Jorge Elvir

Jorge Alberto Elvir Cruz is a Honduran politician. Elvir was elected to the National Congress of Honduras in the 2009 general election, as a Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (DC) candidate from Atlantida. Elvir obtained 4,830 votes (4.9% of the valid votes in the constituency). He alternate deputy was Aldo Farin Acosta Sarmiento.[1] In the parliament Elvir was part of the commission that prepared the proposal for constitutional reform to allow the setting up of 'model cities'.[2]

When the DC parliamentary group suffered an internal conflict in early 2011, Elvir was put fourth as a candidate for group leader (supported by three out of five DC deputies).[3][4]

In August 2013 Elvir tabled a parliamentary motion seeking to reform article 321 of the Honduras Penal Code, the article that outlaws discrimination against the LGBT community. According to Elvir, article 321 contravenes freedom of religion.[5][6]

Elvir is a candidate of DC for deputy from Atlantida in the 2013 general election.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Tribunal Supremo Electoral. Elecciones Generales 2009
  2. ↑ La Tribuna. Presentan decreto para crear ciudades modelo
  3. ↑ La Prensa. Pugna por presidencia de bancada de la DC
  4. ↑ El Heraldo. Surge pugna por jefatura de la “bancadita” de la DC
  5. ↑ La Tribuna. CN nombra comisión para buscar reforma al 321 del Código Penal
  6. ↑ HRN. CN reformaría Artículo 321 por polémica con homosexuales
  7. ↑ Tribunal Supremo Electoral. Papeletas Electorales: Atlantida
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