Antonio Carlos Barrios Fernández (born 30 March 1957) is a Paraguayan physician and politician, currently serving as

senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or Legislative chamber, chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the Ancient Rome, ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior ...

since 2018.

Biography

Barrios studied medicine at the

Universidad Nacional de Asunción The Universidad Nacional de Asunción or Mbo'ehaovusu Tetãgua Paraguaygua, abbreviated UNA, anglicized as, The National University of Asuncion, is a public university founded in San Lorenzo, Paraguay. Founded in 1889, it is the oldest and most ...

, where he specialized in Neonatology. On 15 August 2013 he was sworn in as Health Minister of Paraguay in the cabinet of President

Horacio Cartes Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara (; born 5 July 1956) is a Paraguayan politician and businessman who is serving as president of the Colorado Party (Paraguay), Colorado Party since 2023, having previously served as president of Paraguay from 2013 to 2 ...

References

External links

Official website - Ministry of Health
1957 births Universidad Nacional de Asunción alumni Paraguayan pediatricians Health ministers of Paraguay Living people {{Paraguay-politician-stub