Carmen Meléndez de Cálix
Carmen Meléndez de Cálix | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Congress | |
| In office 1957– | |
Carmen Meléndez de Cálix was a Honduran politician. In 1957 she was elected to the Constituent Assembly, becoming one of the first female deputies in Honduras.
Biography[]
A prominent member of the National Party in Atlántida Department, Meléndez was nominated as a candidate by the party for the 1957 Constituent Assembly elections. She was one three women elected, becoming the first female deputies in Honduras.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Elections and Events 1948-1964 The Library, UC San Diego
- ^ Las Primeras La Tribuna, 3 January 2017
Categories:
- Deputies of the National Congress of Honduras
- 20th-century Honduran women politicians
- National Party of Honduras politicians