José Aponte
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José Aponte Hernández
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| Assumed office July, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Néstor Aponte Hernández |
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| In office January 1, 2005 – January 12, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Carlos Vizcarrondo Irizarry |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer González |
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| Born | January 19, 1958 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | New Progressive Party |
| Spouse | Aida Rodríguez Roig |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Jose Fernando Aponte Hernández (born January 19, 1958), is an accountant and former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. He was born in San Juan and obtained a bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras in 1980.
Aponte is married to Aida I. Rodríguez Roig, and has two sons and one daughter. He currently resides in San Lorenzo. He was the New Progressive Party (NPP) General Secretary during the Rossello administration. One of his older brothers, Néstor, is a state appellate judge, while another, Jorge, was the Director of the Office of Management and Budget during the Rosselló administration.
He served a Secretary-General of the New Progressive Party from 1996 to 1997 (acting) and 1997 to 1999.
Aponte was elected Representative in the 2000 general elections (representing the 31st district), re-elected in 2004 (at-large) and 2008. After the New Progressive Party elected 32 members of the 51-seat House of Representatives in the 2004 general elections, Aponte was elected the 28th Speaker of the House on January 10. He is also a member of the Puerto Rico Republican Party. [1]
In January, 2009, El Nuevo Día reported that Aponte used $23,140 of public funds to pay for a commemorative bronze plaque with his image and the names of all legislators that served during the last session. He defended his decision by saying that "I feel proud to have been a part of the House of Representatives during the last legislature session, I'm sorry if there are others who feel embarrassed. " [1]
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