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Santiago Peña Palacios

Politician

Santiago Peña Palacios is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Santiago Pena Palacios · Santiago Peña · Santiago Peña Palacios · Santjago Penja · Σαντιάγο Πένια · 8 more...				[sources]
Alias	Santi Peña · Santiago Pena · Пенья, Сантьяго				[sources]
Weak alias	サンティアゴ・ペーニャ・パラシオス				[sources]
Birth date	1978-11-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Asunción				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Paraguay				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Santiago				[sources]
Last name	Palacios · Peña				[sources]
Political association	Authentic Radical Liberal Party · Colorado Party				[sources]
Title	Excelentísimo Señor				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q22695687				[sources]
Position	Minister of Finance (2015-2017) · President · President of Paraguay (2023-) · Presidente de la República del Paraguay				[sources]
Education	Columbia University · Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción"				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-15	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2023-05-04

Descriptions

President of Paraguay since 2023

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-05-31

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Presidente de la República del Paraguay	2023-08-18	-

Data sources

US CIA World Leaders10,955

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United States · CIA

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,230

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Factbook Heads of State and Government873

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United States · CIA

UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,073

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DGACM

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,122

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: unprot-c766a6ca001caf23bc4465d67ea3ec8fdc60151f · unprot-02b4ea8aa1254bfa6c51d4db807ea8bcea3fc3b4 · us-cia-paraguay-santiago-pena-palacios-president

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