He served as the governor of Presidente Hayes Department from 2013 until his death in office on January 23, 2016.
[1] Contessi left the Colorado Party (ANR) in 2013.
[1] A surgeon by profession, Contessi was elected Governor of Presidente Hayes Department on April 21, 2013, as a member of the Chaqueña Passion Alliance.
[1][2] Governor Contessi was killed in a car accident on January 23, 2016.
[4] The accident took place in the village of Buzarquis, which is located between Joel Estigarribia and Neuland Colony, in neighboring Boquerón department in the Chaco.