Martin Burt | |
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![]() Burt in 2018 | |
Mayor of Asunción | |
In office 17 December 1996 – 17 December 2001 | |
Preceded by | Carlos Filizzola |
Succeeded by | Enrique Riera |
Personal details | |
Born | Martín Burt Artaza May 21, 1957 Asunción, Paraguay |
Political party | Authentic Radical Liberal Party |
Spouse |
Dorothy Wolf (m. 1982) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | University of the Pacific |
Occupation | CEO, Social Entrepreneur, Mayor |
Known for | Founder and CEO of Fundación Paraguaya, Mayor of Asuncion, Paraguay |
Martín Burt Artaza (born 21 May 1957) is a Paraguayan social entrepreneur, author and politician. He was the former chief of staff to Paraguay's president, known for founding Fundación Paraguaya in 1985, a leading non-profit and micro-finance organization in Paraguay, and creator of the Poverty Stoplight, a poverty measurement tool and coaching methodology.