Assistant party leaders of the Senate of Puerto Rico


The Assistant Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate of Puerto Rico 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, and 20 senators from the Popular Democratic Party.
The incumbent whips are senators at-large Lucy Arce and Eduardo Bhatia.

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.
SenateDatesPNP WhipMajorityPPD WhipPIP Whip-
1st1949–1953PPD Maj →N/A-
2nd1953–1957--
3rd1957–1961N/A--
4th1961–1965N/A--
5th1965–1969N/A--
6th1969–1973N/A--
7th1973–1977--
8th1977–1981← PNP MajN/A-
9th1981–1985PPD Maj →N/A-
10th1985–1989--
11th1989–1993N/A--
12th1993–1997← PNP Maj-
13th1997–2001---
14th2001–2005Orlando PargaPPD Maj →-
15th2005Margarita Nolasco ← PNP MajSila Mari González-
15th2005–2009Carlos Pagán ----
16th2009–2013Lucy Arce Eduardo Bhatia N/A--
17th2013–presentCarmelo Ríos PPD Maj →Rossana López León N/A
17th2017–presentAngel Martínez Santiago PNP Maj ←José Luis Dalmau -
SenateDatesPNP WhipMajorityPPD WhipPIP Whip-