
2010-14 Minister of the National Institute of Women María Antoniete Botto
2010-14 Minister of Family María Elena Zepeda
2010-13 Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Mireya Agüero
de Corrales
2013-15 Minister of Foreign Affairs
2010- Vice-Minister of Justice Carmen
Rivera de Muñoz
2010- Vice-Minister of Education Sandra Maribel Sánchez
2010- Vice-Minister of Education Elia
del Cid
2014- Minister of Health Yolani Batres
2014- Minister and Director Communication and Government
Strategy Hilda Hernández
2014- Vice-Minister of Security Alejandra Hernández
Last update 17.01.15