Nominator Nominated by the House Term length 4 years | Appointer Elected by the House Formation January 9, 2017 | |
Style The Honorable
(diplomatic)
Mister Speaker
(when presiding over the House) | ||
The Vice President of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico (commonly called the Speaker pro tempore) is the second highest-ranking officer of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. The Speaker pro tempore substitutes the Speaker of the House in his absence. The Speaker pro tempore has a counterpart in the Senate by the President pro tempore of the Senate.
The current Speaker pro tempore, as of 2013, is Roberto Rivera Ruiz (PPD).
References
Speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA