Pedro Alliana
Pedro Alliana | |
|---|---|
 Alliana in 2026 | |
| 53rd President of Paraguay | |
| Assumed office 6 November 2026 | |
| Vice President | Antonio Barrios |
| Preceded by | Santiago Peña |
| 31st Vice President of Paraguay | |
| In office 15 August 2023 – 6 November 2026 | |
| President | Santiago Peña |
| Preceded by | Hugo Velázquez |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Barrios |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1 July 2019 – 30 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Miguel Cuevas Ruíz Díaz |
| Succeeded by | Carlos María López |
| President of the Colorado Party | |
| In office 25 July 2015 – 10 January 2023 | |
| Leader | Horacio Cartes (2015–2018) Mario Abdo Benítez (2018–2023) |
| Preceded by | Lilian Samaniego |
| Succeeded by | Horacio Cartes[1] |
| Governor of Ñeembucú | |
| In office 15 August 2008 – 29 June 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Carlos Bottino |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Francisco Silva |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 30 June 2013 – 30 June 2023 | |
| Constituency | Ñeembucú |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hércules Pedro Lorenzo Alliana Rodríguez 19 February 1974 Pilar, Paraguay |
| Party | Colorado |
| Spouse |
Fabiana Maria Souto (m. 2006) |
| Children | 4 |
| Profession | Politician |
Hércules Pedro Lorenzo Alliana Rodríguez (born 19 February 1974)[2] is a Paraguayan politician serving as the president of Paraguay since 6 November 2026. A former national deputy from 2013 to 2023, he previously served as president of the Chamber of Deputies from 2019 to 2022, president of the Colorado Party from 2015 to 2023, and governor of Ñeembucú Department from 2008 to 2013. As president, he succeeds Santiago Peña, who was removed from office, arrested, and prosecuted in the wake of the 2026 crisis caused by the failure of Ueno Bank.
Early life
[edit]Alliana was born in the city of Pilar, Ñeembucú Department, on 19 February 1974. His parents, María Nidia Rodríguez and Héctor Rubén Alliana Báez, were both Ñeembucú departmental councilors. He has two siblings: Ana Lucía Alliana Rodríguez and Rodolfo Alliana Rodríguez.
He attended primary school at the Cristo Rey Subsidized School and secondary school at the Santo Tomás Italian National College. During his adolescence he played basketball and participated in national tournaments; in 1991, he was a member of the Paraguay men's national basketball team.[2]
Political career
[edit]Alliana ran for the Colorado Party as a candidate for mayor of Pilar in 2006, but lost the mayoral election. He ran for and won the governorship of Ñeembucú Department in 2008 and served as governor of Ñeembucú from 2008 to 2013. In 2013 he won a seat in the Chamber of Deputies as a representative of the department of Ñeembucú.[3]
Alliana was elected president of the Colorado Party on 25 July 2015.[4] After the 2018 general elections, he was re-elected deputy for the 2018–2023 period. He was elected as President of the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay and served three terms from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2022.[5]
On 30 April 2023, Alliana was elected Vice President of Paraguay as Santiago Peña's running mate in the 2023 general election.[6]
Presidency
[edit]On 6 November 2026, Alliana assumed the presidency after Peña was impeached by Congress for the banking crisis caused by the failure of Ueno Bank.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Alliana is married to Fabiana Maria Souto (who has been serving as a national deputy since August 2023) and has four children.[2][8]
In December 2018, Alliana was diagnosed with leukemia, and traveled to Brazil to undergo chemotherapy at the Hospital Sírio-Libanês.[9] Alliana later recalled that during treatment he went into cardiac arrest once, which kept him in an intensive care unit for eight days.[9] He returned to Paraguay in March 2019,[9] stating that he was "cured" of the disease.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Con 45,8% de participación colorada, Cartes ganó presidencia de ANR". La Nación (Paraguay) (in Spanish). 19 December 2022. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Presidente de la ANR" (in Spanish). Colorado Party. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ "Perfil del nuevo presidente colorado: Pedro Alliana – Nacionales". ABC Color (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ↑ "Pedro Alliana asume la presidencia de la ANR". ANR (in Spanish). 18 April 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ↑ "Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies". IPU Parline: global data on national parliaments. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ↑ Elliott, Lucinda; Desantis, Daniela; Elliott, Lucinda (1 May 2023). "Paraguay's conservatives score big election win, defusing Taiwan fears". Reuters. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
- ↑ "Paraguay's Santiago Pena under arrest, new president Pedro Alliana sworn in". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 7 November 2026.
- ↑ "¿Quién es la esposa de Pedro Alliana y futura diputada, Fabiana Souto?". ABC Color. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Pedro Alliana regresa al país tras 92 días de lucha contra la leucemia" [Pedro Alliana returns to the country after 92 days of fighting leukemia]. Última Hora (in Spanish). 26 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ↑ "Pedro Alliana: "Vine curado de la leucemia"" [Pedro Alliana: "I came back cured of leukemia"]. ABC Color (in Spanish). 26 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
External links
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Media related to Pedro Alliana at Wikimedia Commons
