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Bolivia Departments since 2006

Autonomous Regions: Beni - Chuquisaca - Cochabamba - La Paz - Oruro - Pando - Potosí - Santa Cruz - Tarija -

Note: Since 18 Dec 2005 the 9 departments of Bolivia directly elected their Governors (styled Prefects to 30 May 2010). On 15 Dec 2007, the eastern departments of Bolivia unilaterally declared their autonomy as autonomous regions. The unilateral autonomy movement was not recognized by the Bolivian government. On 30 May 2010, the departments of Bolivia received autonomy under the 7 Feb 2009 constitution.

Party abbreviations: ACI = Alianza Comité Interinstitucional (Inter Institutional Alliance Committee); APB = Autonomía para Bolivia (Autonomy for Bolivia, center-right, Santa Cruz regionalist); APU = Adelante Pueblo Unido (Forward United People, est.2014); AS = Alianza Social (Social Alliance, est.2004); Cre = Creemos (We Believe, federalist, economic liberal, social conservative, est.9 Dec 2020); CST = Chuquisaca Somos Todos (We Are All Chuquisaca, est.2010); ER-CC = Encuentro Regional - Camino al Cambio (Regional Encounter - Way to Change); MAR = Movimiento Amazónico de Renovación (Amazon Renewal Movement); MAS = Movimiento al Socialism (Movement Towards Socialism, socialist, est.1997); MNR = Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario (Nationalist Revolutionary Movement, centrist, nationalist, est.1941); MTS = Movimiento Tercer Sistema (Third System Movement); NFR = Nueva Fuerza Republicana (New Republican Force, center-right, est.1995); PB = Primero el Beni (Beni First, right-leaning, Beni regionalist, est.2009); PODEMOS = Poder Democrático Social (Social and Democratic Power, 'We Can', center-right, former ADN, est.2005); PPB = Plan Progreso para Bolivia (Plan Progress for Bolivia, conservative, Christian democratic); UDA = Unidad Departamental Autonomista (Autonomous Departmental Unity); UNIR = Unidos Para Renovar (United for Renewal); Mil = Military

Beni
  
[Beni department former flag 1992-2007 (Bolivia)]
1992 - 15 Dec 2007
[Beni department flag (Bolivia)]
Adopted 15 Dec 2007

15 Dec 2007                Beni Autonomous Region declared.
 1 Jun 2008                Referendum votes endorses autonomy 81% (vote
                              not recognized by Bolivian government).

Prefects
 23 Jan 2006 -  4 Jan 2010  Ernesto Suárez Sattori (2nd time)  (b. 1966)            PODEMOS
  4 Jan 2010 - 30 May 2010  Clemente Cárdenas Sanjinés (interim)
 Governors
 31 May 2010 -  1 Mar 2013  Ernesto Suárez Sattori             (s.a.)               PODEMOS
 16 Dec 2011 -  1 Mar 2013  Haisen Ribera Leigue               (b. 1970?)           MNR
                              (acting for suspended Suárez)
 1 Mar 2013 - 31 May 2015  Carmelo Lenz Fredericksen          (b. 1967)            PB
31 May 2015 - 13 Nov 2019  Alex Ferrier Abidar                (b. 1973)            MAS
13 Nov 2019 - 12 Jul 2020  Fanor Amapo Yubanera (1st time)    (b. 1973)            Ind
12 Jul 2020 - 20 Aug 2020  Yáscara Moreno Flores (f)          (b. 1986)            MAS
20 Aug 2020 -  3 May 2021  Fanor Amapo Yubanera (2nd time)    (s.a.)               Ind
 3 May 2021 -              José Alejandro Unzueta Shiriqui    (b. 1971)            MTS

