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{{Short description|Argentine politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2012}}
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| name = Mario Falopa Ishii
| name = Mario Alberto Ishii
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| office = Mayor of [[José C. Paz Partido|José C. Paz]]
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| term_start = 10 December 2015
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|6|22|mf=y}}
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| predecessor = Carlos Urquiaga
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| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina
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| term_start1 = 10 December 1999
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| title = Mayor of [[José C. Paz Partido]]
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| predecessor1 = Rubén Oscar Glaria
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| successor1 = Carlos Urquiaga
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| term_start = 10 December 2015
| office2 = [[Buenos Aires Province Senate|Provincial Senator of Buenos Aires]]
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[[File:Scioli Ishii Cristina.jpg|thumb|Daniel Scioli, Mario Alberto Ishii (center) and [[Cristina Fernández de Kirchner]] at the official ceremony (January 17, 2008).]]
[[File:Scioli Ishii Cristina.jpg|thumb|Daniel Scioli, Mario Alberto Ishii (center) and [[Cristina Fernández de Kirchner]] at the official ceremony (January 17, 2008).]]
'''Mario Alberto Ishii''' (born 22 June 1951) is an Argentine politician of the [[Justicialist Party]], currently serving as ''[[intendente]]'' (mayor) of [[José C. Paz Partido|José C. Paz]], a ''[[Partidos of Buenos Aires|partido]]'' in the [[Greater Buenos Aires]] metropolitan area. He is popularly known as ''El Japonés'' ("the Japanese") due to his Japanese heritage.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Savoia|first=Claudio|date=25 July 2020|title=Mario Ishii, un caudillo feudal del conurbano que juró lealtad K y controla la capital de la pobreza|work=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]]|url=https://www.clarin.com/politica/mario-ishii-caudillo-feudal-conurbano-juro-lealtad-k-controla-capital-pobreza_0_SUnjixKZp.html}}</ref>
'''Mario Alberto Ishii''' (born in [[José C. Paz]], [[Provincia de Buenos Aires]], June 22, 1951) is an Argentine [[politician]] adopted by a Japanese family. Known as "El Japonés" (Spanish: ''The Japanese'') and currently mayor of [[José Clemente Paz Partido|José C. Paz County]] in the [[Buenos Aires province]] of [[Argentina]].

He was first elected mayor in 1999, and continued to be so until 2013, when he was elected to the as [[Buenos Aires Province Senate]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|date=25 July 2020|title=Eterno oficialista y con graves denuncias: quién es Mario Ishii, el intendente de José C. Paz|language=es-AR|trans-title=Eternal officialist and with serious complaints: who is Mario Ishii, the mayor of José C. Paz|work=Infobae|url=https://www.infobae.com/politica/2020/07/25/eterno-oficialista-y-con-graves-denuncias-quien-es-mario-ishii-el-intendente-de-jose-c-paz/}}</ref> In 2015, he was once again elected mayor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Di Santi|first=Matías|date=26 October 2020|title=¿Cómo queda el mapa de los intendentes tras la salida de la mayoría de los barones del conurbano?|url=https://chequeado.com/el-explicador/como-queda-el-mapa-de-los-intendentes-tras-la-salida-de-la-mayoria-de-los-barones-del-conurbano/|website=[[Chequeado]]}}</ref>

In August 2020 a video was leaked, showing him accusing city workers of selling drugs in municipal ambulances and saying he had to cover for them, causing major national media attention and a legal case to be opened.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=26 July 2020|title=Mario Ishii y una polémica frase sobre ambulancias que venden droga|language=es-AR|trans-title=Mario Ishii and a polemic phrase on ambulances selling drugs|work=[[Página 12]]|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/280801-mario-ishii-y-una-polemica-frase-sobre-ambulancias-que-vende}}</ref> He then claimed that when he said "drugs" he had meant "medicines".<ref>{{Cite news|date=27 July 2020|title=Sigue el escándalo con Ishii: ahora dice que "la falopa" eran medicamentos|language=es-AR|work=[[El Cronista]]|url=https://www.cronista.com/economiapolitica/Sigue-el-escandalo-con-Ishii-ahora-dice-que-la-falopa-eran-medicamentos-20200727-0007.html}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 03:14, 30 August 2022

Mario Alberto Ishii
Mayor of José C. Paz
Assumed office
10 December 2015
Preceded byCarlos Urquiaga
In office
10 December 1999 – 10 December 2013
Preceded byRubén Oscar Glaria
Succeeded byCarlos Urquiaga
Provincial Senator of Buenos Aires
In office
10 December 2013 – 10 December 2015
ConstituencyFirst Electoral Section
Personal details
Born (1951-06-22) June 22, 1951 (age 73)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political partyJusticialist Party
Daniel Scioli, Mario Alberto Ishii (center) and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner at the official ceremony (January 17, 2008).

Mario Alberto Ishii (born 22 June 1951) is an Argentine politician of the Justicialist Party, currently serving as intendente (mayor) of José C. Paz, a partido in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area. He is popularly known as El Japonés ("the Japanese") due to his Japanese heritage.[1]

He was first elected mayor in 1999, and continued to be so until 2013, when he was elected to the as Buenos Aires Province Senate.[2] In 2015, he was once again elected mayor.[3]

In August 2020 a video was leaked, showing him accusing city workers of selling drugs in municipal ambulances and saying he had to cover for them, causing major national media attention and a legal case to be opened.[1][2][4] He then claimed that when he said "drugs" he had meant "medicines".[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Savoia, Claudio (25 July 2020). "Mario Ishii, un caudillo feudal del conurbano que juró lealtad K y controla la capital de la pobreza". Clarín.
  2. ^ a b "Eterno oficialista y con graves denuncias: quién es Mario Ishii, el intendente de José C. Paz" [Eternal officialist and with serious complaints: who is Mario Ishii, the mayor of José C. Paz]. Infobae (in Spanish). 25 July 2020.
  3. ^ Di Santi, Matías (26 October 2020). "¿Cómo queda el mapa de los intendentes tras la salida de la mayoría de los barones del conurbano?". Chequeado.
  4. ^ "Mario Ishii y una polémica frase sobre ambulancias que venden droga" [Mario Ishii and a polemic phrase on ambulances selling drugs]. Página 12 (in Spanish). 26 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Sigue el escándalo con Ishii: ahora dice que "la falopa" eran medicamentos". El Cronista (in Spanish). 27 July 2020.
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