Minister of Finance is the person in charge of the

Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a part of the government in most countries that is responsible for matters related to the finance. Lists of current ministries of finance Named "Ministry" * Ministry of Finance (Afghanistan) * Ministry of Finance and Eco ...

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 ...

Ministers

José de Elizalde José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

, 1811-1814 *

Francisco Díaz de Bedoya Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

, 1814-1819 *

José Gabriel Benítez José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

, 1819-1827 * Juan Manuel Álvarez, 1827-1844 * Benito Varela, 1844-1850 *

Mariano González Mariano Nicolás González (born 5 May 1981) is a retired Argentine professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or as a winger. Club career Born in Tandil, Buenos Aires Province, González started his career at Racing Club d ...

, 1850-1869 * José Díaz de Bedoya, 1869-1870 *

Salvador Jovellanos Salvador Silvestre del Rosario Jovellanos Guanes (December 31, 1833 – February 11, 1881) was a Paraguayan politician. He served as Vice President in 1871, and President from December 18, 1871 – November 25, 1874. His main concern as president ...

, 1870 *

Juan Bautista Gill Juan Bautista Gill García (''Juan Bautista Gill Garcia del Barrio'') (October 28, 1840 – April 12, 1877) was President of Paraguay from November 25, 1874 to April 12, 1877 and the only Paraguayan President to be assassinated while in office. ...

, 1870-1871 *

Pedro Recalde Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...

, 1871-1873 *

Francisco Soteras Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

, 1873 * Jaime Sosa Escalada, 1873-1874 *

, 1874 *

Emilio Gill Emilio may refer to: * Emilio Navaira, a Mexican-American singer often called "Emilio" * Emilio Piazza Memorial School, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State * Emilio (given name) * ''Emilio'' (film), a 2008 film by Kim Jorgensen See also * Emílio (dis ...

, 1874-1875 *

Adolfo Saguier Adolfo Saguier (b. 1832, d. 1902) was a Paraguayan politician who served as the nation's Vice President from 1878 to 1880. Adolfo was the brother of a former Paraguayan ambassador to Argentina and a cousin of Francisco Solano López. During the ru ...

, 1875-1876 *

Cándido Bareiro Cándido Pastor Bareiro Caballero (October 27, 1833 in Luque Paraguay – September 4, 1880 in Asuncion, Paraguay) was President of Paraguay from 27 November 1878 to 4 September 1880 and the leading politician of the post-war decade. Bareiro se ...

, 1876-1878 *

Juan Antonio Jara ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

, 1878-1882 *

Juan de la Cruz Giménez ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man ) , anthe ...

, 1882-1884 * Agustín Cañete, 1885-1887 *

Higinio Uriarte José Higinio Uriarte y García del Barrio (11 January 1843 in Asunción – 21 April 1909) was a Paraguayan politician and President from April 12, 1877 to November 25, 1878. He was Juan Bautista Gill's cousin. He served as President of the Ch ...

, 1887-1889 * José Tomás Sosa, 1889-1890 *

José Segundo Decoud José Segundo Decoud Domecq (14 May 1848 – 3 March 1909) was a Paraguayan politician, journalist, diplomat and military officer. He is often considered one of the foremost intellectuals of his generation, and was also one of the first liberals ...

, 1890-1891 *

Esteban Rojas Esteban () is a Spanish male given name, derived from Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos) and related to the English names Steven and Stephen. Although in its original pronunciation the accent is on the penultimate syllable, English-speakers tend t ...

, 1892 *

Otoniel Peña Otoniel is a given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members o ...

, 1892-1893 * Agustín Cañete, 1894-1895 * Tomás Benjamín Aceval Marín, 1895-1897 * Agustín Cañete, 1897-1898 *

Guillermo de los Ríos Guillermo () is the Spanish language, Spanish form of the male given name William (name), William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People *Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manage ...

, 1898 *

José Urdapilleta José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

, 1898-1900 *

Francisco Campos Francisco Machado Campos (born August 12, 1972) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. He is a 15-time Mexican League All-Star and played with the Campeche Pirates for more than 20 seasons. He was born in Guaymas, Sonora. Career ...

