Juan Ramón Martinez (born 1941 in

Olanchito Olanchito is a municipality in the department of Yoro, Honduras, and a town with a population of 49,750 as of 2023. The municipality was founded in 1530 and comprises 70 villages, approximately 300 hamlets, and a population of 124,286. It is lo ...

) is a Honduran writer, columnist, analyst and former politician. He was a presidential candidate for the 2005 general elections, representing the

Christian Democratic Party of Honduras The Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (Spanish: ''Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Honduras),'' known by the abbreviation DC, is a political party in Honduras. At the legislative elections, held on 25 November 2001, DC won 3.7% of the popular ...

. Currently he is a columnist in the newspaper '' La Tribuna''. He received the

Ramón Rosa National Literature Award The Ramón Rosa National Literature Award () is an honor presented annually by the President of Honduras. History Named in honor of the liberal writer and government minister Ramón Rosa (1848–1993), the award was created by legislative decree ...

in 2016.

References

''Christian Science Monitor'' article on Martinez
1941 births Living people People from Yoro Department Christian Democratic Party of Honduras politicians Honduran male writers Honduran columnists {{Honduras-bio-stub