Wilfredo Chávez

Wilfredo Franz David Chávez Serrano (born 26 June 1969) is a Bolivian lawyer, professor, and politician serving as the Attorney General of Bolivia since 12 November 2020 during the government of Luis Arce.[1] He previously served as Minister of Government from September 2011 to January 2012 during the government of Evo Morales.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chávez and the second or maternal family name is Serrano.

Wilfredo Chávez
Chávez in August 2019
Attorney General of Bolivia
Assumed office
12 November 2020
PresidentLuis Arce
Preceded byAlberto Javier Morales
Deputy Minister of Citizen Security
In office
25 January 2018 – 10 November 2019
PresidentEvo Morales
Preceded byGonzalo Trigoso
Succeeded byWilson Santa Maria
Minister of Government
In office
27 September 2011 – 23 January 2012
PresidentEvo Morales
Preceded bySacha Llorenti
Succeeded byCarlos Romero
Deputy Minister of Government Coordination
In office
6 May 2009 – 27 September 2011
PresidentEvo Morales
Preceded byRebeca Delgado Burgoa
Succeeded byJavier Baldivieso Medina
Deputy Minister of Justice and Human Rights
In office
18 August 2007 – 6 May 2009
PresidentEvo Morales
Preceded byRenato Pardo Angles
Succeeded byMaría Cecilia Rocabado
Personal details
Born
Wilfredo Franz David Chávez Serrano

(1969-06-26) 26 June 1969
La Paz, Bolivia
NationalityBolivian
Political partyMAS-IPSP
EducationHigher University of San Andrés

Biography

Wilfredo Chávez was born on 26 June 1969 in La Paz, Bolivia. He graduated as a lawyer form the Higher University of San Andrés (UMSA) in 1996.[3] Since 2011, he has tenured as a professor at the UMSA Law School. Chavéz is a consultant, legal and political analyst, and maintains a criticical position on the Bolivian justice system, formulating its absolute reconfiguration, which is reflected in his two master's and doctorate theses and various papers and press articles.

Political career

Deputy Minister of Justice and Human Rights (2007–2009)

On 18 August 2007 at age 38, Chávez was appointed Deputy Minister of Justice and Human Rights by Vice Minister of Justice Celima Torrico.[4]

Deputy Minister of Government and Coordination (2009–2011)

He was reassigned from his previous position on 6 May 2009 when Minister of the Presidency Juan Ramón Quintana appointed him Deputy Minister of Government and Coordination replacing Rebeca Delgado who had resigned on 28 April.[5]

Minister of Government (2011–2012)

In September 2011, the then Minister of Government Sacha Llorenti was forced to resign from his post due to the scandal regarding police repression carried out in Chaparina against indigenous people marching towards La Paz. On 28 September, President Evo Morales appointed Chávez as the new Minister of Government. He held the position until 23 January 2012.

Deputy Minister of Citizen Security (2018–2019)

Chávez's successor, Minister of Government Carlos Romero appointed him Deputy Minister of Citizen Security on 25 January 2018.[6] On 10 November 2019 he was forced to resign as a result of the ongoing political crisis.

Attorney General of Bolivia (2020–present)

He returned to government on 12 November 2020 when President Luis Arce appointed him to the position of Attorney General.[2] On 18 January 2021, Chávez defended the hiring of Evaliz Morales, the daughter of former President Evo Morales. Chávez assured that Morales, who graduated as a lawyer in late 2018, would "prove her high social, political, and professional commitment to the defense of Human Rights, an area of her work."[7]

References
  1. "Wilfredo Chávez". www.eldiario.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. de 2020, 12 de Noviembre. "El abogado de Evo Morales es el nuevo procurador general de Bolivia". infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. "David Chávez es el nuevo viceministro de Justicia". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 18 August 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. "David Chávez es el nuevo viceministro de Justicia". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 18 August 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. "Wilfredo Chávez pasa al viceministerio de Coordinación Gubernamental". www.bolivia.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. Mendoza, Luz. "Wilfredo Chávez retorna al Ministerio de Gobierno como viceministro de Seguridad Ciudadana". eju.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  7. "Procurador defiende contratación de la hija del expresidente Evo Morales". La Razón | Noticias de Bolivia y el Mundo. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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