Horacio Cartes
Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara (born 5 July 1956) is an Paraguayan politician. He served as President of Paraguay from 2013 through 2018.
Horacio Cartes | |
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| President of Paraguay | |
| In office August 15, 2013 – August 15, 2018 | |
| Vice President | Juan Afara |
| Preceded by | Federico Franco |
| Succeeded by | Mario Abdo Benítez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 5, 1956 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Political party | Colorado Party |
| Spouse(s) | María Montaña de Cartes |
| Children | Juan Pablo Sofía María Sol |
| Residence | Mburuvichá Roga (official) Barrio Santo Domingo, Asunción (private) |
Cartes won the 2013 presidential election in Paraguay on 21 April 2013 and took office as President on 15 August 2013.
Horacio Cartes is the owner of "Grupo Cartes", a conglomerate of approximately two dozen of companies. He has also been president of the football club Club Libertad since 2001 [1]
Horacio Cartes Media
Ceremony of “Distinguished Guest” to Cartes in Mexico in August 2016.
Cartes met with President of Argentina Mauricio Macri in Casa Rosada in September 2016.
Cortes with President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff
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References
- ↑ (in Spanish) Horacio Cartes biography, Portal Guaraní.