Julio César Ramón Franco Gómez (born 17 April 1951) is a

Paraguayan Paraguayans () are the citizens of Paraguay. Though the majority of Paraguayans reside in Paraguay, significant communities have been established in multiple countries, most noticeably Argentina, Spain, United States, Brazil. History The first ...

politician of the

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. He was vice president from 2000 to 2002, served as senator from 1998 to 2003, and was presidential candidate for the Authentic Radical Liberal Party in the 2003 election, losing to

Nicanor Duarte Óscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos (born 11 October 1956) is a Paraguayan lawyer, journalist and politician who served as the 47th President of Paraguay from 2003 to 2008. A member of the Colorado Party, he became the central figure of Paraguayan pol ...

of the Colorado Party. He was elected to the Senate again in 2008.

Career

Born on 17 April 1951 in Fernando de la Mora,

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Senador Julio César Ramón Franco Gómez
accessed 29 June 2012 Franco is a surgeon by profession, with a degree from the

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. Following the March 1999 murder of Vice President Luis María Argaña, Senator Franco was elected in direct election on 13 August 2000 to be

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. He served the remainder of the four-year-term from September 2000 to 2002.

Personal life

Franco is the brother of Federico Franco, who became President of Paraguay in June 2012 following the

impeachment of Fernando Lugo Fernando Lugo, elected President of Paraguay in 2008, was impeached and removed from office by the Congress of Paraguay in June 2012. On 21 June the Chamber of Deputies voted 76 to 1 to impeach Lugo, and the Senate removed him from office th ...

. He is the chairman of the

References

Vice presidents of Paraguay 1951 births Living people Paraguayan pediatricians Authentic Radical Liberal Party politicians Members of the Senate of Paraguay People from Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay National University of Córdoba alumni {{Paraguay-med-bio-stub