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Cabinet Of Paraguay
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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. The Cabinet 2024 Cabinet Past Cabinets 2013 Cabinet References Government of Paraguay * Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Paraguay
The president of Paraguay ( es, Presidente del Paraguay), officially known as the President of the Republic of Paraguay ( es, 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 ''Su Excelencia''. Under the 1992 constitution, the president is limited to a single five-year term. An attempt by the Senate to abolish term limits on 1 April 2017 resulted in protests; it was ultimately rejected. 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.''Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay, 1992'', Article 189 (subsection 1): "(1) Former presidents of the Republic who were democratically elected will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Daniel Mazzoleni
Julio is the Spanish equivalent of the month July and may refer to: * Julio (given name) * Julio (surname) * Júlio de Castilhos, a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * ''Julio'' (album), a 1983 compilation album by Julio Iglesias *Julio, a character in '' Romiette and Julio'' by Sharon M. Draper Other * Don Julio, a brand of tequila produced in Mexico * Hurricane Julio, a list of storms named Julio * Jules * ''Julie-O'', musical work for solo cello by Mark Summer * Julio 204 or JULIO 204, one of the first graffiti writers in New York City *Julio-Claudian dynasty, the first five Roman Emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula (also known as Gaius), Claudius, and Nero * Julius (other) The gens Julia (''gēns Iūlia'', ) was one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome. Members of the gens attained the highest dignities of the state in the earliest times of the Republic. The first of the family to obtain the c ...< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Paraguay
Politics of Paraguay takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic. The National Constitution mandates a separation of powers in three branches. Executive power is exercised solely by the President. Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of the National Congress. The Judiciary power is vested on Tribunals and Courts of Civil Law and a nine-member Supreme Court of Justice, all of them independent of the executive and the legislature. Executive branch , President , Mario Abdo Benítez , Colorado Party , 15 August 2018 The president, popularly elected for a 5-year term, appoints a cabinet. The president nominates the Council of Ministers. The presidential elections of 2008 were won by Fernando Lugo, a Roman Catholic bishop whose ministerial duties have been suspended on his request by the Holy See. It was the first time in 61 years that the Colorado Party lost a presidential election in Paraguay, and only a second time that a lef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana María Baiardi
Ana María Baiardi Quesnel (born Asunción, Paraguay; 17 July 1965) is a Paraguayan diplomat and politician. From 2018 to 2022, she served as the ambassador of Paraguay in Peru. Biography Baiardi studied Systems Analysis at the Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción; afterwards she specialized in Social Science at the Long Island University, New York, and she obtained a Master in International Integration from the University of Perugia, Italy. From 2008 to 15 August 2013 she was Paraguayan ambassador to Italy, Israel, Greece and Slovenia. On 15 August 2013 she was sworn in as Minister for Women of Paraguay in the cabinet Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filing ... of President Horacio Cartes. References External links Official website - Minister Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Women (Paraguay)
The Ministry of Women or Ministry of Women's Affairs (MWA) is a Paraguayan state ministry established in 2012. The current Minister of Women is Celina Esther Lezcano, who succeeded Nilda Romero in March 2021. History of the Ministry In 1993 the Paraguayan state created a Secretariat for Women's Affairs within the Office of the President. This secretariat was raised to the status of a Ministry of Women's Affairs by Act No. 4675, in 2012. In 2013 the Ministry took action to address high rates of domestic violence, promoting a national 24-hour telephone hotline for victims and operating a shelter in Asunción for female victims of sex trafficking or domestic violence. The Ministry is participating in the National Commission on Climate Change, which is preparing a National Gender Strategy on Climate Change to advance women's rights in relation to the environment. In 2018 Presidential Decree no. 936 established a National Equality Plan, setting out 2018-2024 plans for the Ministry of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Abed
Sheila Raquel Abed de Zavala is a Paraguayan lawyer and politician. Biography Abed studied law at the National University of Asunción; afterwards she obtained a Master in Environmental Law at the Université de Limoges. She has experience in environmental topics in the framework of the United Nations. On 15 August 2013 she was sworn in as Minister of Justice and Labor of Paraguay in the cabinet of President Horacio Cartes Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara (born 5 July 1956) is a Paraguayan businessman and politician who served as the president of Paraguay from 2013 to 2018. He is a member of the Colorado Party. Cartes owns about two dozen businesses in his Grupo Cart .... In April 2020, alongside international affairs experts Claudia S. de Windt and Maria Amparo Alba, Abed founded the Inter-American Institute on Justice and Sustainability (IIJS) in the city of Washington, D.C., in United States of America where the organization has its headquarters. References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Justice (Paraguay)
