🇵🇾 Paraguay
Santiago Peña Palacios
President · 1,266 days in office
How the political system works in Paraguay
Its president, Santiago Peña Palacios, has led the country since Apr 30, 2023. Paraguay has had 50 presidents since 1813. Under the Regimes of the World classification, it counts as an electoral democracy.
Tenure records
Longest-serving
Alfredo Stroessner
12,591 days
Shortest-serving
Facundo Machaín
1 days
Average tenure
1,104 days
Santiago Peña Palacios: 15% above average
Female leaders
0 of 50
All male to date
Recent presidents by days in office
Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in Paraguay?
Across 55 completed terms, the average president of Paraguay has served 1,104 days (about 3.0 years). Terms are getting longer: the last five completed terms averaged 1,461 days.
One completed term Average tenure per decade
All presidents of Paraguay
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 |  Santiago Peña Palacios | Aug 15, 2023 | Incumbent | 1,159 |
| 55 |  Mario Abdo Benítez | Aug 15, 2018 | Aug 15, 2023 | 1,826 |
| 54 |  Horacio Cartes | Aug 15, 2013 | Aug 15, 2018 | 1,826 |
| 53 |  Federico Franco | Jun 22, 2012 | Aug 15, 2013 | 419 |
| 52 |  Fernando Lugo | Aug 15, 2008 | Jun 22, 2012 | 1,407 |
| 51 |  Nicanor Duarte | Aug 15, 2003 | Aug 14, 2008 | 1,826 |
| 50 |  Luis González Macchi | Mar 29, 1999 | Aug 15, 2003 | 1,600 |
| 49 |  Alfredo Stroessner | Aug 15, 1954 | Feb 3, 1989 | 12,591 |
| 48 |  Tomás Romero Pereira | May 5, 1954 | Aug 15, 1954 | 102 |
| 47 |  Federico Chávez | Sep 10, 1949 | May 5, 1954 | 1,698 |
| 46 |  Felipe Molas López | Feb 27, 1949 | Sep 10, 1949 | 195 |
| 45 |  Raimundo Rolón | Jan 30, 1949 | Feb 27, 1949 | 28 |
| 44 |  Natalicio González | Aug 15, 1948 | Jan 30, 1949 | 168 |
| 43 |  Juan Manuel Frutos | Jun 3, 1948 | Aug 15, 1948 | 73 |
| 42 |  Higinio Morínigo | Sep 7, 1940 | Jun 3, 1948 | 2,826 |
| 41 |  José Félix Estigarribia | Aug 15, 1939 | Sep 7, 1940 | 389 |
| 40 |  Félix Paiva | Aug 16, 1937 | Aug 15, 1939 | 729 |
| 39 |  Rafael Franco | Feb 20, 1936 | Aug 16, 1937 | 543 |
| 38 |  Eusebio Ayala | Aug 15, 1932 | Feb 17, 1936 | 1,281 |
| 37 |  José Patricio Guggiari | Jan 28, 1932 | Aug 15, 1932 | 200 |
| 36 |  Emiliano González Navero | Oct 26, 1931 | Jan 28, 1932 | 94 |
| 35 | José Patricio Guggiari | Aug 15, 1928 | Oct 26, 1931 | 1,167 |
| 34 |  Eligio Ayala | Aug 15, 1924 | Aug 15, 1928 | 1,461 |
| 33 |  Luis Alberto Riart | Mar 17, 1924 | Aug 15, 1924 | 151 |
| 32 | Eligio Ayala | Apr 1, 1923 | Apr 12, 1924 | 377 |
| 31 | Eusebio Ayala | Nov 7, 1921 | Apr 12, 1923 | 521 |
| 30 |  Manuel Gondra | Aug 15, 1920 | Oct 31, 1921 | 442 |
| 29 |  José Pedro Montero | Jun 6, 1919 | Aug 15, 1920 | 436 |
| 28 |  Manuel Franco | Aug 15, 1916 | Jun 5, 1919 | 1,024 |
| 27 |  Eduardo Schaerer | Aug 15, 1912 | Aug 15, 1916 | 1,461 |
| 26 | Emiliano González Navero | Mar 25, 1912 | Aug 15, 1912 | 143 |
| 25 |  Pedro Peña | Jan 1, 1912 | Mar 25, 1912 | 84 |
| 24 |  Liberato Marcial Rojas | Jul 5, 1911 | Feb 28, 1912 | 238 |
| 23 |  Albino Jara | Jan 17, 1911 | Jul 5, 1911 | 169 |
| 22 | Manuel Gondra | Nov 25, 1910 | Jan 17, 1911 | 53 |
| 21 | Emiliano González Navero | Jul 4, 1908 | Nov 25, 1910 | 874 |
| 20 |  Benigno Ferreira | Nov 25, 1906 | Jul 4, 1908 | 587 |
| 19 |  Cecilio Báez | Dec 9, 1905 | Nov 25, 1906 | 351 |
| 18 |  Juan Bautista Gaona | Dec 19, 1904 | Dec 9, 1905 | 355 |
| 17 |  Juan Antonio Escurra | Nov 25, 1902 | Dec 19, 1904 | 755 |
| 16 |  Andrés Héctor Carvallo | Jan 9, 1902 | Nov 25, 1902 | 320 |
| 15 |  Emilio Aceval | Nov 25, 1898 | Jan 9, 1902 | 1,140 |
| 14 |  Juan Bautista Egusquiza | Nov 25, 1894 | Nov 25, 1898 | 1,461 |
| 13 |  Marcos Morínigo | Jun 9, 1894 | Nov 25, 1894 | 169 |
| 12 |  Juan Gualberto González | Sep 25, 1890 | Jun 9, 1894 | 1,353 |
| 11 |  Patricio Escobar | Nov 25, 1886 | Nov 25, 1890 | 1,461 |
| 10 |  Bernardino Caballero | Nov 25, 1881 | Nov 25, 1886 | 1,826 |
| 9 |  Adolfo Saguier | Sep 4, 1880 | Nov 25, 1881 | 447 |
| 8 |  Cándido Bareiro | Nov 25, 1878 | Sep 4, 1880 | 649 |
| 7 |  Higinio Uriarte | Apr 12, 1877 | Nov 25, 1878 | 592 |
| 6 |  Juan Bautista Gill | Nov 25, 1874 | Apr 12, 1877 | 869 |
| 5 |  Facundo Machaín | Aug 31, 1870 | Sep 1, 1870 | 1 |
| 4 |  Francisco Solano López | Sep 10, 1862 | Mar 1, 1870 | 2,729 |
| 3 |  Carlos Antonio López | Mar 13, 1844 | Sep 10, 1862 | 6,755 |
| 2 |  Manuel Antonio Ortiz | Jan 1, 1840 | Jan 1, 1841 | 366 |
| 1 |  José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia | Oct 12, 1813 | Feb 12, 1814 | 123 |
Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the President of Paraguay?
- Santiago Peña Palacios has been President of Paraguay since Apr 30, 2023.
- How is the leader of Paraguay chosen?
- Its president, Santiago Peña Palacios, has led the country since Apr 30, 2023. Paraguay has had 50 presidents since 1813. Under the Regimes of the World classification, it counts as an electoral democracy.
- Who is the longest-serving President of Paraguay?
- Alfredo Stroessner, with 12,591 days in office.
- Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in Paraguay?
- Across 55 completed terms, the average president of Paraguay has served 1,104 days (about 3.0 years). Terms are getting longer: the last five completed terms averaged 1,461 days.
- Has Paraguay ever had a female president?
- No. All 50 presidents of Paraguay to date have been men.