, 1900 * Fulgencio Ricardo Moreno, 1901-1904 *

Juan Bautista Gaona Juan Bautista Gaona Figueredo (30 June 1845 – 18 May 1932) was provisional President of Paraguay October 18, 1904 – December 8, 1905 and later served as Vice President from 1910 to 1911. He was Minister of Finance of Paraguay in December 1904. ...

, 1904 *

Emiliano González Navero Emiliano González Navero (16 June 1861 – 18 October 1934) was a Paraguayan politician of the Liberal Party, he served as President of Paraguay on three occasions and as Vice President of Paraguay on two occasions. His life He was one of the ...

, 1904-1905 *

Manuel Barrios Manuel Antonio Barrios (born September 21, 1974) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros and Florida Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in M ...

, 1905 *

, 1905-1906 * Carlos Luis Isasi, 1906 *

Adolfo R. Soler Adolfo may refer to: * Adolfo, São Paulo, a Brazilian municipality * Adolfo (designer), Cuban-born American fashion designer * Adolfo or Adolf Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in Ge ...

, 1906-1908 *

Gualberto Cardús Huerta Gualberto is a given name and surname of Italian origin. Notable people with this name include: Surname * Flávio Gualberto (born 1993), Brazilian volleyball player * João Bosco Gualberto de Freitas, also known Biro-Biro (footballer, born 1974) ...

, 1908-1910 * Víctor M. Soler, 1910 * José Antonio Ortiz, 1910-1911 * Francisco L. Bareiro, 1911-1912 * Higinio Arbo, 1912 * Gerónimo Zubizarreta, 1912-1915 * José P. Montero, 1915-1916 *

Eusebio Ayala Eusebio Ayala (August 14, 1875 – June 4, 1942) was an intellectual and statesman, and List of Presidents of Paraguay, President of Paraguay from 7 November 1921 to 12 April 1923 and again from 15 August 1932 to 17 February 1936. He was a member o ...

, 1916 *

Luis Alberto Riart Luis Alberto Riart Vera (21 June 1880 – 1 October 1953) was a Paraguayan politician and President of Paraguay from 17 March 1924 until 15 August 1924. His Government When Eligio Ayala renounced the presidency on March 17, 1924, Riart took c ...

, 1916-1917 * Francisco Sosa Gaona, 1917-1919 *

, 1919 * Pastor Ibáñez, 1919-1920 * Manuel Peña, 1920 *

Eligio Ayala José Eligio Ayala (December 4, 1879 – October 24, 1930) was President of Paraguay from 12 April 1923 to 17 March 1924 and again from 15 August 1924 until 15 August 1928. He was a member of the Liberal Party. Jose Eligio Ayala was born in Mbuy ...

, 1920-1921 *

, 1921-1923 *

, 1923-1924 * Eliseo Da Rosa, 1924 * Manuel Benítez, 1924-1927 *Rodolfo González, 1927-1928 *

, 1928-1930 *Rodolfo González, 1930-1931 * Justo Pastor Benítez, 1931 *

, 1931 *

Geronimo Zubizarreta Geronimo ( apm, Goyaałé, , ; June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people. From 1850 to 1886, Geronimo joined with members of three other Central Apache b ...

, 1931 * Justo Pastor Benitez, 1931 *Rodolfo González, 1931-1932 * Justo Pastor Benitez, 1932 * Benjamín Banks, 1932-1936 * Luis Freire Esteves, 1936 * Alfredo Jacquet, 1936 * Emilio Gardel, 1936-1937 *

Luis Frescura Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archai ...

, 1937-1938 *

Enrique Bordenave Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk (Du ...

, 1938-1939 * Justo Pastor Benítez, 1939 * Cipriano Codas, 1939-1940 * Justo Pastor Benítez, 1940 *

Francisco Esculies Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

, 1940 * Rogelio Espinoza, 1940-1944 * Juan Plate, 1944-1945 * Horacio Chiriani, 1945 *

Alfonso E. Dos Santos Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...

, 1945-1946 *

Agustín Ávila Agustín is a Spanish given name and sometimes a surname. It is related to Augustín. People with the name include: Given name * Agustín (footballer), Spanish footballer * Agustín Calleri (born 1976), Argentine tennis player * Agustín Cá ...

