Ministry of Justice and Institutional Transparency (Bolivia)

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The Ministry of Justice and Institutional Transparency of Bolivia is in charge of the justice sector of Bolivia. In addition. the ministry includes the following vice-ministries: [1]

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The ministry has gone by several names. For instance, in 2017, the Ministry of Institutional Transparency and Fight Against Corruption and the Ministry of Justice were merged by Supreme Decree 3058—thereby becoming the Ministry of Justice and Institutional Transparency. [2] [3] [4]

List of ministers

This list is incomplete, as it only shows the ministers who served post-1966.

Minister of Government, Justice & Immigration / Minister of Interior, Migration & Justice / Minister of Interior / Minister of Interior, Immigration & Justice

Minister of Interior, Migration & Justice

Minister of Justice / Minister of Justice & Human Rights

Minister of Justice and Institutional Transparency

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