# Party leaders of the Senate of Puerto Rico

The Senate of Puerto Rico majority and minority leaders are Puerto Rican Senators who are elected by the party conferences that hold the majority and the minorities respectively. These leaders serve as the chief Senate spokespeople for their parties and manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate. By rule, the Presiding Officer gives the Majority Leader priority in obtaining recognition to speak on the floor of the Senate. The Majority Leader customarily serves as the chief representative of his or her party in Senate.

## Current floor leaders

The Senate is currently composed of 12 senators from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), 10 senators from the New Progressive Party (PNP), 2 senators from Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana (MVC), 1 senator from the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP), 1 senator of Proyecto Dignidad (PD) and 1 independent senator.
The incumbent floor leaders are PPD Majority Leader Javier Aponte Dalmau, PNP Minority Leader Thomas Rivera Schatz.

## List of party leaders

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.
| Senate | Dates | PNP Leader | Majority | PPD Leader | PIP Leader | Independent | MVC Leader | PD Leader |
| 1st | 1949–1953 | | PPD Maj → | | N/A |
| 2nd | 1953–1957 | Miguel Angel García Méndez | PPD Maj → | | Gilberto Concepción de Gracia (at-large) |
| 3rd | 1957–1961 | Miguel Angel García Méndez | PPD Maj → | Luis Negrón López | N/A |
| 4th | 1961–1965 | | PPD Maj → | | N/A |
| 5th | 1965–1969 | | PPD Maj → | Luis Negrón López | N/A |
| 6th | 1969–1973 | Justo A. Méndez Rodriguez (at-large) | PPD Maj → | Hipólito Marcano (at-large) | N/A |
| 7th | 1973–1977 | José Menéndez Monroig (at-large) | PPD Maj → | | Rubén Berríos (at-large) |
| 8th | 1977–1981 | Nicolás Nogueras (at-large) | ← PNP Maj | Miguel Hernández Agosto (at-large) | N/A |
| 9th | 1981–1985 | Nicolás Nogueras (at-large) | PPD Maj → | Gilberto Rivera Ortiz (Humacao) | N/A |
| 10th | 1985–1989 | Roberto Rexach Benítez (at-large) | PPD Maj → | Gilberto Rivera Ortiz (Humacao) | Rubén Berríos (at-large) |
| 11th | 1989–1993 | Roberto Rexach Benítez (at-large) | PPD Maj → | Gilberto Rivera Ortiz (Humacao) | Fernando Martín García (at-large) |
| 12th | 1993–1997 | Charlie Rodríguez (at-large) | ← PNP Maj | Miguel Hernández Agosto (at-large) | Rubén Berríos (at-large) |
| 13th | 1997–2001 | José Enrique Meléndez (Guayama) | ← PNP Maj | Antonio Fas Alzamora (at-large) | Rubén Berríos (at-large) |
| 14th | 2001–2005 | Kenneth McClintock (at-large) | PPD Maj → | José Luis Dalmau (Humacao) | Fernando Martín (at-large) |
| 15th | 2005 | Jorge de Castro Font (at-large) | ← PNP Maj | José Luis Dalmau (Humacao) |
| 15th | 2005–2009 | Margarita Nolasco (Guayama) | ← PNP Maj | José Luis Dalmau (Humacao) | María de Lourdes Santiago (at-large) |
| 16th | 2009–2011 | Roberto Arango (San Juan) | ← PNP Maj | José Luis Dalmau (Humacao) | N/A |
| 16th | 2011-2013 | Larry Seilhamer (Ponce) | ← PNP Maj | José Luis Dalmau (Humacao) | N/A |
| 17th | 2013–2017 | Larry Seilhamer (at-large) | PPD Maj → | Aníbal José Torres (at-large) | María de Lourdes Santiago (at-large) |
| 18th | 2017–2021 | Carmelo Ríos (Bayamón) | ← PNP Maj | Eduardo Bhatia (at-large) | Juan Dalmau (at-large) | José Vargas Vidot (at-large) |
| 19th | 2021-present | Thomas Rivera Schatz (at-large) | PPD Maj → | Javier Aponte Dalmau (Carolina) | María de Lourdes Santiago (at-large) | José Vargas Vidot (at-large) | Ana Irma Rivera Lassén (at-large) | Joanne Rodríguez Veve (at-large) |
| Senate | Dates | PNP Leader | Majority | PPD Leader | PIP Leader | Independent | MVC Leader | PD Leader |