Antonio Carlos Barrios Fernández

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barrios and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Antonio Carlos Barrios Fernández (born 30 March 1957) is a Paraguayan physician and politician, currently serving as senator since 2018.^[1]

Antonio Barrios
Official portrait, 2023
Senator of Paraguay
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 June 2018
Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare of Paraguay
In office 29 January 2016 – 15 August 2013
President	Horacio Cartes
Preceded by	Antonio Arbo
Succeeded by	Carlos Morínigo
Personal details
Born	Antonio Carlos Barrios Fernández (1957-03-30) March 30, 1957 (age 68)
Political party	Colorado Party
Occupation	Medical doctor politician

Biography

Antonio Carlos Barrios Fernández (second from left) with fellow health ministers of Mercosur in 2015

Barrios studied medicine at the Universidad Nacional de Asunción, where he specialized in Neonatology.^[2]

On 15 August 2013 he was sworn in as Health Minister of Paraguay in the cabinet of President Horacio Cartes.^[3]