Luis Arce Catacora | |
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82nd President of Bolivia | |
Assumed office 8 November 2020 | |
Vice President | David Choquehuanca |
Preceded by | Jeanine Áñez (interim) |
Minister of Economy and Public Finance | |
In office 23 January 2019 – 10 November 2019 | |
President | Evo Morales |
Preceded by | Mario Guillén Suárez |
Succeeded by | José Luis Parada Rivero |
In office 23 January 2006 – 24 June 2017 | |
President | Evo Morales |
Preceded by | Waldo Gutiérrez Iriarte |
Succeeded by | Mario Guillén Suárez |
Personal details | |
Born | Luis Alberto Arce Catacora 28 September 1963 La Paz, Bolivia |
Political party | MAS-IPSP |
Spouse(s) | Lourdes Brigida Durán Romero |
Children | 3 |
Parents | Carlos Arce Olga Catacora |
Alma mater | Higher University of San Andrés University of Warwick |
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Luis Alberto "Lucho" Arce Catacora (born 28 September 1963) is a Bolivian politician. In November 2020, he became the President of Bolivia.[1]
He served as the Minister of Economy and Public Finance (2006–2017, 2019) under president Evo Morales.[2]
In January 2020, he was elected candidate for the presidency of Bolivia for the October 2020 national elections by the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party, along with former chancellor David Choquehuanca as a candidate for vice presidency.[1] The elections happened on October 18, 2020 and according the country's election commission, Arce was elected president with an absolute majority of 55.1%.[3][4]