Francisco Arcidio Oviedo Brítez is a

Paraguayan 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 ...

politician from the Colorado Party. He served as 27th

Vice President of Paraguay The vice president of Paraguay is the person with the second highest position in the executive branch of the Paraguayan government, after the president of Paraguay. The position of vice president was created with the Constitution of 1844, althoug ...

from 21 November 2007 to 15 August 2008.

Political career

From 2000 to 2003 Oviedo held a number of ministerial positions in the cabinet of Luis González Macchi. In 2007 Oviedo became a senator in the Paraguayan Senate. Shortly after, he was elected in a special election to succeed Luis Castiglioni as Vice President of the Republic. This was for the remainder of the presidential term, until 15 August 2008.

Presidential aspiration

Nicanor Duarte Frutos Óscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos (born 11 October 1956) 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 fro ...

offered his resignation as

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 bran ...

to the Paraguayan Congress on June 23, 2008. It was assumed that Oviedo, as vice president, would succeed him.Francisco Oviedo ya esta preparado para ser presidente
from

Diario ABC Color ''ABC Color'' is a major Paraguayan newspaper with offices in the city of Asunción Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at ...

. However, President Duarte's resignation was not accepted, and Oviedo therefore did not assume the presidency.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oviedo, Francisco Vice presidents of Paraguay Members of the Senate of Paraguay Living people Colorado Party (Paraguay) politicians Finance Ministers of Paraguay Interior Ministers of Paraguay Year of birth missing (living people)