Ramón Jiménez Gaona


Ramón Jiménez-Gaona Arellano is a retired male discus thrower from Paraguay. Currently he serves as Paraguay's Minister of Public Works.

Sports career

Jiménez-Gaona represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics. He twice won the title at the South American Championships.

Achievements

Education

Jiménez-Gaona studied Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He started out an enterprise in the Paraguayan forestry sector, an activity in which he became a referent.

Politics

In August 2013, President Horacio Cartes appointed Jiménez Gaona to his cabinet as Minister of Public Works.