Eduardo del Castillo | |
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![]() Castillo in 2020 | |
Minister of Government | |
In office 9 November 2020 –17 May 2025 | |
President | Luis Arce |
Preceded by | Arturo Murillo |
Succeeded by | Roberto Ríos |
Personal details | |
Born | Carlos del Castillo del Carpio 27 December 1988 Santa Cruz de la Sierra,Bolivia |
Political party | Movement for Socialism |
Education | Gabriel RenéMoreno Autonomous University |
Carlos Eduardo del Castillo del Carpio (born 27 December 1988) is a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Government of Bolivia from 9 November 2020 to 17 May 2025. [1]
Eduardo Del Castillo was born on 27 December 1988 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. He studied law at the Gabriel RenéMoreno 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.
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]
In 2025,del Castillo resigned from the government in order to run for president in the 2025 Bolivian General Election. [5] He was succeeded by former deputy security minister Roberto Ríos. [6] Del Castillo failed to advance to a runoff in the election,placing sixth. [7]