Chuquisaca

[Chuquisaca department (Bolivia)]
Adopted 30 Oct 1945

Prefects
23 Jan 2006 – 30 Aug 2007  David Sánchez Heredia (1st time)   (b. 1966)            MAS
 30 Aug 2007 – 20 Sep 2007  Adrián Valeriano (acting)          (b. 1964?)           MAS
 20 Sep 2007 - 18 Dec 2007  David Sánchez Heredia (2nd time)   (s.a.)               MAS
 18 Dec 2007 - 11 Jul 2008  Armando Ariel Iriarte Gastelú                           MAS
                             (interim)
 11 Jul 2008 - 30 May 2010  Savina Cuéllar Leaños (f)          (b. 1963)            MAS
Governors
31 May 2010 - 26 Dec 2014  Esteban Urquizu Cuéllar (1st time) (b. 1981)            MAS
26 Dec 2014 - 31 May 2015  Jaime Cárdenas Mendieta (interim)  (b. 1972)            MAS
31 May 2015 - 25 Mar 2020  Esteban Urquizu Cuéllar (2nd time) (s.a.)               MAS
23 Nov 2019 -  2 Jan 2020  Efraín Balderas Chávez             (b. 1977)            MAS
                             (acting for Urquizu)
 2 Jan 2020 - 25 Mar 2020  Víctor Hugo Sánchez Morales                             MAS
                             (acting for Urquizu)
25 Mar 2020 -  3 May 2021  Efraín Balderas Chávez (interim)   (s.a.)               MAS
 3 May 2021 -              Damián Condori Herrera             (b. 1979)            CST

Cochabamba

[Cochabamba department (Bolivia)]
In Use From 1810

Prefects 
 24 Jan 2006 - 12 Aug 2008  Manfred Armando Antonio Reyes      (b. 1955)            NFR
                             Villa Bacigalupi
 12 Aug 2008 – 26 Aug 2008  Jhonny Gutiérrez Ferrel
                             (acting, unrecognized)
29 Aug 2008 - 12 Dec 2008  Rafael Puente Calvo (acting)       (b. 1940)            MAS
 12 Dec 2008 - 30 May 2010  Jorge Ledezma Cornejo (interim)    (b. 1963)            MAS
 Governors
 30 May 2010 - 30 May 2015  Edmundo Novillo Aguilar            (b. 1963)            MAS
30 May 2015 - 14 Nov 2019  Iván Jorge Canelas Alurralde       (b. 1955)            MAS
14 Nov 2019 -  3 May 2021  Esther Soria Gonzáles (f) (interim)(b. 1976)            MAS
 3 May 2021 -              Humberto Sánchez Sánchez           (b. 1970)            MAS

La Paz

[La Paz department (Bolivia)]
Adopted 2 Jul 1987

Prefects
24 Jan 2006 - 10 Aug 2008  José Luís Paredes Muñoz            (b. 1956)            PODEMOS
10 Aug 2008 – 29 Aug 2008  Alejandro Northon Zapata Avendaño  (b. 1970)            PPB
                             (interim)
29 Aug 2008 - 30 May 2010  Pablo Ramos Sánchez                (b. 1937 - d. 2021)  MAS
Governors
30 May 2010 - 31 May 2015  César Hugo Cocarico Yana           (b. 1969)            MAS
31 May 2015 -  3 May 2021  Félix Patzi Paco                   (b. 1967)            MAS;2018 MTS
 3 May 2021 -              Santos Quispe Quispe               (b. 1982)            APU

Oruro

[Oruro department (Bolivia)]

Prefect
 22 Jan 2006 - 30 May 2010  Alberto Luís Aguilar Calle         (b. 1958)            MAS
Governors
30 May 2010 - 31 May 2015  Santos Javier Tito Véliz           (b. 1964)            MAS
31 May 2015 - 19 Nov 2019  Víctor Hugo Vásquez Mamani         (b. 1971)            MAS
19 Nov 2019 - 31 May 2020  Zenón Pizarro Garisto (interim)    (b. 1977)            MAS
31 May 2020 -  3 May 2021  Edson Milton Oczachoque Gerónimo                        MAS
                             (interim)
 3 May 2021 -              Johnny Franklin Vedia Rodríguez    (b. 1969)            MAS

Pando
[Pando department former unofficail flag 1938-1992 (Bolivia)]
1938 - 1992 Unofficial 		[Pando department (Bolivia)]
Adopted 26 Aug 1992

15 Dec 2007                Pando Autonomous Region declared.
 1 Jun 2008                Referendum votes endorses autonomy 82% (vote
                             not recognized by Bolivian government).
16 Sep 2008 - 2010         Pando placed under martial law by Bolivian government.


