President of Paraguay

President of the
Republic of Paraguay
Presidente de la República del Paraguay

Standard of the President of the Republic
Incumbent
Horacio Cartes

since 15 August 2013
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
Website www.presidencia.gov.py
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
Paraguay

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
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

  1. 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."
  2. Composed of the following leaders: Vicente Ignacio Iturbe Domínguez; Juan Valeriano de Zevallos; Fulgencio Yegros; Pedro Juan Caballero and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia.
  3. Styled as "Perpetual Supreme Dictator" from 6 June 1816.
  4. Formally sworn into office on 25 September 1840.
  5. López and Alonzo would rule jointly, but were occasionally styled First Consul and Second Consul.
  6. Acting President before 16 October 1862; continued to act as de facto President after deposition until his death on 1 March 1870.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Acting.
  8. Acting President until 25 November 1870.
  9. Acting President until 25 November 1882.
  10. Acting President until 12 October 1938.
  11. Acting President until 14 May 1949.
  12. Acting President until 15 August 1953.
  13. Served eight terms. Elected by presidential elections in 1954, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983 and 1988.
  14. Acting President until 15 May 1989.

Latest election

 Summary of the 21 April 2013 Paraguayan presidential election results
Candidate Party Votes %
Horacio Manuel Cartes JaraColorado Party1,104,16948.48
Pedro Efraín Alegre SasiainAuthentic Radical Liberal Party889,45139.05
Mario Aníbal Ferreiro SanabriaAvanza País¹ RFP141,7166.22
Aníbal Enrique Carillo IramainGuasú Front PCS²79,5733.49
Miguel Garrizosa GalianoBeloved Fatherland Party27,0261.19
Lino César Oviedo SánchezNational Union of Ethical Citizens 19,4160.85
Roberto Carlos Ferreira FrancoParaguayan Humanist Party4,2640.19
Lilian Susana Soto BadauiKuña Pyrenda Movement3,9250.17
Eduardo María Arce SchaererWorkers' Party3,0110.13
Ricardo Martín Almada PérezWhite Party2,7670.12
Atanasio GaleanoFree Homeland Party2,4160.11
Invalid/blank votes131,703
Total2,409,437100
Registered voters/turnout3,516,27568.52
Source: Justicia Electoral

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