Assistant party leaders of the Senate of Puerto Rico
Majority Whip of the Senate of Puerto Rico PNP Leader | |
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Style | Senator |
Minority Whip of the Senate of Puerto Rico PPD Leader | |
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Style | Senator |
The Assistant Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate of Puerto Rico (commonly called Majority Whip and Minority Whip) are two Puerto Rican Senators who are elected by the party conferences that hold the majority and the minority respectively. These leaders substitute the Majority and Minority leaders in their absence.
Current assistant leaders
The Senate is currently composed of 8 senators from the New Progressive Party (PNP), and 20 senators from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).
The incumbent whips are senators at-large Lucy Arce (from the PNP) and Eduardo Bhatia (from the PPD).
List of party whips
The "Majority" column indicates which party was the majority in the Senate, while the opposing column indicates the minority. The PIP is usually a minority.
Senate | Dates | PNP Whip | Majority | PPD Whip | PIP Whip |
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1st | 1949–1953 | PPD Maj → | N/A | ||
2nd | 1953–1957 | ||||
3rd | 1957–1961 | N/A | |||
4th | 1961–1965 | ||||
5th | 1965–1969 | ||||
6th | 1969–1973 | ||||
7th | 1973–1977 | ||||
8th | 1977–1981 | ← PNP Maj | N/A | ||
9th | 1981–1985 | PPD Maj → | |||
10th | 1985–1989 | ||||
11th | 1989–1993 | N/A | |||
12th | 1993–1997 | ← PNP Maj | |||
13th | 1997–2001 | ||||
14th | 2001–2005 | Orlando Parga | PPD Maj → | ||
15th | 2005 | Margarita Nolasco (Guayama) | ← PNP Maj | Sila Mari González | |
2005–2009 | Carlos Pagán (Mayagüez) | ||||
16th | 2009–2013 | Lucy Arce (At-large) | Eduardo Bhatia (At-large) | N/A | |
17th | 2013–present | Carmelo Ríos (Bayamón) | PPD Maj → | Rossana López León (At-large) | |
Senate | Dates | PNP Whip | Majority | PPD Whip | PIP Whip |
See also
References
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