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Republic of Paraguay

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Titles are English translations of the official Spanish titles by Govpedia. The Presidency's site (presidencia.gov.py) was unavailable (HTTP 503) on 2026-10-13, so the President is verified on a ministry page that names him; ministers are verified on their own ministry's site where it names them. The foreign ministry (403), education ministry (503) and ICT ministry (503) sites could not be read, and the labour and justice ministry sites did not name their minister; those seats rest on Wikipedia, whose cabinet table has been flagged as out of date. Marco Riquelme's start date as Minister of Industry and Commerce was not found.

Head of state and government
Santiago PeñaPresident of the Republic
Government
Government of Santiago PeñaSince 15 Aug 2023
System
Presidential republicCapital: Asunción
UN e-government rank
80 of 193EGDI 2024

Paraguay is a presidential republic[1]. The President of the Republic, Santiago Peña, is both head of state and head of government[3][4]. Govpedia records 17 members of its cabinet.

At a glance[2]

Capital
Asunción
Region
South America
Area
406,752 km²
Languages
Guaraní, Spanish
Currency
Paraguayan guaraní (₲)
People
Paraguayan
Borders
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil
Calling code
+595
Internet domain
.py

Leadership

Who leads the state

Head of state and government

Verified

Santiago Peña

President of the Republic · 15 Aug 2023 – present[3][4]

Executive

Government of Santiago Peña

12 of 17 verified on official pages

In a presidential system the President leads both the state and the government. Pedro Alliana is Vice President (source: pry-wiki-pena). The Minister of Women is not listed: Wikipedia names Cynthia Figueredo, but the ministry's own page did not name its minister on 2026-10-13, so the current holder could not be confirmed. National secretariats with ministerial rank are not listed. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.

Digital government

Digital government, measured

UN E-Government Development Index[22]

2024

0.725rank 80 of 193

  • Online services0.671
  • Human capital0.709
  • Telecom infrastructure0.795

Record of changes

Timeline

  1. 13 Sept 2026

    Isaías Fretes, until then president of the Social Security Institute (IPS), is appointed Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare by Decree 6889, replacing María Teresa Barán.[11][12]

    Verified

  2. 8 Apr 2026

    Oscar Lovera becomes Minister of Economy and Finance.[6]

    Sourced

  3. 31 Mar 2026

    President Peña removes Carlos Fernández Valdovinos as Minister of Economy and Finance; presidential adviser Juan José Galeano is named acting minister.[21]

    Sourced

Evidence

Sources

How Govpedia verifies
  1. [1]
    List of countries by system of government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)

    Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026

  3. [3]
    Ministerio de Industria y Comercio

    Ministry of Industry and Commerce of ParaguayOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    List of current heads of state and government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  5. [5]
    Santiago Peña

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  6. [6]
    Gobierno de Santiago Peña

    Wikipedia (Spanish)ReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  7. [7]
    Ministerio del Interior

    Ministry of the Interior of ParaguayOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  8. [8]
    Rubén Ramírez Lezcano

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  9. [9]
    Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas

    Ministry of Economy and Finance of ParaguayOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  10. [10]
    Ministerio de Defensa Nacional

    Ministry of National Defence of ParaguayOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  11. [11]
    El Ministro

    Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare of ParaguayOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  12. [12]
    ¿Quién es Derlis León, el nuevo presidente del IPS?

    Última HoraNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026

  13. [13]
    Ministerio de Educación y Ciencias (Paraguay)

    Wikipedia (Spanish)ReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  14. [14]
    Ministerio de Justicia (Paraguay)

    Wikipedia (Spanish)ReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  15. [15]
    Autoridades

    Ministry of Public Works and Communications of ParaguayOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  16. [16]
    Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería

    Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of ParaguayOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  17. [17]
    Ministerio de Desarrollo Social

    Ministry of Social Development of ParaguayOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  18. [18]
    El Ministro

    Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development of ParaguayOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  19. [19]
    Ministerio de Urbanismo, Vivienda y Hábitat

    Ministry of Urban Planning, Housing and Habitat of ParaguayOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  20. [20]
    El Ministro

    Ministry of Childhood and Adolescence of ParaguayOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  21. [21]
    Santiago Peña reemplazó al ministro de Economía como parte de los cambios en el Gobierno tras la mitad de su mandato

    InfobaeNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026

  22. [22]
    UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data

    United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026