Manuel Zelaya | |
|---|---|
 Zelaya in 2009 | |
| First Gentleman of Honduras | |
| In role 27 January 2022 – 27 January 2026 | |
| President | Xiomara Castro |
| Preceded by | Ana García Carías (as first lady) |
| Succeeded by | Lissette del Cid (as first lady) |
| 35th President of Honduras | |
| In office 27 January 2006 – 28 June 2009 | |
| Vice President | |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Maduro |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Micheletti |
| Leader of Libre | |
| Assumed office 26 June 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Deputy of the Olancho Department | |
| In office 25 January 2014 – 25 January 2018 | |
| In office 25 January 1986 – 25 January 1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Manuel Zelaya Rosales 20 September 1952 Catacamas, Olancho, Honduras |
| Political party | Liberal Party (1970–2011) LIBRE (2011–present) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 4, including Xiomara |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Honduras (Incomplete) |
José Manuel Zelaya Rosales (born 20 September 1952) is a Honduran politician and businessman who served as the 35th president of Honduras from 2006 until his coup d'état in 2009. From 2022 to 2026, Zelaya was the first gentleman of Honduras during the presidency of his wife Xiomara Castro.
On 28 June 2009, during the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis, he was captured by the military and sent to Costa Rica in a coup d'état. On 21 September 2009 he returned to Honduras. In 2010, he left Honduras for the Dominican Republic, an exile that lasted more than a year.
He now represents Honduras as a deputy of the Central American Parliament. Since January 1976, Zelaya has been married to Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, who was Honduras' first female president.