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Chamber of Senators

Cámara de Senadores
Type
Type
History
Founded1870[1]
Leadership
Silvio Ovelar, ANR
since 1 July 2023
Structure
Seats45
Political groups
Government
  •   ANR-PC (24)

Opposition (21)

Elections
Proportional representation
Last election
30 April 2023
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The Chamber of Senators of Paraguay (Cámara de Senadores), the upper house of the National Congress, has 45 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation.

The Paraguayan bicameral legislature, which included the Senate, was formed in 1870. The Senate was abolished in 1940 and recreated in 1967.[1]

Latest elections

Main article: 2023 Paraguayan general election

Current composition

Party Senator In the Senate since Votes in 2023
Colorado Party Juan Afara 30 June 2018 21,302.
Antonio Barrios 30 June 2018 Unelected. Replaced Juan Carlos Baruja, who resigned to serve in the Peña administration.
Natalicio Chase 30 June 2023 30,165.
Zenaida Delgado 30 June 2023 12,869. Elected Senator for the National Crusade Party, later joined the Colorado Party.
Pedro Díaz Verón 30 June 2023 23,059.
Juan Carlos Galaverna 14 August 2023 Unelected. Replaced Carlos Giménez, who resigned to serve in the Peña administration.
Erico Galeano 30 June 2023 27,977.
Gustavo Leite 30 June 2023 15,978.
Derlis Maidana 30 June 2023 76,069.
Carlos Núñez Agüero 30 June 2023 54,498.
Basilio Núñez 30 June 2023 31,631.
Derlis Osorio 30 June 2013 57,361.
Silvio Ovelar 5 August 2004 282,237.
Blanca Ovelar 30 June 2013 17,864.
Luis Petengill 30 June 2023 61,168.
Ramón Retamozo 3 August 2023 Unelected. Replaced Enrique Riera, who resigned to serve in the Peña administration.
Hernán Rivas 30 June 2023 25,178.
Oscar Salomón 30 June 2013 56,504.
Arnaldo Samaniego 30 June 2023 35,022.
Lilian Samaniego 16 November 2004 54,720.
Colym Soroka 30 June 2023 29,555.
Lizarella Valiente 30 June 2023 56,047.
Mario Varela 30 June 2023 47,925.
Javier Zacarías Irún 30 June 2018 22,567.
Authentic Radical Liberal Party Hermelinda Alvarenga 30 June 2018 26,296.
Dionisio Amarilla 30 June 2023 24,880.
Líder Amarilla 30 June 2023 24,383.
Celeste Amarilla 30 June 2023 42,207.
Salyn Buzarquis 30 June 2018 125,096.
Noelia Cabrera 30 June 2023 22,312.
José Ledesma 30 June 2018 25,241.
Edgar López 30 June 2023 63,077.
Eduardo Nakayama 30 June 2023 28,499.
Sergio Rojas 30 June 2023 71,072.
Ever Villalba 30 June 2023 37,734.
National Crusade Party José Oviedo 30 June 2023 18,100.
Yolanda Paredes 30 June 2023 141,102.
Progressive Democratic Party Rafael Filizzola 30 June 2023 28,251.
National Encounter Party Ignacio Iramain 15 February 2024 Unelected, replaced Kattya González after her impeachment.
Hagamos Political Party Patrick Kemper 30 June 2018 7,315.
Beloved Fatherland Party Orlando Penner 30 June 2023 14,185.
Guasú Front Esperanza Martínez 30 June 2013 11,735.
National Democratic Conscience Rubén Velázquez 30 June 2023 18,485.
Independent Norma Aquino 30 June 2023 12.637. Elected as a Senator for the National Crusade Party, later became an independent aligned with the Colorado Party.
Javier Vera 20 July 2023 Unelected. Replaced Rafael "Mbururú" Esquivel, who was not sworn in due to his acts of sexual abuse against a 12-year-old girl. Initially sworn in as Senator for the National Crusade Party, later became an independent aligned with the Colorado Party.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Breve Historia de la Honorable Cámara de Diputados de la República del Paraguay

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