Eladio Loizaga

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Loizaga and the second or maternal family name is Caballero.
Eladio Loizaga
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
15 August 2013 – 15 August 2018
PresidentHoracio Cartes
Preceded byJosé Félix Fernández Estigarribia
Succeeded byLuis Castiglioni
Personal details
Born (1949-03-17) 17 March 1949
NationalityParaguayan
SpouseElizabeth Franco de Loizaga
Alma materUniversidad Nacional de Asunción

Eladio Loizaga Caballero (born 17 March 1949) is a Paraguayan lawyer and diplomat.

Biography

Loizaga studied law at the Universidad Nacional de Asunción, where he graduated in 1973; he devoted himself to the areas of International Law, Civil Law, International Trade and Intellectual Property. He worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; he was one of the local promoters of the World Anti Communist League.[1] From 1989 to 1992, he served as Cabinet Head of Staff for President Andrés Rodríguez. He also served as legislator and Paraguayan Representative to the United Nations and WTO.

On 15 August 2013, he was sworn in as Foreign Minister of Paraguay in the cabinet of President Horacio Cartes.[2][3]

Loizaga is one of several prominent beneficiaries of ill-gotten lands in Paraguay. These lands were destined for agrarian reform but were illegally handed to loyalists of the Stroessner military dictatorship. He claims ownership of more than 8.000 hectares of land handed to him in this manner despite not possessing the proper papers and title documents.[4][5] He has been accused of being a prominent figure behind Operation Condor, a US-backed anticommunist campaign of political suppression and state terror.[6]

Loizaga served as Chief of the Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States for the 2023 Guatemalan general election, the 2024 Dominican Republic municipal elections[7][8] and the 2025 Honduran general election.[9]

Honors

See also

References

  1. ^ Brecha (16 August 2013). "Cartes' cabinet". Brecha Digital. Brecha. (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Cartes' new ministers sworn in". Informador.com.mx. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2013. (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Paraguayan Foreign Ministers". Rulers.org. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Millones de hectáreas de tierras malhabidas siguen aún impunes". Ultima Hora. 3 August 2020.
  5. ^ Carneri, Santi (2021-07-08). "Tierras "mal habidas": el origen de las expulsiones campesinas en Paraguay". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  6. ^ Camazón, Alba (2017-07-01). "Las víctimas de la dictadura de Paraguay critican al gobierno español por condecorar a un alto cargo del régimen". ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  7. ^ "OAS Mission calls for respect for the will of the Guatemalan people as expressed in the elections". OAS. 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  8. ^ "OAS Deploys Electoral Observation Mission for Municipal Elections in the Dominican Republic". OAS. 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  9. ^ "Observers say Honduran election fair, but urge faster count". France 24. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Condecoran a Loizaga con Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica, en España". La Nación. 4 July 2017.


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