Carlos Filizzola
Carlos Alberto Filizzola Pallarés (born 24 July 1959) is a Paraguayan physician, labor unionist and politician who served as mayor of Asunción from 1991 to 1996, being the first one to be democratically elected. He later served four terms as senator, from 2003 to 2011 and again from 2012 to 2023, having been appointed Minister of the Interior in the meantime, under the presidency of Fernando Lugo. He was also the President of the Senate from 2005 to 2006 and the running mate of Domingo Laíno in the 1998 presidential election.
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| Senator of Paraguay | |
| In office 15 June 2012 – 30 June 2023 | |
| In office 30 June 2003 – 26 August 2011 | |
| Interior Minister of Paraguay | |
| In office 26 August 2011 – 15 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Federico Acuña |
| Succeeded by | Rubén Candia Amarilla |
| President of the Senate of Paraguay | |
| In office 1 July 2005 – 30 June 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Miguel Carrizosa |
| Succeeded by | Enrique González Quintana |
| Mayor of Asunción | |
| In office 26 June 1991 – 17 December 1996 | |
| Preceded by | José Luis Alder |
| Succeeded by | Martin Burt |
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| Born | Carlos Alberto Filizzola Pallarés 24 July 1959 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Political party | Party for a Country of Solidarity (since 2000) |
| Other political affiliations | Guasú Front (since 2010)
National Encounter Party (1991-1996) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Relatives | Rafael Filizzola (cousin) |
| Alma mater | Universidad Nacional de Asunción |
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Born into a wealthy family with links to Alfredo Stroessner, Filizzola came to oppose the dictatorship, first as a student leader and later through unions, organizing protests such as the Clinicazo of 1986.
A self-described socialist, Filizzola was one of the main faces of the Paraguayan left during his political career. He was president of the National Encounter Party from 1996 to 1999, a big tent party where he had his own leftist faction. In 2000 that faction broke off, founding Filizzola's very own Party for a Country of Solidarity.