President of Paraguay
President of the Republic of Paraguay Presidente de la República del Paraguay | |
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Standard of the President of the Republic | |
Style | Excelentísimo Señor |
Residence | Mburuvichá Roga |
Seat | Palacio de los López |
Appointer | Direct Popular Election |
Term length | Five years, non-renewable |
Inaugural holder |
Fulgencio Yegros (First head of state) Carlos Antonio López (First President) |
Deputy | Vice President of Paraguay |
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The President of Paraguay (Spanish: Presidente de la República del Paraguay) is according to the Constitution of Paraguay the head of the executive branch of the Government of Paraguay, both head of state and head of government. His honorific title is Excelentísimo Señor.
The Presidential seat is the Palacio de los López, in Asunción. The Presidential residence is the Mburuvichá Roga, also in Asunción.
Once Presidents leave office, they are granted by the Constitution of Paraguay the speaking-but-non-voting position of Senator for life.[1]
List of heads of state of Paraguay (1811–present)
Term of Office | President (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Party | |
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Presidents of the Superior Governing Junta | ||||
14 May 1811 – 17 June 1811 |
Junta [2] | Independent | ||
19 June 1811 – 12 October 1813 |
Fulgencio Yegros (1780–1821) |
Independent | ||
Consuls of the Republic | ||||
12 October 1813 – 12 February 1814 |
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766–1840) |
Independent | ||
12 February 1814 – 12 June 1814 |
Fulgencio Yegros (1780–1821) |
Independent | ||
12 June 1814 – 3 October 1814 |
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766–1840) |
Independent | ||
Supreme Dictator | ||||
3 October 1814 – 20 September 1840 |
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766–1840) [3] |
Independent | ||
Presidents of the Provisional Junta | ||||
20 September 1840 – 22 January 1841 |
Manuel Antonio Ortiz [4] | Independent | ||
22 January 1841 – 9 February 1841 |
Juan José Medina | Independent | ||
9 February 1841 – 14 March 1841 |
Mariano Roque Alonzo (–1853) |
Independent | ||
Consuls of the Republic [5] | ||||
14 March 1841 – 13 March 1844 |
Carlos Antonio López (1792–1862) |
Independent | ||
Mariano Roque Alonzo (–1853) |
Independent | |||
Presidents of the Republic | ||||
14 March 1844 – 10 September 1862 |
Carlos Antonio López (1792–1862) |
Independent | ||
10 September 1862 – 15 August 1869 |
Francisco Solano López (1827–1870) [6] |
Independent | ||
15 August 1869 – 31 August 1870 |
Cirilo Antonio Rivarola (1836–1878) |
Independent | ||
31 August 1870 – 1 September 1870 |
Facundo Machaín (1845–1877) [7] |
Independent | ||
1 September 1870 – 18 December 1871 |
Cirilo Antonio Rivarola (1836–1878) [8] |
Independent | ||
18 December 1871 – 25 November 1874 |
Salvador Jovellanos (1833–1881) [7] |
Independent | ||
25 November 1874 – 12 April 1877 |
Juan Bautista Gill (1840–1877) |
Independent | ||
12 April 1877 – 25 November 1878 |
Higinio Uriarte (1843–1909) [7] |
Independent | ||
25 November 1878 – 4 September 1880 |
Cándido Bareiro (1833–1880) |
Independent | ||
4 September 1880 – 25 November 1886 |
Bernardino Caballero (1839–1912) [9] |
Colorado | ||
25 November 1886 – 25 November 1890 |
Patricio Escobar (1843–1912) |
Colorado | ||
25 November 1890 – 9 June 1894 |
Juan Gualberto González (1851–1912) |
Colorado | ||
9 June 1894 – 25 November 1894 |
Marcos Morínigo (1848–1901) [7] |
Colorado | ||
25 November 1894 – 25 November 1898 |
Juan Bautista Egusquiza (1845–1902) |
Colorado | ||
25 November 1898 – 9 January 1902 |
Emilio Aceval (1853–1931) |
Colorado | ||
9 January 1902 – 25 November 1902 |
Andrés Héctor Carvallo (1862–1934) [7] |
Colorado | ||
25 November 1902 – 19 December 1904 |
Juan Antonio Escurra (1859–1929) |
Colorado | ||
19 December 1904 – 9 December 1905 |
Juan Bautista Gaona (1845–1932) [7] |
Liberal | ||
9 December 1905 – 25 November 1906 |
Cecilio Báez (1862–1941) [7] |
Liberal | ||
25 November 1906 – 4 July 1908 |
Benigno Ferreira (1846–1920) |
Liberal | ||
4 July 1908 – 25 November 1910 |
Emiliano González Navero (1861–1934) [7] |
Liberal | ||
25 November 1910 – 17 January 1911 |
Manuel Gondra (1871–1927) |
Liberal | ||
17 January 1911 – 5 July 1911 |
Albino Jara (1877–1912) [7] |
Liberal | ||
5 July 1911 – 28 February 1912 |
Liberato Marcial Rojas (1870–1922) [7] |
Liberal | ||
28 February 1912 – 22 March 1912 |
Pedro Peña (1864–1943) [7] |
Liberal | ||
22 March 1912 – 15 August 1912 |
Emiliano González Navero (1861–1934) [7] |
Liberal | ||
15 August 1912 – 15 August 1916 |
Eduardo Schaerer (1873–1941) |
