Eduardo del Castillo
Minister of Government
Assumed office
9 November 2020
PresidentLuis Arce
Preceded byArturo Murillo
Personal details
Born
Carlos del Castillo del Carpio

(1988-12-27) 27 December 1988
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Political partyMovement for Socialism
EducationGabriel René Moreno Autonomous University

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.[1]

Biography

Eduardo del Castillo was born on 27 December 1988 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. He studied law at the Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University 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. He also holds a diploma in Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina.[2]

A member of the Movement for Socialism (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.[2] 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 appointed Eduardo del Castillo to the position of Minister of Government.[3] As Minister, del Castillo assured that "the regrettable figures" of COVID-19 seen in the previous administration would not be repeated.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "El constitucionalista Eduardo del Castillo es el nuevo Ministro de Gobierno". La Razón | Noticias de Bolivia y el Mundo. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Trayectoria de la MAE - Ministerio de GobiernoMinisterio de Gobierno - Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia". www.mingobierno.gob.bo. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Arce posesiona a su nuevo gabinete". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Pandemia: Del Castillo dice que no repetirán las «cifras lamentables» de Añez". www.paginasiete.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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