José Aponte
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- For the former Carolina mayor, see José Aponte de la Torre.
| José Aponte Hernández | |
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| Assumed office July, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Néstor Aponte Hernández |
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| Succeeded by | Angel Peña Rosa |
| In office January 1, 2005 – Present |
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| Preceded by | Carlos Vizcarrondo Irizarry |
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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 the current 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 (PNP) 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 interim and 1997-1999 in actuality. During this period he got a lot of public attention when in 1998, after the status plebiscite, he grabbed a bat and began hitting cars celebrating the victory of the "None of the Above Option".
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, 2005, a position he currently holds.
