Óscar Rodríguez (Paraguayan politician)
Óscar Rodríguez | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Asunción | |
| In office 20 December 2019 – 22 August 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Mario Ferreiro |
| Succeeded by | Luis Bello |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 20, 1981 |
| Party | Colorado Party |
| Spouse |
Lizarella Valiente (m. 2022) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Lambaré |
| Occupation | Politician and businessman |
| Nickname | Nenecho |
Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Quiñonez (born May 20, 1981) is a Paraguayan politician who served as mayor of Asunción from 2019 to 2025.[1]
He served his first term as municipal mayor, between December 2019 and July 2021, replacing Mario Ferreiro, due to the order of succession established in the municipal organic law due to the resignation of the last mayor. In the 2021 national elections he was elected for a second term and resigned in August 2025.
Early life
He holds a degree in Business Administration and another degree in Commercial Engineering, both from "Universidad Americana" in Asunción, Paraguay.[2]
Political career
Óscar Rodríguez served for many years in public office and held important positions, such as Director of the Contracting Unit of the Supreme Court of Justice.[3]
Municipal Board of Asuncion
He was elected Municipal Councilor of Asunción in 2015. For two years he was president of the Municipal Board.[4]
Mayor of Asunción
In December 2019, he took over as Mayor of Asunción, due to the resignation of the last mayor.[5] Initially it had to complete the corresponding period between 2019 and 2020 but due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Executive Power of Paraguay extended the mandate of the mayors and municipal councilors of all the districts of the republic for up to one year, who continued in the exercise. from office until the assumption of the new elected authorities in 2021.
In the Municipal Elections of 2021 with 122,353 votes, Óscar “Nenecho” Rodríguez was elected mayor of Asunción for the period 2021–2025.[6]
In June 2025, due to reports of irregularities in Rodríguez's administration, the Paraguayan national government intervened the municipal government of Asunción,[7] Rodríguez was suspended from his post and the functions of the mayor were transferred to the comptroller, who had the task of creating a report on the city's government and presenting it to the Chamber of Deputies, which has the power to remove Rodríguez as mayor of Asunción or allow him to retain his post.[7] On 22 August 2025, the day that the comptroller finished his report, Rodríguez announced that he was resigning from his position as mayor to avoid being removed from his post by the Chamber of Deputies and thus avoiding new elections.[8] The municipal board of Asunción named councillor Luis Bello as his replacement.[9]
Television
Óscar "Nenecho" Rodríguez participated as a contestant in television programmes like “Calle 7” and “Baila Conmigo.”[10]
References
- ^ "Óscar "Nenecho" Rodríguez Fue electo nuevo intendente". La Nación.
- ^ "Official Biography, Municipalidad de Asunción".
- ^ ""Tengo el peso de la juventud, si yo fracaso toda una generación puede fracasar"".
- ^ ""Nenecho" es nuevo presidente de la Junta de Asunción". La Nación (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ^ "Nenecho asume como intendente luego de la renuncia de Mario Ferreiro".
- ^ "Nenecho es elegido Intendente".
- ^ a b "Paraguay inició formalmente la intervención al gobierno de Asunción". infobae (in Spanish). 25 June 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ ""Nenecho" Rodríguez renuncia a la Intendencia de Asunción". ABC Color (in Spanish). 22 August 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "Luis Bello, nuevo intendente de Asunción: fue elegido con voto "secreto" - Política". ABC Color (in Spanish). 27 August 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ Noticias, 780am (2019-12-20). "De Calle 7 a la Intendencia de Asunción". 780 AM - Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-08.
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External links
- Mayor Óscar Rodriguez official website