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José Aponte Hernández

PEP · Politician

José Aponte Hernández is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	José Aponte Hernández · José F. Aponte Hernández				[sources]
Alias	Aponte Hernández, J. · J. Aponte Hernández · J.F. Aponte Hernández · Jose Aponte Hernandez · Jose Fernando Aponte Hernández · 2 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1958-01-19				[sources]
Place of birth	San Juan				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Puerto Rico · United States				[sources]
Citizenship	Puerto Rico · United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status) · State government (current)				[sources]
Email	japonte@camara.pr.gov				[sources]
First name	José				[sources]
Last name	Aponte Hernández				[sources]
Phone	+17877231090				[sources]
Political association	Partido Nuevo Progresista · Republican Party				[sources]
Website	www.camara.pr.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6291585				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2013-2017) · House of Representatives (member, 2017-) · Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico (2005-2009) · member of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico				[sources]
Education	Colegio Católico Notre Dame · University of Puerto Rico				[sources]
Source link	pluralpolicy.com				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-16	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Puerto Rican politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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US Legislators by Plural (formerly OpenStates)11,306

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,648

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,558

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,727

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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