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The Cabinet of Paraguay is composed of twelve cabinet ministers. Each is appointed by the President of Paraguay, and serves as the head of a particular executive department. [1]
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The Cabinet of Paraguay is composed of twelve cabinet ministers. Each is appointed by the President of Paraguay, and serves as the head of a particular executive department. [1]
| Portfolio | Minister |
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| President of the Republic | Mario Abdo Benítez |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Eladio Loizaga [2] [3] |
| Minister of Finance | Santiago Peña [2] [3] |
| Minister of National Defence | Diógenes Martínez [2] |
| Interior Minister | Tadeo Rojas |
| Minister of Industry and Commerce | Gustavo Leite [2] |
| Minister of Agriculture | Juan Carlos Baruja [2] |
| Minister of Public Works and Communications | Ramón Jiménez Gaona [2] [4] |
| Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare | Julio Daniel Mazzoleni [2] |
| Minister of Education and Culture | Enrique Riera Escudero [2] |
| Minister of Justice and Labor | Carla Bacigalupo [2] |
| Minister for Women | Ana María Baiardi [2] |
| Minister of Labor | Guillermo Sosa |
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