Mario Ferreiro

Mario Ferreiro
Ferreiro in 2015
Mayor of Asunción
In office
December 19, 2015 – December 20, 2019
Preceded byArnaldo Samaniego
Succeeded byÓscar Rodríguez
Personal details
Born (1959-05-30) May 30, 1959 (age 65)
Asunción, Paraguay
Political partyAvanza País
Alma materNational University of Asuncion

Mario Aníbal Ferreiro Sanabria (born May 30, 1959[1]) is a Paraguayan television host and politician. He was the presidential candidate of the centre-left coalition Avanza País in the April 2013 elections[2] and received 5.88% of the vote.[3]

He was intendant of City of Asuncion, capital of Paraguay, from 2015[4] to 2019.[5]

His parents were Revolutionary Febrerista Party members.[6] He studied at the National University of Asuncion and also in the United States[6] He became a radio and newspaper journalist in 1979[7] and a television host in 1980.[6] He has hosted TV programs on SNT such as La mañana de cada día (2003–2012)[8] and 24 Horas. He has also published several books of short stories and jokes.[9]

  1. ^ "Portal Guarani - MARIO ANÍBAL FERREIRO S".
  2. ^ The Virginia Gazette, April 5, 2013[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ https://tsje.gov.py/e2013/trep/index.html
  4. ^ http://www.paraguay.com/nacionales/mario-asume-como-intendente-137870
  5. ^ "Mario Ferreiro renuncia a la intendencia de Asunción - Nacionales - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  6. ^ a b c Mario Ferreiro, abc.com.py
  7. ^ "Mario Ferreiro - - ABC Color".
  8. ^ "Mario Ferreiro volvió a la Mañana de cada día". 21 August 2012.
  9. ^ "El lanzamiento del libro de Mario Ferreiro".