Pedro Alliana
Appearance
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, Ñeembucú, Paraguay |
| Political party | Colorado |
| Spouse(s) |
Fabiana Maria Souto (m. 2006) |
| Children | 4 |
| Profession | Politician |
Hércules Pedro Lorenzo Alliana Rodríguez (born 19 February 1974) is a Paraguayan politician who has been the 53rd president of Paraguay since 6 November 2026. Before, he was the Vice President of Paraguay from 2023 until 2026.
Alliana was a national deputy from 2013 to 2023. He was 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.
Alliana replaced President Santiago Peña who was removed from office, arrested, and prosecuted because of the 2026 Paraguay banking crisis caused by the failure of Ueno Bank.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Paraguay's Santiago Pena under arrest, new president Pedro Alliana sworn in". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 7 November 2026.