Santiago Peña

President of Paraguay

Santiago Peña Palacios (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo ˈpeɲa paˈlasjos]; born 16 November 1978) is a Paraguayan politician and economist. He became the 52nd President of Paraguay on 15 August 2023. He was the Minister of Finance of Paraguay from 2015 to 2017.[3] He is a member of the Colorado Party. He ran for president before in 2018.[4][5]


Santiago Peña
Peña in 2023
52nd President of Paraguay
Assumed office
15 August 2023
Vice PresidentPedro Alliana
Preceded byMario Abdo Benítez
Minister of Finance of Paraguay
In office
5 January 2015 – 5 June 2017
PresidentHoracio Cartes
Preceded byGermán Rojas
Succeeded byLea Giménez
Personal details
Born (1978-11-16) 16 November 1978 (age 45)
Asunción, Paraguay
NationalityParaguayan
Political partyColorado (since 2016)
Other political
affiliations
PLRA (1996–2016)
Spouse(s)
Leticia Ocampos
(m. 1997)
[1]
Children2
EducationCatholic University of Asunción
Columbia University (MA)[2]
Websitewww.santipresidente.com

References

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  1. "Se casó con su primera novia, fue padre a los 17 y 24 años después ya está listo para ser abuelo: la historia de amor de Santi Peña". La Nación (Paraguay) (in Spanish). 9 September 2022.
  2. "Santiago Peña, precandidato a presidente de Paraguay: "Mario Abdo utilizó todas las herramientas para perseguir a sus adversarios"". Infobae (in Spanish). 25 September 2022.
  3. "Peña se afilia al Partido Colorado para seguir como ministro". Última Hora (in Spanish). 29 October 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. "Paraguay finance minister Peña to run for president: ruling party". Reuters. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  5. "Paraguay: el cartismo ganó en las elecciones primarias del Partido Colorado". La Diaria (in Spanish). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.