Liberal | ||
15 August 1916 – 5 June 1919 |
Manuel Franco (1871–1919) |
Liberal | ||
5 June 1919 – 15 August 1920 |
José Pedro Montero (1878–1927) [7] |
Liberal | ||
15 August 1920 – 7 November 1921 |
Manuel Gondra (1871–1927) |
Liberal | ||
7 November 1921 – 12 April 1923 |
Eusebio Ayala (1875–1942) [7] |
Liberal | ||
12 April 1923 – 17 March 1924 |
Eligio Ayala (1879–1930) [7] |
Liberal | ||
17 March 1924 – 15 August 1924 |
Luis Alberto Riart (1880–1953) [7] |
Liberal | ||
15 August 1924 – 15 August 1928 |
Eligio Ayala (1879–1930) |
Liberal | ||
15 August 1928 – 15 August 1932 |
José Guggiari (1884–1957) |
Liberal | ||
15 August 1932 – 17 February 1936 |
Eusebio Ayala (1875–1942) |
Liberal | ||
20 February 1936 – 15 August 1937 |
Rafael Franco (1896–1973) [7] |
Revolutionary Febrerista | ||
16 August 1937 – 15 August 1939 |
Félix Paiva (1877–1965) [10] |
Liberal | ||
15 August 1939 – 7 September 1940 |
José Estigarribia (1888–1940) |
Liberal | ||
7 September 1940 – 3 June 1948 |
Higinio Moríñigo (1897–1983) |
Independent | ||
3 June 1948 – 15 August 1948 |
Juan Manuel Frutos (1879–1960) [7] |
Colorado | ||
15 August 1948 – 30 January 1949 |
Juan González (1897–1966) |
Colorado | ||
30 January 1949 – 27 February 1949 |
Raimundo Rolón (1903–1981) [7] |
Colorado | ||
27 February 1949 – 10 September 1949 |
Felipe Molas (1901–1954) [11] |
Colorado | ||
10 September 1949 – 5 May 1954 |
Federico Chávez (1882–1978) [12] |
Colorado | ||
5 May 1954 – 15 August 1954 |
Tomás Romero (1886–1982) [7] |
Colorado | ||
15 August 1954 – 3 February 1989 |
Alfredo Stroessner (1912–2006) [13] |
Colorado | ||
3 February 1989 – 15 August 1993 |
Andrés Rodríguez (1923–1997) [14] |
Colorado | ||
15 August 1993 – 15 August 1998 |
Juan Carlos Wasmosy (1938–) |
Colorado | ||
15 August 1998 – 28 March 1999 |
Raúl Cubas (1943–) |
Colorado | ||
28 March 1999 – 15 August 2003 |
Luis González (1947–) |
Colorado | ||
15 August 2003 – 15 August 2008 |
Nicanor Duarte (1956–) |
Colorado | ||
15 August 2008 – 22 June 2012 |
Fernando Lugo (1951–) |
Patriotic Alliance for Change (until 2010) | ||
Guasú Front (from 2010) | ||||
22 June 2012 – 15 August 2013 |
Federico Franco (1962–) |
Authentic Radical Liberal | ||
15 August 2013 – present |
Horacio Cartes (1956–) |
Colorado |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay, 1992, Article 189 (subsection 1): "(1) Former presidents of the Republic who were democratically elected will be national senators for life, except for those who were impeached from office.
(2) They will not count toward a quorum. They will have the right to speak, but not to vote." - ↑ Composed of the following leaders: Vicente Ignacio Iturbe Domínguez; Juan Valeriano de Zevallos; Fulgencio Yegros; Pedro Juan Caballero and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia.
- ↑ Styled as "Perpetual Supreme Dictator" from 6 June 1816.
- ↑ Formally sworn into office on 25 September 1840.
- ↑ López and Alonzo would rule jointly, but were occasionally styled First Consul and Second Consul.
- ↑ Acting President before 16 October 1862; continued to act as de facto President after deposition until his death on 1 March 1870.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Acting.
- ↑ Acting President until 25 November 1870.
- ↑ Acting President until 25 November 1882.
- ↑ Acting President until 12 October 1938.
- ↑ Acting President until 14 May 1949.
- ↑ Acting President until 15 August 1953.
- ↑ Served eight terms. Elected by presidential elections in 1954, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983 and 1988.
- ↑ Acting President until 15 May 1989.
Latest election
Main article: Paraguayan general election, 2013
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara | Colorado Party | 1,104,169 | 48.48 |
Pedro Efraín Alegre Sasiain | Authentic Radical Liberal Party | 889,451 | 39.05 |
Mario Aníbal Ferreiro Sanabria | Avanza País¹ RFP | 141,716 | 6.22 |
Aníbal Enrique Carillo Iramain | Guasú Front PCS² | 79,573 | 3.49 |
Miguel Garrizosa Galiano | Beloved Fatherland Party | 27,026 | 1.19 |
Lino César Oviedo Sánchez | National Union of Ethical Citizens | 19,416 | 0.85 |
Roberto Carlos Ferreira Franco | Paraguayan Humanist Party | 4,264 | 0.19 |
Lilian Susana Soto Badaui | Kuña Pyrenda Movement | 3,925 | 0.17 |
Eduardo María Arce Schaerer | Workers' Party | 3,011 | 0.13 |
Ricardo Martín Almada Pérez | White Party | 2,767 | 0.12 |
Atanasio Galeano | Free Homeland Party | 2,416 | 0.11 |
Invalid/blank votes | 131,703 | – | |
Total | 2,409,437 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 3,516,275 | 68.52 | |
Source: Justicia Electoral |
External links
- (Spanish) Presidency of the Republic of Paraguay
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