Horacio Cartes

President of Paraguay

Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara 5 July 1956 Asunción, Paraguay

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15 August 2013 – 15 August 2018

Paraguayan politician In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cartes and the second or maternal family name is Jara. Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara OSC (born 5 July 1956) is a Paraguayan businessman and politician who served as the president of Paraguay from 2013 to 2018. He is a member of the Colorado Party. Cartes owns about two dozen businesses in his Grupo Cartes conglomerate including tobacco, soft drinks, meat production, and banking. He was president of Club Libertad football club from 2001 until 2012, and had been the president of the national team department of the Paraguayan Football Association during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. He is one of Paraguay's wealthiest businessmen.