Carlos del Castillo (politician)

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]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is del Castillo and the second or maternal family name is del Carpio.

Carlos 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, Bolivia
NationalityBolivian
Political partyMAS-IPSP
EducationUniversidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno

Biography

Carlos del Castillo was born on 27 December 1988 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. He studied law at the Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno 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 Intercfulturality 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 Carlos 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. "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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