Federico Franco

Federico Franco
Franco in 2009
49th President of Paraguay
In office
22 June 2012 – 15 August 2013
Vice PresidentÓscar Denis
Preceded byFernando Lugo
Succeeded byHoracio Cartes
Vice President of Paraguay
In office
15 August 2008 – 22 June 2012
PresidentFernando Lugo
Preceded byFrancisco Oviedo
Succeeded byÓscar Denis
Personal details
Born
Luis Federico Franco Gómez

(1962-07-24) 24 July 1962 (age 62)
Asunción, Paraguay
Political partyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Other political
affiliations
Patriotic Alliance for Change (2007–10)
SpouseEmilia Alfaro (married 1982)
ChildrenFour
Alma materNational University of Asuncion

Luis Federico Franco Gómez (born 24 July 1962) is a Paraguayan politician who was President of Paraguay from June 2012 until August 2013. A member of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA), he was elected as Vice President of Paraguay in the 2008 presidential election as the running mate of Fernando Lugo; he took office in August 2008.[1] Following Lugo's impeachment by the Senate on 22 June 2012, he succeeded Lugo as President[2] to complete the presidential mandate until 15 August 2013.

Franco is a surgeon by profession. He is the brother of Julio César Franco, senator and former chairman of Authentic Radical Liberal Party, and also a former Vice President. Federico Franco is also former chairman of PLRA and was Governor of Central Department from 2003 to 2008.

  1. ^ "Profile". Presidency of Paraguay. Archived from the original on 19 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Federico Franco". BBC News. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.