Carlos Eduardo del Castillo del Carpio (born 27 December 1988) is a Bolivian lawyer and politician currently serving as the Minister of Government of Bolivia since 9 November 2020.

Biography

Eduardo del Castillo was born on 27 December 1988 in

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. He studied law at the

Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University The Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno'') is a university in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. It was created by supreme decree of December 15, 1879. The first rector ...

graduating as a lawyer. He completed postgraduate studies, obtaining a master's degree in Tax and Financial Law from the Higher School of Law and has a diploma in Higher Education and Interculturality from the

Higher University of San Andrés Higher University of San Andrés (Universidad Mayor de San Andrés or UMSA or Major University of San Andrés) is the leading public university in Bolivia, established since 1830 in the city of La Paz. UMSA is the second-oldest university in Boli ...

. He also holds a diploma in Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights from the

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. A member of the

Movement for Socialism The Movement for Socialism–Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples ( es, Movimiento al Socialismo–Instrumento Político por la Soberanía de los Pueblos, abbreviated MAS-IPSP, or simply MAS, punning on ''más'', Spanish for ...

(MAS) since 2005, del Castillo began his work in the Bolivian Chamber of Senators as a technical secretary and advisor to the Commission for Plural Justice. He later served as senior officer of the Senate. He worked in the Ministry of Government as a legal advisor in the Migration Directorate in Santa Cruz, then as a National Taxes lawyer in the Public Ministry in Santa Cruz.

Minister of Government (2020-present)

On 9 November 2020, President

Luis Arce Luis Alberto Arce Catacora (; born 28 September 1963), often referred to as Lucho, is a Bolivian banker, economist, and politician serving as the 67th president of Bolivia since 2020. A member of the Movement for Socialism, he previously serve ...

appointed Eduardo del Castillo to the position of Minister of Government. As Minister, del Castillo assured that "the regrettable figures" of

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seen in the previous administration would not be repeated.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:del Castillo, Eduardo 1988 births Living people 21st-century Bolivian lawyers 21st-century Bolivian politicians Government ministers of Bolivia Luis Arce administration cabinet members Interior ministers of Bolivia Movement for Socialism (Bolivia) politicians People from Santa Cruz de la Sierra Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University alumni