Pedro Lorenzo Alliana Rodríguez (born 19 February 1974) is a
Paraguayan politician, currently serving as
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay since 2019 and President of the
Colorado Party since 2016.
Early life
Alliana was born in the city of
Pilar, located in
Ñeembucú department
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on 19 February 1974. His parents, Maria Nidia Rodriguez and Hector Ruben Alliana Baez, were both departmental councilors of
Ñeembucú. He has two brothers; Ana Lucia Alliana Rodriguez and Rodolfo Alliana Rodriguez. He attended primary school at the Cristo Rey Subsidized School and secondary school at the Santo Tomas Italian National College. During his adolescence years he played basketball, and participated in national tournaments. In 1991, he was part of the Paraguay national basketball team.
Alliana later married Fabiana Maria Souto and has four children.
Political career
Alliana ran for the
Colorado Party as a candidate for mayor of
Pilar in 2006. He lost the mayoral election, and instead ran for the governorship of
Ñeembucú in 2008. He managed to win the election, becoming governor of
Ñeembucú. In 2013 he managed to win a seat in the
Chamber of Deputies
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as a representative of the Department of Ñeembucú.
Alliana was elected leader of the
Colorado Party on 18 April 2016. He served as
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay from 30 June 2017 to 30 June 2018.
After the
2018 general elections, he was re-elected Deputy for the period 2018-2023. He was subsequently re-elected for a second time on 1 July 2019 as
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay.
References
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Living people
1974 births
Colorado Party (Paraguay) politicians
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay
21st-century Paraguayan politicians