
María Ester Jiménez
María Ester Jiménez served as the Minister of Education in Paraguay during a tumultuous period in the late 2000s, specifically from 2008. Her tenure coincided with significant changes in the education sector, and she was responsible for implementing various educational reforms. Recently, she has been mentioned in connection with an investigation into fraudulent academic degrees issued by the Ministry of Education and Sciences (MEC), highlighting the long-standing issues of corruption and mismanagement in the Paraguayan educational system.
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María Ester Jiménez succeeded Blanca Ovelar as minister of Education.
Títulos falsos en el MEC: 30 años y 14 ministros al frente - NacionalesABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·
Paraguay· 2026-07-26









