Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. It has a population of around 6.1 million, nearly 2.3 million of whom live in the capital and largest city of Asunción, and its surrounding metro area.
Óscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos is a Paraguayan politician who served as President of Paraguay from 2003 to 2008. In 2013, President Horacio Cartes appointed Duarte as Ambassador to Argentina, a diplomatic posting he held from 2013 until 2016. Duarte currently holds the title of Senator for life.
Ramón Jiménez-Gaona Arellano is a retired male discus thrower from Paraguay. During the presidency of Horacio Cartes he served as Paraguay's Minister of Public Works.
Luis Federico Franco Gómez is a Paraguayan politician who was President of Paraguay from June 2012 until August 2013. A member of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA), he was elected as Vice President of Paraguay in the 2008 presidential election as the running mate of Fernando Lugo; he took office in August 2008. Following Lugo's impeachment by the Senate on 22 June 2012, he succeeded Lugo as President to complete the presidential mandate until 15 August 2013.
Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara is a Paraguayan politician and businessman who is serving as president of the Colorado Party since 2023, having previously served as president of Paraguay from 2013 to 2018. Cartes owned about two dozen businesses in his Grupo Cartes conglomerate until he left the conglomerate in 2023, including tobacco, soft drinks, meat production, and banking. He was president of Club Libertad football club from 2001 until 2012, and president of the national team inside the Paraguayan Football Association during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. Between 2022 and 2023, he was classified as "significantly corrupt" and as a result subsequently subjected to economic sanctions by the United States, which accuses him of involvement in transnational crime and terrorist organizations.
Antonio Carlos Barrios Fernández is a Paraguayan physician and politician, currently serving as senator since 2018.
Eladio Loizaga Caballero is a Paraguayan lawyer and diplomat.
Germán Hugo Rojas Irigoyen is a Paraguayan economist and politician.
Bernardino Soto Estigarribia is a Paraguayan army general and politician.
Francisco José de Vargas Benítez is a Paraguayan lawyer and politician.
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.
Jorge Raúl Gattini is a Paraguayan agronomist and politician.
Ana María Baiardi Quesnel is a Paraguayan diplomat and politician. From 2018 to 2022, she served as the ambassador of Paraguay in Peru.
Sheila Raquel Abed de Zavala is a Paraguayan lawyer and politician.
Marta Justina Lafuente was a Paraguayan psychologist and politician.
Israel–Paraguay relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Israel and Paraguay. Both countries have full diplomatic relations since the middle of the 20th century, and each has been represented by a full embassy in the other, until 2018.
Mario Abdo Benítez is a Paraguayan politician who served as the 51st president of Paraguay from 2018 to 2023. He was previously a senator and served as president of the Senate of Paraguay from 2015 to 2016.
Alicia Beatriz Pucheta de Correa is a Paraguayan lawyer and politician who served as Vice President of Paraguay for three months in 2018. Pucheta is the first woman to occupy the Vice Presidency of Paraguay.
Santiago Peña Palacios is a Paraguayan politician and economist who is the 52nd and current president of Paraguay since 2023. In addition to his political career, Peña has served on leadership boards for the Central Bank of Paraguay and Banco Amambay. He has also taught economics at the Catholic University of Asunción, and has published research papers on monetary policy and finance.
Gloria Beatriz Godoy Montórfano de Rubín is a Paraguayuan broadcasting executive, psychologist, feminist, and politician. From 2008 to 2013 she was Paraguay's Minister for Women's Affairs.
