Mario Papi
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Mario Papi | |
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| Head of Televisión Nacional de Chile | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| President | Michelle Bachelet |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 1994 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Matta Aragay |
| Constituency | 11th Circunscription |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1946 |
| Died | 13 May 2012 (aged 65)[1][2] |
| Party | Social Democracy Party Radical Left Party Radical Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Claudia Musatadi |
| Children | Two |
| Parent(s) | Mario Papi Botti Nely Beyer Bórquez |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Mario Egidio Papi Beyer (born 6 November 1946−13 May 2012) was a Chilean lawyer, politician and former head of Televisión Nacional de Chile.
Born in 1948, he is the son of Mario Papi Botti and Nely Beyer Bórquez. Also, Mario Papi was the uncle of the disappeared boy Rodrigo Anfruns. He was first married to Claudia Musatadi Sibisa, with whom he had two children. In his second marriage, he met Marta Parodi.
His studies were carried out at the Instituto Nacional Barros Arana (IBAN). Then, Papi joined the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Law School obtaining his BA on 9 June 1980. His undergraduate thesis was titled «The Municipal Concession».
He has been a professor at his alma mater since 1972. At the PUCV, Papi taught the chairs of Public International Law and Introduction to Law. He also worked at the DUOC Valparaíso from 1978 to 1979 in the Chair of Introduction to Law. On the other hand, he also taught at the Universidad La República (1989) and at the Miguel de Cervantes University, where he was dean of the Faculty of Law.
In his professional activity, he was the Attorney General of the BancoEstado in Valparaíso (1971−1980). After receiving his law degree, he dedicated himself to the free exercise of his profession, so he founded his legal firm Papi & Kegevic.
Mario Papi also collaborated in the journalistic field (1981−1982) where he was a columnist for Las Últimas Noticias and Qué Pasa. He also wrote in El Mercurio de Valparaíso, La Segunda, Hoy Magazine and Ercilla Magazine. Papi was also a regular panellist for Radio Agricultura and Radio Portales.