Prefects
24 Jan 2006 - 16 Sep 2008  Leopoldo Fernández Ferreira        (b. 1952)            PODEMOS
16 Sep 2008 - 30 May 2010  Landelino Rafael Bandeira Arze                          Mil
                             (interim)
Governors
31 May 2010 - 24 Dec 2014  Luís Adolfo Flores Roberts         (b. 1972)            MAR
                             (1st time)
24 Dec 2014 - 31 May 2015  Edgar Polanco Tirina (interim)     (b. 1968?)           MAS
31 May 2015 -  3 Nov 2020  Luís Adolfo Flores Roberts         (s.a.)               MAS
                             (2nd time)
 3 Nov 2020 -  3 May 2021  Paola Terrazas Justiniano (f)      (b. 1961)            MAS
                             (interim)
 3 May 2021 -              Regis Germán Richter Alencar       (b. 1971)            MTS

Potosí

[Potosí department (Bolivia)]
Adopted 10 Nov 1941

Prefect
 25 Jan 2006 - 30 May 2010  Mario Virreira Iporre              (b. 1949)            MAS
Governors
30 May 2010 - 31 May 2015  Félix González Bernal              (b. 1960)            AS
31 May 2015 - 15 Nov 2019  Juan Carlos Cejas Ugarte           (b. 1969)            MAS
15 Nov 2019 -  3 May 2021  Omar Veliz Ramos                                        MAS
 3 May 2021 -              Jhonny Óscar Mamani Gutiérrez      (b. 1975)            MAS

Santa Cruz

[Santa Cruz department (Bolivia)]
Adopted 24 Jul 1864

15 Dec 2007                Santa Cruz Autonomous Region declared.
 4 May 2008                Referendum votes endorses autonomy 82% to 15%
                             (vote not recognized by Bolivian government).

Prefects
22 Jan 2006 -  5 Jan 2010  Rubén Armando Costas Aguilera      (b. 1955)            APB
 5 Jan 2010 - 30 May 2010  Roly Aguilera Gasser (interim)     (b. 1968)
Governors
30 May 2010 - 11 Dec 2014  Rubén Armando Costas Aguilera      (s.a.)               MAS
                             (1st time)
11 Dec 2014 - 30 May 2015  Blanca Ruth Lozada Añez (f)        (b. 1959)            MAS
                             (interim)
31 May 2015 -  3 May 2021  Rubén Armando Costas Aguilera      (s.a.)               MAS
                             (2nd time)
 3 May 2021 -              Luis Fernando Camacho Vaca         (b. 1979)            Cre

Tarija
 
[Tarija department (Bolivia)]

15 Dec 2007                Tarija Autonomous Region declared.
22 Jun 2008                Referendum votes endorses autonomy 79% (vote
                             not recognized by Bolivian government).

Prefects
 26 Jan 2006 -  3 Jan 2010  Mario Adel Cossío Cortez           (b. 1960)            ER-CC
 3 Jan 2010 - 30 May 2010  Mauricio Adolfo Lea Plaza Peláez   (b. 1963)            UDA
                              (interim)
 Governors
 30 May 2010 - 31 May 2015  Mario Adel Cossío Cortez           (s.a.)               ER-CC
                              (suspended from 16 Dec 2010)
16 Dec 2010 - 31 May 2015  Lino Condori Aramayo               (b. 1954)            MAS
                              (acting for suspended Cossío)
31 May 2015 -  3 May 2021  Adrián Esteban Oliva Alcázar       (b. 1978)            UDA
 4 May 2021 -              Óscar Gerardo Montes Barzón        (b. 1960)            UNIR





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