Luis G. Fortuño (born October 31, 1960 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a corporate lawyer and politician from Puerto Rico and the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to the United States Congress, a post held since January 3, 2005. Fortuño is the president of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (NPP). He is also a member of the United States Republican Party, and the Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Conference and the Ranking Member of the newly-created House Subcommittee on Insular Affairs. Fortuño became the New Progressive Party's 2008 gubernatorial candidate after winning the NPP primary held on March 9, 2008 by a 3-to-2 margin.