Paraguay Ministers Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
República del Paraguay/ Tetä Paragneáype
(Female Suffrage 1961) Independent from Spain 1811

Also see Paraguay Parliament

1989-93 Minister of Health and Social Affairs Dra. Maria Cyntia Prieto Conti de Alegre
1989-93 Member of the State Council

1989-93 Subsecretary of Women in the Presidential Office N.N.

1990-93 Subsecretary of Education Carmen T. Quinatana

1990-93 Subsecretary of Culture Dra. Olinda Massare de Konstanovsky

1991-98 Subsecretary of Education and Worship Lic. Maria Celsa Barreiro de Soto
1998-99 Minister of Culture, Education and Worship

1992-98 Vice-Minister of Culture Haydee Carnagnola de Aquino
1998-99 Secretary of Women’s Affairs 

1993-97 Minister of Women’s Affairs in Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
1997-98 Minister of Women’s Affairs
1999-2003 Minister in the Office of the President and Executive Secretary in the Secretariat of Women’s Affairs Christina Solana Muños de Romez

1996-98 Vice-Minister of External Relations Leila Teresa Rachid Lichi de Cowles
2003-06 Minister of External Relations
Her country's first female Ambassador, posted to Argentina 1999-2000 and to the United States  2000-03. Prior to that she served as a professor at a number of Paraguayan institutions of higher learning
(b. 1955-).

Around 1997 State Subsecretary of Justice Sonia Isabel Arzamendia

1997-98 Secretary of Women’s Affairs Nilda Cabrera

1998-99 Minister of Health and Welfare Carmen Frutos Albospino de Almada

1999-2000 Minister in the Presidency for Press and Communication Elisa Ruiz Diaz

1999-2000 First Vice-Minister of External Relations Julia Velilla Laconich

1999-2002 Vice-Minister of Culture and Education Blanca Ovelar de Duarte
2002-07 Minister of Culture and Education
Presidential Candidate in 2008 for the Colerado Party, that governed the country for more than 60 year. (b. 1957-).

1999-2003 Secretary of the Government Dra. Gladys Teresita Talavera de Ayala

2000-03 Vice-Minister of Transport Beatriz Maria Chavez Piris

2000-08 Vice-Minister of Commerce Dra. Myriam Torres de Segovia

2003 Minister, Secretary-General and Chief of the Civil Cabinet of the Presidency Dra. Stella Samaniego

2003-08 Minister and Excecutive Secretary of the Women's Affair's Secretariat María José Argaña de Mateu

2003-05 Minister and Executive Secretary of Children and Youngsters María Mercedes Brítez Süllow de Buzó

2003-06 Minister and Secretary of Tourism María Evangelista Troche de Gallegos

2003-08 Minister and
Excecutive Secretary of Repatriates Nicasia Maldonado Vda. de Solaeche

2003 Vice-Minister of Education and Culture for Youth Jennifer Ferreira de Segovia

2003-08 Vice-Minister of Education and Culture Marta Lafuente

2004-05 Minister and Technical Executive Secretary of Planning Julia Maciel Gonzalez
In spanish her title was
Ministra Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Secretaría Técnica de Planificación

2004 Minister and Executive Secretary of Social Action Maria Ester Jimenez

2004-08 Minister and Executive Secretary of Social Action Judith Liduvina Andraschko Unzain

2004-05 Vice-Minister of Public Health and Social Affairs Dr. Sofía Cardozo de Aquino

2004-05 Vice-Minister of Health Wilma Basualdo

2005-08 Minister of Public Health Maria Teresa León Menardo

2005-08 Minister and Technical Executive Secretary of Planning Rosa Miguelina Gómez de Martínez

2005-08 Minister and Executive Secretary of Panning and Economic and Social Development Miguelina Gómez de Martínez

2005-08 Minister and Executive Secretary of Children and Youngsters Victorina Espínola Ruiz Díaz

2005-08 Vice-Minister of Agriculture
Carmen Galdona

2005-08 Vice-Minister of Labour Judith Romero

2006-08 Minister of Tourism Liz Crámer Campos

2007-08 Minister of Culture and Education María Esther Giménez de Martínez

2008-12 Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare Esperanza Martinez

2008-12
Secretary with rank of Minister of the Women's Affair's Secretariat Gloria Rubín

2008-12
Secretary with rank of Minister of Children and Adolecents Liz Torres

2008-12 Secretary with rank of Minister of the Civil Service Lilian Soto

2008-12 Secretary of the Welfare Directorate
María Angélica Fernández

2008-12 Minister of Minister for Indigenous Affairs Margarita Mbywangi
She is Ache tribal chief. (b. 1962-).

2008 Designate Minister of External Affairs Milda Rivarola
Political analyst, sociologist and historian. Resigned in protest against the politics of the future President Fernando Lugo. (b. 1956-).

2012-13 Minister of Defence María Liz García de Arnold
Former Rector of Universidad Metropolitana de Asunción.

2012-13 Minister of Justice and Labour Maria Lorena Segovia Azucas

2013- Minister of Justice and Labour Sheila Abed

2013- Minister of Education and Culture Marta Lafuente

2013- Minister of Women's Affairs Ana Maria Ballardi

2013- National Secretary for Disabled Rocío Soledad Florentín Gomez

2013- National Secretary for Cuture Mabel Causarano Vda. de Asibey

2013- Secretary for Linguistic Policies Ladislaa Alcaraz de Silvero

 
 

Last update 11.12.13