, 1946 *

Juan Natalicio González Juan Natalicio González Paredes (8 September 1897 – 6 December 1966) was a Paraguayan poet who served as President of Paraguay from 15 August 1948 to 30 January 1949. Early life Natalicio González was born in Villarrica in the department ...

, 1946-1948 * Leandro Prieto, 1948-1949 * Ramón Méndez Paiva, 1949-1952 * Guillermo Enciso Velloso, 1952-1954 *

Antonio H. Saldívar Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...

, 1954 * Carlos Velilla, 1954-1956 * César Barrientos, 1956-1988 *

Carlos Antonio Ortiz Ramírez Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhe ...

, 1988 *

Elvio Alonso Martino Elvio is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Elvio Banchero Elvio Banchero (; 28 April 1904 – 21 January 1982) was an Italian footballer who played as a striker. He competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics with the Italy nati ...

1988-1989 *

Enzo Debernardi Enzo is an Italian given name derivative of the German name Heinz. It can be used also as the short form for Lorenzo, Vincenzo, Innocenzo, or Fiorenzo. It is most common in the Romance-speaking world, particularly in Italy and Latin America bu ...

, 1989-1991 *

Juan José Díaz-Pérez ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

, 1991-1993 *

Crispiano Sandoval Crispiano ( Crispianese: ) is a town in the province of Taranto in Apulia. The town has a population of 13749 inhabitants. It is located in the heart of Apulia, near Valle d’Itria, just 15 km from Taranto. (ancient farms). Crispiano is t ...

, 1993-1994 *

Orlando Bareiro Orlando David Bareiro (born 13 April 1978) is a Paraguayan footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football ...

, 1994-1996 *

Raúl Cubas Grau Raúl Alberto Cubas Grau (born August 23, 1943) is a Paraguayan politician who served as the President of Paraguay from 1998 until his resignation in 1999. Biography Cubas Grau studied Engineering at the National University of Asunción. He w ...

, 1996 *

Carlos Facetti Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhe ...

, 1996-1997 * Miguel Ángel Maidana Zayas, 1997-1998 *

Gerardo Doll Gerardo may refer to: People Given name Gerardo is the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of the male given name Gerard. * Gerardo Amarilla (born 1969), Uruguayan politician * Gerardo Bonilla (born 1975), Puerto Rican-born professional race ...

, 1998-1999 * Federico Zayas, 1999-2000 * Francisco Oviedo, 2000-2002 * James Spalding, 2002 *

Alcides Giménez ''Alcides'' is a genus of uraniid moths from northern Australia, New Guinea, and other islands in the region. They are diurnal and strongly marked with iridescent colours. List of species * ''Alcides agathyrsus'' Kirsch, 1877 yn.= A. boops ...

, 2002-2003 *

Dionisio Borda Dionisio Cornelio Borda (born 12 September 1949) is a politician from Paraguay. He was the Minister of Finance of Paraguay Minister of Finance is the person in charge of the Ministry of Finance of Paraguay. Ministers *José de Elizalde, 1811-181 ...

, 2003-2005 * Ernest Bergen, 2005-2007 * César Barreto, 2007-2008 * Miguel Ángel Gómez, 2008 *

, 2008-2012 * Manuel Ferreira Brusquetti, 2012-2013 *

Germán Rojas Germán Rojas can refer to: *Germán Rojas (politician) Germán Hugo Rojas Irigoyen is a Paraguayan economist and politician. Biography Rojas studied at the Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. An economist by profession, he pr ...

, 2013-2015 *

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 Para ...

, 2015-2017 * Lea Giménez, 2017-2018 *

Benigno López Benigno may refer to: ;Surname * Francesco Benigno (born 1967), Italian actor *Joe Benigno (born 1953), American sports radio personality *Teodoro Benigno (1923–2005), Filipino journalist ;Given name * Benigno Aquino Sr. (1894–1947), Filipino ...

, 2018-2020 *

Oscar Llamosas Díaz Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology) ...

, 2020- Sources:

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