Mario Fernando Hernández Bonilla (7 December 1966 [1] – 22 November 2008) [2] was a Liberal Party congressman for the Cortés Department in Honduras from January 2006 until his assassination. [3] He was secretary for the legislative committee on Industry and Commerce and the legislative committee on Drug Trafficking and Security and was also a member of the legislative committee for Peace and Democracy. [1] In addition he acted as alternative vice president (speaker) of Congress. [4] He had a degree in business administration at University of San Pedro Sula. [5]
Hernández was shot dead on 22 November 2008 in San Pedro Sula along with two of his colleagues [2] while on his way to a meeting with activists in the Cabañas neighbourhood. [3] He was an important supporter of Liberal presidential candidate Roberto Micheletti. [6]