Alicia Pucheta

Alicia Beatriz Pucheta de Correa (née Pucheta Valoriani; born 14 January 1950) is a Paraguayan lawyer and politician who served as Vice President of Paraguay for three months in 2018. Pucheta is the first woman to occupy the Vice Presidency of Paraguay.

Alicia Pucheta
Vice President of Paraguay
In office 9 May 2018 – 15 August 2018
President	Horacio Cartes
Preceded by	Juan Afara
Succeeded by	Hugo Velázquez
Personal details
Born	Alicia Beatriz Pucheta Valoriani 14 January 1950 Asunción, Paraguay
Political party	Colorado Party
Spouse(s)	Carlos Alberto Correa Vera ​ ​ (died 2016)​
Children	2

Vice President of Paraguay

In 11 April 2018, the Vice President of Paraguay Juan Afara left the Vice Presidency to run as a Senator in the 2018 general election.[1][2] Pucheta was nominated by the President of Paraguay Horacio Cartes to replace Afara as Vice President of Paraguay later that month.[3][4] At the time of her nomination, Pucheta was a Justice in the Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay; she resigned from the position on 30 April.[5][6] Pucheta's nomination was criticized by reports that considered the designation as an award to Pucheta for having, as a member of the Supreme Court, allowed Cartes' candidacy to the Senate in the 2018 general election, even though it was not allowed by the Constitution.[7][8] She assumed the position on 9 May 2018; she became the first woman to occupy the Vice Presidency of Paraguay.[9][10]

President Cartes affirmed that he would resign from the Presidency before the end of his tenure on 15 August 2018 to take up a Senate seat,[11][12][13] in which case Pucheta would have become the first woman to be President of Paraguay, and also the first woman to become Vice President and President without having been elected by popular vote.[14] However, Cartes withdrew his resignation request on 26 June 2018, after his resignation was not voted by Congress.[15][16][17][18]

Personal life

Pucheta is the daughter of Justo Pucheta Ortega and Beatriz Valoriani. Her father was also a musician; he was part of a musical duo who recorded the first album of Paraguayan music in 1926. After the Chaco War, he went to Pilar as a criminal judge, where he met Pucheta's mother. Once married, they set up residence in Asunción.[19]

Pucheta was married to a colleague of her, to the lawyer Carlos Alberto Correa Vera. She is the mother of two sons: Hugo Armando, who followed his parents' footsteps, and Luis Arturo, who chose a career in medicine.[19] Correa Vera died on 30 June 2016.[20]

References

1. "Congreso acepta la renuncia de Juan Afara" [Congress accepts the resignation of Juan Afara]. Última Hora (in Spanish). 11 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
2. "Congreso Nacional aceptó la renuncia de Juan Afara" [National Congress accepted the resignation of Juan Afara]. La Nación (in Spanish). 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
3. "Alicia Pucheta podría asumir como vicepresidenta el miércoles" [Alicia Pucheta could be sworn in as Vice President on Wednesday] (in Spanish). Paraguay.com. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
4. "Pucheta dará a conocer el lunes decisión sobre ofrecimiento a vicepresidencia" [Pucheta will announce decision on offer to Vice Presidency on Monday]. La Nación (in Spanish). 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
5. "Pucheta renuncia a la Corte" [Pucheta resigns from Court]. ABC Color (in Spanish). 30 April 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
6. "Alicia Pucheta renuncia a la Corte para ser vicepresidenta de la República" [Alicia Pucheta resigns from the Court to be Vice President of the Republic]. Última Hora (in Spanish). 30 April 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
7. "Premian con Presidencia a jueza que se sometió a HC" [Presidency is awarded to judge who submitted to HC]. ABC Color (in Spanish). 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
8. "La presidencia de Pucheta como otra maniobra política" [The presidency of Pucheta as yet another political maneuver]. Última Hora (in Spanish). 3 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
9. "Con críticas asume Pucheta al cargo de vicepresidenta" [With criticism, Pucheta assumes to the position of Vice President]. ABC Color (in Spanish). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
10. "Congreso designa a Alicia Pucheta como vicepresidenta de la República" [Congress appoints Alicia Pucheta as Vice President of the Republic]. Última Hora (in Spanish). 9 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
11. "Cartes prepara renuncia para asumir como senador en Paraguay" [Cartes prepares resignation to assume as Senator in Paraguay]. El Caribe (in Spanish). 30 April 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
12. "Horacio Cartes será senador tras dejar la Presidencia de Paraguay" [Horacio Cartes will be Senator after leaving the Presidency of Paraguay]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 23 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
13. "Horacio Cartes prepara renuncia para asumir como senador en Paraguay" [Horacio Cartes prepares resignation to assume as senator in Paraguay]. Prensa (in Spanish). Panama. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
14. "Pucheta podría ser la primera Presidenta" [Pucheta could be the first female President]. ABC Color (in Spanish). 23 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
15. "Cartes retira su renuncia" [Cartes withdraws his resignation]. ABC Color (in Spanish). 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
16. "Horacio Cartes retira su renuncia" [Horacio Cartes withdraws his resignation]. Última Hora (in Spanish). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
17. "Pucheta no será la primera presidenta" [Pucheta will not be the first woman President]. ABC Color (in Spanish). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
18. "Pucheta no será la primera mujer presidenta del Paraguay" [Pucheta will not be the first woman President of Paraguay]. Última Hora (in Spanish). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
19. "Es justicia" [It's justice]. ABC Color (in Spanish). 28 March 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
20. "Fúnebres – Carlos Alberto Correa Vera" [Obituaries – Carlos Alberto Correa Vera]. ABC Color (in Spanish). 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

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