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Efraín Alegre
File:Pedro Efraín Alegre 2022.jpg
Alegre in 2022
President of PLRA
Assumed office
16 June 2016
Preceded byMiguel Abdón Saguier
Minister of Public Works and Communications of Paraguay
In office
15 August 2008 – 17 June 2011
PresidentFernando Lugo
Preceded byRoberto Eudes González
Succeeded byCecilio Pérez[1]
Senator of Paraguay
In office
1 July 2008 – 15 August 2008
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay
In office
1 July 1999 – 1 July 2003
Preceded byWalter Hugo Bower Montalto
Succeeded byCándido Vera Bejarano
National Deputy of Paraguay
In office
1 July 1998 – 1 July 2008[2]
ConstituencyCentral Department
Personal details
Born (1963-01-18) 18 January 1963 (age 61)
San Juan Bautista, Paraguay
Political partyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
SpouseMirian Irún Aquino
Alma materCatholic University of Asunción
ProfessionLawyer
Websitewww.efrainparaguay.com

Pedro Efraín Alegre Sasiain (born 18 January 1963) is a Paraguayan politician. He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1999 to 2000.[3] From August 2008 to June 2011, he served as the Minister of Public Works and Communications in the Fernando Lugo cabinet.[4] He was the presidential candidate of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party in the April 2013 elections.[5] He placed second behind Horacio Cartes, with 39% of the vote. He ran again in 2018, coming second to Mario Abdo Benítez with 45% of the vote. He is currently running for a third, consecutive time in 2023 with Soledad Núñez as running mate. Since 2016, he has been president of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party.

References

  1. ^ "Gobierno designa nuevo ministro de Obras Públicas y Comunicaciones". Bnamericas (in Spanish). 21 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Efraín Alegre, el ex de Lugo". BBC Mundo (in Spanish). 21 June 2011.
  3. ^ Corte, Gabriela Dalla (20 April 2019). Historias, indígenas, nación y estado en el bicentenario de la independencia de la República del Paraguay (1811-2011). Edicions Universitat Barcelona. ISBN 9788447535255 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Republic of Paraguay Cabinet". Political Database of the Americas. Georgetown University. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  5. ^ The Virginia Gazette[permanent dead link], 5 April 2013