The Chamber of Senators of Paraguay (''Cámara de Senadores''), the upper house of the
National Congress, has 45 members, elected for a five-year term by
proportional representation
Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...
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The Paraguayan bicameral legislature, which included the Senate, was formed in 1870. The Senate was abolished in 1940 and recreated in 1967.
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Latest elections
Senate
List of senators
Senators (2013 - 2018):
* National Republican Association – Colorado Party
# Lilian Samaniego
# Luis Castiglioni
# Arnoldo Wiens
# Mirta Leonor Gusinky
# Julio César Velázquez
# Óscar Alberto González
# Gustavo Javier González
# Enrique Fausto Bachetta Chiriani
# Julio Antonio Quiñónez
# Silvio Adalberto Avelar Benítez
# Juan Carlos del Valle
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# Javier Alejandro Osorio Núnez
# Blanca Ovelar
Blanca Margarita Ovelar de Duarte (born September 2, 1957) is a Paraguayan politician and former Minister of Education. She was the Colorado Party's nominee for president in the April 2008 presidential election, in which she was defeated.
Ovel ...
# Mario Abdo Benítez
Mario Abdo Benítez (; born 10
November 1971) is a Paraguayan politician who has served as the president of Paraguay since 2018. He was previously a senator and President of the Senate.
Early life and education
Abdo Benítez was born in Asun ...
# Oscar Rubén Fernández
# Víctor Bogado González
# Juan Darío Espínoza
# Carlos Núñez Agüero
# Nelson Dario Aguinagalde
* Authentic Radical Liberal Party
The Authentic Radical Liberal Party ( es, Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico or ''PLRA'') is a centrist liberal political party in Paraguay. The party is a full member of Liberal International. The ''liberales'', as they are known, are the le ...
# Antonio Ramos
# Emilia Patricia Alfaro Franco
# Ramón Gómez
# Blanca Beatríz Fonseca
# Carlos Alberto Amarilla
# Enzo Cardozo Jiménez
# Ramona Gómez Cáceres
# Luís Alberto Lezcano
# Julio César Franco
# María Blanca González
# Miguel Carmona
# Fernando Silva
# Roberto Ramón Acevedo Quevedo
* Guasú Front
The Guasú Front ( es, Frente Guasú; ''Guasú'' being the Guarani word for "big", "large" or "great") is a democratic socialist electoral alliance in Paraguay for the general election in 2013. It was formed in 2010 by a merger of the centre-l ...
# Fernando Lugo
Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez (; born 30 May 1951) is a Paraguayan politician and laicized Catholic bishop who was President of Paraguay from 2008 to 2012. Previously he was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop, serving as Bishop of the Diocese ...
# Carlos Alberto Filizzola Pallarés
# Sixto Galeano
# Esperanza Martínez
# Oscar Hugo Richer Florentín
* Progressive Democratic Party
# Arnaldo Euclides Giuzzio
# Desiree Graciela Masi
# Pedro Arturo Cruz
* Avanza País
# Adolfo Marcelino Ferreiro
# Miguel Ángel López
* National Union of Ethical Citizens
The National Union of Ethical Citizens ( es, Unión Nacional de Ciudadanos Éticos, UNACE) is a right-wing populist political party in Paraguay.
History
The party was established in 2002, although its predecessor, the ''Unión Nacional de Color ...
# Jorge Oviedo
# José Manuel Bóbeda
* National Encounter Party
# Eduardo Romalino Petta
See also
* List of presidents of the Senate of Paraguay
References
External links
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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 ...
Government of Paraguay
1870 establishments in Paraguay
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