Rubén De León Sánchez (born 1965[1]) is a Panamanian politician of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) who served as the President of the National Assembly of Panama from 1 July 2015 until 1 July 2017.

De León gained an economics degree at University in Veraguas Province.[1] He served as the regional director of the Housing Ministry in this province from 1994 to 1998 and was elected to the National Assembly for the same province in 1999.[1]

In the Assembly, he served as the leader of the PRD Assembly group for the 2013-2014 legislative session.[2] On 1 July 2015, he was elected president of the National Assembly, gaining the support of the Panameñista Party and Democratic Change, in addition to deputies from his own party.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Suenan reemplazos para "Sombrerito", critica.com.pa, 4 September 2007, accessed 14 October 2015
  2. ↑ Rubén De León nuevo jefe de Bancada PRD en la Asamblea, tupolitica.com, 5 July 2013, accessed 14 October 2015
  3. ↑ PRD pide investigar a diputados que votaron por Rubén De León, La Estrella de Panamá, 6 July 2015
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