The president of the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay is the presiding officer in the Paraguayan lower house. The president is elected by the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay for a one-year term.
Chamber of Representatives 1870-1940 Name Took office Left office Notes Higinio Uriarte 27 February 1871 9 March 1871 [1] Juan Antonio Jara 9 March 1871 11 March 1871 [2] Higinio Uriarte / Antonio Taboada16 March 1871 [2] [1] Higinio Uriarte 11 March 1871 22 March 1871 Juan Antonio Jara 22 March 1871 24 March 1871 Higinio Uriarte / Juan Antonio Jara24 March 1871 Juan Antonio Jara 13 April 1871 15 April 1871 Higinio Uriarte 15 April 1871 20 May 1871 Juan Antonio Jara 20 May 1871 20 May 1871 Higinio Uriarte 22 May 1871 29 May 1871 Juan Antonio Jara 29 May 1871 7 June 1871 Higinio Uriarte 7 June 1871 9 October 1871 Juan Antonio Jara 9 October 1871 4 December 1871 Higinio Uriarte 4 December 1871 12 December 1871 Emilio Gill 12 December 1871 21 December 1871 Higinio Uriarte 21 December 1871 26 December 1871 Emilio Gill 26 December 1871 28 December 1871 Higinio Uriarte 28 December 1871 18 January 1872 Emilio Gill 18 January 1872 27 January 1872 Higinio Uriarte 27 January 1872 14 February 1872 Juan Bautista Gill 14 February 1872 29 February 1872 Pedro Antonio Báez 29 February 1872 2 April 1872 [2] Higinio Uriarte 2 April 1872 9 July 1872 [2] [1] Pedro Antonio Báez 9 July 1872 13 July 1872 Higinio Uriarte 13 July 1872 23 September 1872 Pedro Antonio Báez 23 September 1872 26 September 1872 Higinio Uriarte 26 September 1872 4 October 1872 Pedro Antonio Báez 4 October 1872 7 October 1872 Eduardo Estigarribia 7 October 1872 8 October 1872 Pedro Antonio Báez 8 October 1872 10 October 1872 Eduardo Estigarribia 10 October 1872 12 October 1872 Higinio Uriarte 12 October 1872 18 October 1872 Pedro Antonio Báez 18 October 1872 22 October 1872 Higinio Uriarte 22 October 1872 26 October 1872 Pedro Antonio Báez 26 October 1872 30 October 1872 Higinio Uriarte 30 October 1872 31 March 1873 Pedro N. Oscariz 1 April 1873 30 May 1873 [2] Bernardo Ferriol 30 May 1873 9 July 1873 Pedro N. Oscariz 9 July 1873 21 March 1874 Félix de los Ríos 21 March 1874 1 April 1874 José Villagra 1 April 1874 8 April 1874 Pedro N. Oscariz 8 April 1874 29 May 1874 José Villagra 29 May 1874 1 June 1874 Pedro N. Oscariz 1 June 1874 3 August 1874 Martín Velilla 3 August 1874 5 August 1874 Pedro N. Oscariz 5 August 1874 20 March 1875 Juan G. Alvarenga 20 March 1875 30 March 1875 [3] José del Rosario Miranda 30 March 1875 31 May 1875 [4] Félix Rios 31 May 1875 11 June 1875 [2] José del Rosario Miranda 11 June 1875 6 October 1875 [5] [2] Zacarías Samaniego 6 October 1875 21 October 1875 José del Rosario Miranda 21 October 1875 4 April 1876 Juan Guanes 4 April 1876 7 June 1876 [6] [7] Gaspar Centurión 7 June 1876 9 June 1876 Juan Guanes 9 June 1876 19 July 1876 Juan Antonio Jara 19 July 1876 22 July 1876 Juan Guanes 22 July 1876 20 January 1877 Juan Antonio Jara 20 January 1877 23 April 1877 Adolfo Saguier 23 April 1877 25 April 1877 [6] [8] Juan Antonio Jara 25 April 1877 4 May 1877 [9] Adolfo Saguier 4 May 1877 11 May 1877 Juan Antonio Jara 11 May 1877 18 Junio 1877 Otoniel Peña 18 Junio 1877 20 Junio 1877 [10] Juan Antonio Jara 20 Junio 1877 4 July 1877 Adolfo Saguier 4 July 1877 11 May 1877 José del Rosario Miranda 7 July 1877 20 January 1879 [6] [8] Otoniel Peña 20 January 1879 26 January 1879 Otoniel Peña 20 January 1879 26 January 1879 Miguel Haedo 26 January 1879 1 April 1879 Manuel Solalinde 1 April 1879 7 April 1879 [11] [12] Miguel Haedo 7 April 1879 21 April 1879 Manuel Solalinde 21 April 1879 25 April 1879 Miguel Haedo 25 April 1879 28 April 1879 Manuel Solalinde 28 April 1879 12 May 1879 José del Rosario Miranda 12 May 1879 21 May 1879 Miguel Haedo 21 May 1879 2 June 1879 Manuel Solalinde 2 June 1879 6 June 1879 Miguel Haedo 6 June 1879 9 June 1879 Manuel Solalinde 9 June 1879 13 June 1879 Miguel Haedo 13 June 1879 23 June 1879 Manuel Solalinde 23 June 1879 25 June 1879 Miguel Haedo 25 June 1879 30 June 1879 Manuel Solalinde 30 June 1879 4 July 1879 Zacarías Samaniego 4 July 1879 9 July 1879 Manuel Solalinde 9 July 1879 11 July 1879 Miguel Haedo 11 July 1879 16 July 1879 Manuel Solalinde 16 July 1879 28 July 1879 Miguel Haedo 28 July 1879 30 July 1879 Manuel Solalinde 1 August 1879 4 August 1879 Miguel Haedo 4 August 1879 8 August 