Santiago Peña

Santiago Peña Palacios (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo ˈpeɲa paˈlasjos]; born 16 November 1978) is a Paraguayan politician and economist who is the president-elect of Paraguay. 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
President-elect of Paraguay
Assuming office
15 August 2023
Vice PresidentPedro Alliana (elect)
SucceedingMario 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
Santiago Peña Palacios

(1978-11-16) 16 November 1978
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

  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Paraguay finance minister Peña to run for president: ruling party". Reuters. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Paraguay: el cartismo ganó en las elecciones primarias del Partido Colorado". La Diaria (in Spanish). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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