The Ministry of Justice of Paraguay came into existence in January 2014 when the Ministry of Justice and Labor (which was established in August 1948) was divided into two separate entities. The ministry is responsible for administering the National Penitentiary System and the Civil Registry of Persons, and take the necessary steps to strengthen its role as an interlocutor between the Executive Branch and the Judicial Branch. The ministry aims to provide Paraguay with Legal security and safeguard human rights. The ministry aims to reform the justice system, coordinate with civil society organizations and public institutions, and improve and adapt justice services and shelter homes for the disadvantaged. List of ministers (1994-present)* Minister of Justice and Labor * Juan Manuel Morales (1994-1996) * Sebastion Gonzalez Insfran (1996-1998) * Angel Ramon Campos Vargas (1998-1999) * Silvio Ferreira (1999-2002) * (2002) * Jose Angel Burro (2002-2003) * Juan Dario Monges (2003- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marta Lafuente
Marta Justina Lafuente (16 March 1968 – 2 June 2022) was a Paraguayan psychologist and politician. Biography Lafuente studied psychology at the Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, an institution where she also worked as a lecturer and scholar. On 15 August 2013 she was sworn in as Minister of Education and Culture of Paraguay in the cabinet Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filing ... of President Horacio Cartes. Following wide student mobilizations, she announced her resignation on 5 May 2016. She died on 2 June 2022, at the age of 54. References 1968 births 2022 deaths Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción alumni Paraguayan psychologists Paraguayan women psychologists Education Ministers of Paraguay Culture ministe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Jiménez Gaona
Ramón Jiménez-Gaona Arellano (born September 10, 1969) is a retired male discus thrower from Paraguay. During the presidency of Horacio Cartes he served as Paraguay's Minister of Public Works. Sports career Jiménez-Gaona represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics (1988, 1992 and 1996). sports-reference.com He twice won the title at the South American Championships (1993 and 1997). Achievements Education Jiménez-Gaona studied Economics at the . He started out an enterprise in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago Peña
Santiago Peña Palacios (; born 16 November 1978) is a Paraguayan politician and economist who is the president-elect of Paraguay following the 2023 general election. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Paraguay, and former Minister of Finance of Paraguay. He previously stood as a candidate in the Colorado Party's presidential primary in 2018, where he lost to Mario Abdo Benítez, who went on to be elected president in the 2018 general election. Peña was a member of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party between 1996 and 2016, when he joined the Colorado Party. 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. Education Peña holds graduate degrees from Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción" (2001) and the Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Gattini
Jorge Raúl Gattini (born 10 December 1964 ) is a Paraguayan agronomist and politician. Gattini studied agronomics at the National University of Asunción. Afterwards he obtained a M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics at the Kansas State University and a Master in Applied Environmental Economy at the Imperial College London. He is a consultant in agricultural matters. On 15 August 2013 he was sworn in as the Minister of Agriculture of Paraguay in the cabinet Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filing ... of President Horacio Cartes. References 1964 births Living people Paraguayan people of Italian descent Agriculture ministers of Paraguay Paraguayan agronomists Universidad Nacional de Asunción alumni University of Kansas alumni Alumni of Imperial College London {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Leite
Gustavo Alfredo Leite Gusinky (born 28 February 1962) is a Paraguayan businessman and politician, currently serving as senator since 2023. Biography Leite studied Business Administration at the University of California, Irvine (Major in Finance, Minor in Economics) and also at the Chapman University; he obtained a Master in International Marketing at the Scottish Marketing School, University of Strathclyde, in 1988. Leite served as Planning Minister during the presidency of Raúl Cubas Grau (1998-1999). On 15 August 2013 he was sworn in as Minister of Industry and Commerce of Paraguay in the cabinet of President Horacio Cartes Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara (born 5 July 1956) is a Paraguayan businessman and politician who served as the president of Paraguay from 2013 to 2018. He is a member of the Colorado Party. Cartes owns about two dozen businesses in his Grupo Cart .... References University of California, Irvine alumni Chapman University alumni Alumni of Strath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |