Beni is represented in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly by four senators and their substitutes elected through proportional representation. They serve five-year terms and qualify for reelection indefinitely. The current delegation comprises two senators from Civic Community (CC), one from the Movement for Socialism (MAS-IPSP), and one from Creemos: Cecilia Moyoviri, Walter Justiniano, Suka Nacif, and Claudia Égüez. Their respective substitutes are: Fernando Vaca, Neila Velarde, Misdrael Mamani, and Javier Villavicencio. Although the bicameral system was adopted in the 1831 Constitution and was maintained in subsequently promulgated constitutions, it can be affirmed that with the exception of very small intervals, the Senate did not, in fact, exercise its functions until the convocation of the 1882 legislature. [1] Furthermore, due to heavy political instability and frequent military interventions since 1882, Bolivia did not experience a continuous, uninterrupted legislative session until 1982.
Legislature | L. | Senator | Party | Term of office | Substitute | Party | Term of office | E. | Caucus | Ref. | ||||||
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Took office | Left office | Took office | Left office | Sen. | Sub. | |||||||||||
2020–2025 [2] [3] | 1° | Cecilia Moyoviri | IND | 3 November 2020 | Incumbent | Fernando Vaca | IND | 9 November 2020 | Incumbent | 2020 | CC | [4] | [5] | |||
2° | Walter Justiniano | IND | 3 November 2020 | Incumbent | Neila Velarde | IND | 9 November 2020 | Incumbent | [6] | [7] | ||||||
1° | Suka Nacif | MAS | 3 November 2020 | Incumbent | Misdrael Mamani | MAS | 9 November 2020 | Incumbent | MAS | [8] | [9] | |||||
1° | Claudia Égüez | IND | 3 November 2020 | Incumbent | Javier Villavicencio | IND | 9 November 2020 | Incumbent | CRMS | [10] | ||||||
The 3rd Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the Bolivian government, composed of the Chamber of Senators and the Chamber of Deputies. It convened in La Paz on 3 November 2020, during the final week of Jeanine Áñez's presidency, and will end in 2025. It will meet during all five years of Luis Arce's presidency.
The 2010–2015 Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia was the first class of the Bolivian legislature, also known as the Plurinational Legislative Assembly, to go by that name. The Assembly was controlled in both houses by the governing Movement for Socialism (MAS-IPSP), elected with a 2/3 supermajority, although some members later separated themselves from the majority. Just four incumbent members of the 2005–2010 Congress returned: Deputy Antonio Franco; Deputy Javier Zabaleta (MAS-IPSP/MSM); Senator René Martínez (MAS-IPSP), who was a deputy; and Senator Róger Pinto, previously of Podemos and now representing PPB-CN.
Andrea Bruna Barrientos Sahonero is a Bolivian businesswoman, politician, and singer-songwriter serving as senator for Cochabamba since 2020. A member of Civic Community, she served as the leader of the alliance's caucus in the Senate from 2020 to 2021.
Corina Ferreira Domínguez is a Bolivian businesswoman, model, and politician serving as senator for Pando since 2020. A member of Civic Community, she served as the leader of the alliance's caucus in the Senate in 2021 and, aged thirty-one at her entry, is the youngest legislator in the upper house. Prior to entering politics, she worked as a professional model and was crowned Miss Pando 2009.
Rodrigo Paz Pereira is a Bolivian politician serving as senator for Tarija since 2020. A member of Civic Community, he has been the leader of the First the People civic group —the alliance's primary partner in Tarija— since 2019. As a member of United to Renew, he previously served as mayor of Tarija from 2015 to 2020 and as president of the Tarija Municipal Council from 2010 to 2015. Prior to that, he served as a uninominal member of the Chamber of Deputies from Tarija representing circumscription 46 from 2005 to 2010 and circumscription 49 from 2002 to 2006, on behalf of the Revolutionary Left Movement, the party of his father, former president Jaime Paz Zamora.
Centa Lothy Rek López is a Bolivian novelist, politician, and psychoanalyst who served as senator for Santa Cruz from 2010 to 2015 and since 2020.
Freddy Mamani Laura is a Bolivian educator, politician, and trade unionist who served as president of the Chamber of Deputies from 2020 to 2022. A member of the Movement for Socialism, he has served as a party-list member of the Chamber of Deputies from La Paz since 2020. He previously served as executive secretary of the National Confederation of Rural Teachers of Bolivia and as departmental executive of the Federation of Rural Teachers of La Paz. Prior to entering politics, Mamani worked as a teacher, serving as the principal of various rural schools in the department.
Mirtha Natividad Arce Camacho is a Bolivian academic, lawyer, and politician who served as senator for Tarija from 2015 to 2020.
Rhina Aguirre Amézaga was a Bolivian disability activist, politician, and sociologist who served as senator for Tarija from 2010 to 2015.
Ancelma Perlacios Peralta is a Bolivian cocalera activist, politician, and trade unionist who served as senator for La Paz from 2015 to 2020.
Pedro Montes Gonzales is a Bolivian mineworker, politician, and trade unionist who served as senator for Oruro from 2015 to 2020. A member of the Movement for Socialism, he previously served as executive secretary of the Bolivian Workers' Center from 2006 to 2012.
Plácida Espinoza Mamani is a Bolivian educator, politician, and trade unionist who served as senator for Oruro from 2015 to 2020.
Carmen García Mamani is a Bolivian academic, politician, and trade unionist who served as senator for Potosí from 2010 to 2015. A member of the Movement for Socialism, she previously served on the Tomave Municipal Council from 2000 to 2005.
Fernando Campero Paz is a Bolivian economist and politician who served as substitute senator for Tarija from 2015 to 2020. He previously served as general manager of the Central Bank of Bolivia and the Bolivian Stock Exchange during the administration of Jaime Paz Zamora.
Patricia Mercedes Gómez Andrade is a Bolivian lawyer, politician, and psychologist who served as senator for Chuquisaca from 2015 to 2020.