Luis Federico Franco Gómez (b. 24 July 1962 in Asunción) is a Paraguay

Paraguay

Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

an politician from the Authentic Radical Liberal Party

Authentic Radical Liberal Party

The Authentic Radical Liberal Party is a liberal party in Paraguay.The party is an observer member of Liberal International. At the last legislative elections, 27 April 2003, the party won 25.7 % of the popular vote and 21 out of 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay and 24.3 %, leading...

 (PLRA). He was elected as Vice President of Paraguay

Vice President of Paraguay

Vice President of Paraguay is the second highest political position in Paraguay. According to the current constitution, the vice president is elected in the same ticket as the president....

 as the running mate of Fernando Lugo

Fernando Lugo

Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez is the current President of Paraguay and a former Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of San Pedro.-Early life:...

 and took office in August 2008.

Franco is surgeon by profession. He is the brother of Julio César Franco

Julio César Franco

Julio César Ramón Franco Gómez is Paraguayan politician.Franco's profession is surgeon, with education from University of Córdoba, Argentina....

, current senator and former chairman of Authentic Radical Liberal Party

Authentic Radical Liberal Party

The Authentic Radical Liberal Party is a liberal party in Paraguay.The party is an observer member of Liberal International. At the last legislative elections, 27 April 2003, the party won 25.7 % of the popular vote and 21 out of 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay and 24.3 %, leading...

, and also former Vice President of Paraguay

Vice President of Paraguay

Vice President of Paraguay is the second highest political position in Paraguay. According to the current constitution, the vice president is elected in the same ticket as the president....

. Federico Franco is also former chairman of PLRA and the governor of Central Department

Central Department

Central is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Areguá. With its 1,929,834 inhabitants it is the most populated of the 17 departments of Paraguay.-Boundaries:*North: the departments of Cordillera and Presidente Hayes....

2003-2008.