Francisco de Vargas


Francisco José de Vargas Benítez is a Paraguayan lawyer and politician.

Biography

De Vargas studied law at the Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción; he specialized in Criminal Law.
A man with strong ties to the Authentic Radical Liberal Party of former President Federico Franco, he worked combatting illegal drug trade.
On 15 August 2013 he was sworn in as Interior Minister of Paraguay in the cabinet of President Horacio Cartes.