1879 Manuel Solalinde 8 August 1879 13 August 1879 Miguel Haedo 13 August 1879 18 August 1879 Manuel Solalinde 18 August 1879 21 August 1879 Zacarías Samaniego 21 August 1879 22 August 1879 Manuel Solalinde 22 August 1879 28 August 1879 Juan Gualberto González 28 August 1879 12 April 1880 [13] [14] Felipe Torrents 12 April 1880 14 April 1880 Juan Gualberto González 14 April 1880 16 April 1880 Felipe Torrents 16 April 1880 21 April 1880 Juan Gualberto González 21 April 1880 3 May 1880 Manuel Solalinde 3 May 1880 5 May 1880 Juan Gualberto González 5 May 1880 10 May 1880 Felipe Torrents 10 May 1880 17 May 1880 Juan Gualberto González 17 May 1880 16 June 1880 Felipe Torrents 16 June 1880 18 June 1880 Juan Gualberto González 18 June 1880 30 June 1880 Manuel Solalinde 30 June 1880 2 July 1880 Juan Gualberto González 2 July 1880 11 August 1880 Felipe Torrents 11 August 1880 16 August 1880 Juan Gualberto González 16 August 1880 ? Manuel Solalinde ? - April 1882 October 1883 [15] [16] [17] Antonio Taboada October 1883 November 1883 [16] [18] Gaspar Centurion November 1883 November 1883 - ? [19] José Tomás Sosa ? - April 1884 March 1886 - ? [20] [21] Zacarías Samaniego ? - April 1886 June 1886 - ? [21] [22] Claudio Gorostiaga ? - August 1886 August 1886 - ? [23] Juan Gualberto González ? - April 1890 September 1890 - ? [24] Zacarías Samaniego ? - October 1890 January 1891 - ? [25] [26] [27] Andrés Héctor Carvallo ? - April 1891 October 1892 - ? [28] [24] Rufino Mazó ? - May 1893 October 1894 - ? [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] Eduardo P. Fleytas ? - December 1894 October 1896 - ? [35] [36] Fernando Viera ? - May 1897 August 1897 - ? [37] [36] C. Rodolfo Saguier ? - June 1898 December 1898 - ? [38] [39] [40] Rufino Mazó ? - April 1899 February 1900 - ? [41] [42] [43] José Emilio Perez ? - April 1900 December 1902 - ? [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] Carlos L. Isasi ? - April 1903 April 1903 [49] Rufino Mazó April 1903 October 1903 - ? [50] Pedro Miranda ? - April 1904 January 1905 - ? [51] [52] Carlos L. Isasi ? - April 1905 December 1905 - ? [53] Pedro P. Caballero / Pedro Miranda ? - April 1906 November 1906 - ? [54] [55] Pedro P. Caballero / José Tomas Legal ? - May 1907 May 1908 - ? [56] [57] [58] [59] [52] José Tomas Legal ? - May 1908 July 1908 - ? [60] Ramón Lara Castro ? - January 1909 December 1909 - ? [61] [62] Eusebio Ayala ? - December 1909 December 1909 - ? [63] Eligio Ayala ? - April 1910 December 1910 - ? [64] [65] Ramón Lara Castro ? - February 1911 February 1911 - ? [66] Antolín Irala ? - May 1911 October 1911 - ? [67] [68] César C. Samaniego ? - January 1912 January 1912 - ? [69] Carlos L. Isasi ? - August 1912 August 1912 [70] Víctor Abente Haedo August 1912 January 1917 - ? [71] [72] [73] [74] Ernesto Velázquez ? - May 1917 October 1917 - ? [75] [76] José Patricio Guggiari ? - April 1918 November 1918 - ? [77] [78] [79] Rogelio Ibarra ? - May 1919 January 1920 - ? [80] [81] [78] Rómulo Goiburú ? - April 1920 October 1921 - ? [82] [83] [84] [78] Enrique Ayala ? - May 1922 June 1922 - ? [85] Venancio B. Galeano ? - August 1922 August 1922 - ? [86] Enrique Bordenave ? - October 1923 November 1923 [87] José Patricio Guggiari November 1923 December 1923 - ? [83] [88] Manuel Peña Rojas ? - April 1924 May 1924 - ? [89] José Patricio Guggiari ? - June 1924 January 1927 - ? [90] [83] [88] Gerónimo Riart ? - January 1928 January 1929 - ? [91] [92] Raúl Casal Ribeiro ? - May 1929 September 1930 - ? [93] Juan Carlos Garcete ? - April 1931 March 1933 - ? [94] [95] [96] Gerónimo Riart ? - April 1933 July 1935 - ? [97] Horacio A. Fernández ? - February 1939 August 1939 - ? [98] Alejandro Marin Iglesias ? - October 1939 February 1940 [99] [100]
Cámara de Representantes 1940-1968 Name Took office Left office Notes Manuel Talavera ? - August 1948 December 1948 [101] Hermenegildo Olmedo December 1948 January 1949 - ? [102] Federico Chaves April 1949 September 1949 [103] [104] [105] Evaristo Zacarias Arza ? - June 1951 September 1951 - ? [106] Raúl Peña del Molino Torres ? - June 1952 September 1953 - ? [107] Pastor C. Filártiga ? - July 1954 January 1957 - ? [108] [109] Evaristo Zacarias Arza ? - May 1957 January 1958 - ? [110] [111] [112] Juan Eulogio Estigarribia ? - May 1958 March 1968 - ? [113] [114] [46]
Chamber of Deputies since 1968
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