Mario Oliverio (born 4 January 1953 in San Giovanni in Fiore) is an Italian politician. From 2004 to 2012, he was president of the Province of Cosenza. He served as President of the Calabria region from 2014 to 2020. He is a member of the Democratic Party.^[1][2]

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Mario Oliverio
President of Calabria
In office 9 December 2014 – 17 February 2020
Preceded by	Giuseppe Scopelliti
Succeeded by	Jole Santelli
President of Province of Cosenza
In office 13 June 2004 – 12 October 2014
Preceded by	Antonio Acri
Succeeded by	Mario Occhiuto
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 23 April 1992 – 27 April 2006
Personal details
Born	(1953-01-04) 4 January 1953 (age 71) San Giovanni in Fiore, Italy
Political party	PCI (1980–1991) PDS (1991–1998) DS (1998–2007) PD (2007–2021)
Profession	Politician

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In 1980, at the age of 27, Oliverio was elected regional councilor of Calabria on the PCI list. In 1985 he was re-elected member of the Regional Council and a year later he was appointed agriculture assessor of the first left-wing government in the Calabria region chaired by Francesco Principe. From 1990 to 1991 he served as mayor of San Giovanni in Fiore.

Oliverio was also elected MP in the 1992, 1994, 1996 and 2001 general elections. From 2004 to 2014 he has served as President of the Province of Cosenza. In 2014 he has been elected President of the Calabria region, with the 61.4% of the preferences.^[3]