Santiago Peña

His Excellency Santiago Peña
Peña in 2023
52nd President of Paraguay
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 August 2023
Vice President	Pedro Alliana
Preceded by	Mario Abdo Benítez
Minister of Finance of Paraguay
In office 5 January 2015 – 5 June 2017
President	Horacio Cartes
Preceded by	Germán Rojas
Succeeded by	Lea Giménez
Personal details
Born	(1978-11-16) 16 November 1978 (age 46) Asunción, Paraguay
Nationality	Paraguayan
Political party	Colorado (since 2016)
Other political affiliations	PLRA (1996–2016)
Spouse(s)	Leticia Ocampos ​ (m. 1997)​ [1]
Children	2
Education	Catholic University of Asunción Columbia University (MA)[2]
Website	www.santipresidente.com

Santiago Peña Palacios (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo ˈpeɲa paˈlasjos]; born 16 November 1978) is a Paraguayan politician and economist. He became the 52nd President of Paraguay on 15 August 2023. 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]

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