Julio César Franco (politician)
{{Short description|Paraguayan politician (born 1951)}}
{{family name hatnote|Franco|Gómez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Julio César Franco
|image = File:Julio César Franco.jpg
|office2 = Vice President of Paraguay
|president2 = Luis Ángel González Macchi
|term_start2 = 2 September 2000
|term_end2 = 16 October 2002
|predecessor2 = Luis María Argaña
|successor2 = Luis Castiglioni
|birth_name = Julio César Ramón Franco Gómez
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|4|17|df=y}}
|birth_place = Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Authentic Radical Liberal Party
}}
Julio César Ramón Franco Gómez (born 17 April 1951) is a Paraguayan politician of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party. He was vice president from 2000 to 2002, served as senator from 1998 to 2003, and was presidential candidate for the Authentic Radical Liberal Party in the 2003 election, losing to Nicanor Duarte of the Colorado Party. He was elected to the Senate again in 2008.
Career
Born on 17 April 1951 in Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay,{{in lang|es}} Senate of Paraguay, [https://archive.today/20121221100755/http://www.senado.gov.py/franco-gomezjulio-cesar-ramon-c89.html Senador Julio César Ramón Franco Gómez], accessed 29 June 2012{{cite web|url=http://rulers.org/indexf2.html|title=Index Fo-Fy|accessdate=2007-03-21|work=Rulers.org}} Franco is a surgeon by profession, with a degree from the National University of Córdoba, Argentina. Following the March 1999 murder of Vice President Luis María Argaña, Senator Franco was elected in direct election on 13 August 2000 to be Vice President of Paraguay. He served the remainder of the four-year-term from September 2000 to 2002.
Personal life
Franco is the brother of Federico Franco, who became President of Paraguay in June 2012 following the impeachment of Fernando Lugo. He is the chairman of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party.{{Cn|date=May 2023}}
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Category:Vice presidents of Paraguay
Category:Paraguayan pediatricians
Category:Authentic Radical Liberal Party politicians
Category:Members of the Senate of Paraguay
Category:People from Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay
Category:National University of Córdoba alumni
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