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🇵🇾 Paraguay

Electoral democracy

Santiago Peña Palacios

President · 1,219 days in office

Tenure records

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.

All presidents of Paraguay

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Days
56	Santiago Peña Palacios	Aug 15, 2023	Incumbent	1,112
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.

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.