Mario Egidio Papi Beyer (born 6 November 1946−13 May 2012) was a Chilean lawyer, politician and former head of Televisión Nacional de Chile.

Then, Papi joined the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Law School obtaining his BA on 9 June 1980.

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.

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 began his activities in politics at the INBA, being a leader of the Federation of Secondary Students of Chile: "Fesech".