1997–2002 Term of the National Congress

Congreso Nacional
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Type
Type
HousesChamber of Senators,
Chamber of Deputies
History
Preceded by1993–97 Congress
Succeeded by2002–06 Congress
Leadership
President of the National Congress (ex oficio as Vice President)
Jorge Quiroga, ADN
since 6 August 1997[lower-alpha 1]
Luis Vasquez Villamor, MIR
since 7 August 2001
Wálter Guiteras Denis, ADN
since August 1997
Leopoldo Fernández, ADN
since August 1999
Enrique Toro Tejada, ADN
since August 2001
Hormando Vaca Diez, MIR
since August 1997
Hugo Carvajal Donoso, MIR
since August 1998
Jaalil Melgar Mustafá, UCS
since August 2000
Luis Vasquez Villamor, MIR
since August 2001
Structure
Seats157
27 Senators
130 Deputies
Chamber of Senators political groups
  ADN (11)

  MIR (7)

  MNR (4)
  CONDEPA (3)

  UCS (2)
Chamber of Deputies political groups
  ADN (32)

  MNR (26)   MIR (23)

  UCS (21)
  CONDEPA (19)
  MBL (5)

  IU (4)
Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Additional Member System
Last Chamber of Senators election
1 June 1997
Last Chamber of Deputies election
1 June 1997
Next Chamber of Senators election
30 June 2002
Next Chamber of Deputies election
30 June 2002
Meeting place
Palace of Congress

The 1997–2002 Bolivian National Congress was a meeting of the Bolivian legislature composed of the Chamber of Senators and Chamber of Deputies. It met in La Paz from August 1997 to August 2002 during the presidencies of Hugo Banzer and Jorge Quiroga.

The Congress was elected as part of the general elections on 1 June 1997.

Congressional presidential ballot

As no candidate reached the required popular vote majority, the newly elected Congress elected the president on 6 August.

Hugo Banzer of Nationalist Democratic Action (ADN) was elected with the support of Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR), Conscience of Fatherland (CONDEPA), and Solidarity Civic Unity (UCS). Juan Carlos Durán of the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR) received only the support of his own party. The United Left (IU) and the Free Bolivia Movement (MBL) abstained.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Hugo BanzerNationalist Democratic Action11879.73
Juan Carlos DuránRevolutionary Nationalist Movement3020.27
Total148100.00
Total votes148
Registered voters/turnout15794.27

Leadership

National Congress

  • President: Jorge Quiroga (ADN), until 7 August 2001
    • Luis Vasquez Villamor (MIR), from 7 August 2001

[1]

Chamber of Senators

  • President: Wálter Guiteras Denis (ADN), until August 1999

[2]

Chamber of Deputies

[2]

Composition

Chamber of Senators

1997–2002 members of the Chamber of Senators:[3]

Senator Department Party
Enrique Toro Tejada Chuquisaca ADN
Gaston Encinas Valverde Chuquisaca MIR
Mario Paz Zamora Chuquisaca MIR
Carlos García Suarez La Paz CONDEPA
Guido Loayza Mariaca La Paz ADN
Reynaldo Venegas Iporre La Paz CONDEPA
Ericka Brockman Quiroga Cochabamba MIR
Gonzalo Molina Ossio Cochabamba NFR
Wálter Soriano Lea Plaza Cochabamba ADN
Armando Rosas Guzman Oruro ADN
Felix Alanoca Gonzales Oruro CONDEPA
José Sánchez Aguilar Oruro ADN
Edgar Lazo Loayza Potosí MIR
Gonzalo Valda Cardenas Potosí MIR
Wilson Antonio Lora Espada Potosí ADN
Leopoldo Lopez Cossio Tarija MIR
Óscar Zamora Medinaceli Tarija PCB (ML)
Raul Lema Patiño Tarija MNR
Freddy Teodovich Ortiz Santa Cruz MNR
Justo Yepez Kakuda Santa Cruz UCS
Rubén Enrique Poma Rojas Santa Cruz UCS
Miguel Majluf Morales Beni MNR
Peter Enrique Hecker Haase Beni ADN
Wálter Guiteras Denis Beni ADN
Felipe Jose Saucedo Gutierrez Pando MNR
José Villavicencio Pando ADN
Leopoldo Fernández Pando ADN

Chamber of Deputies

1997–2002 members of the Chamber of Deputies:[3]

Deputy Department Party
Augusto Valda Vargas Chuquisaca MBL
Freddy Flores Avilez Chuquisaca UCS
Jaime Ponce Caballero Chuquisaca UCS
Gonzalo Aguirre Villafán Chuquisaca MBL
Jorge Alberto Sensano Zarate Chuquisaca ADN
Juan Felipe Carvajal Padilla Chuquisaca MNR
Maximo Fernando Rodriguez Calvo Chuquisaca ADN
Miguel Antoraz Chalup Chuquisaca MNR
Moises Torrez Ramirez Chuquisaca CONDEPA
Morgan López Baspineiro Chuquisaca MIR
Santiago Arana Bustillos Chuquisaca MIR
Andrés Soliz Rada La Paz CONDEPA
Benjamín Miguel Harb La Paz PDC
Carlos Chambi Ramos La Paz CONDEPA
Claudio Loza Alvarado La Paz CONDEPA
Daniel Santalla La Paz CONDEPA
David Crespo Gamarra La Paz NFR
Eduardo Paz Rada La Paz CONDEPA
Elisa Zuñiga de Siles La Paz ADN
Erick Alberto Reyes Villa Bacigalupi La Paz NFR
Facundo Hurtado Castellón La Paz CONDEPA
Fernando Kieffer Guzmán La Paz ADN
Gonzalo Ruiz Paz La Paz CONDEPA
Guido Capra Jemio La Paz MNR
Guillermo Bedregal Gutiérrez La Paz MNR
Jaime Gonzales Lopez La Paz CONDEPA
Jorge David Cazas Arevalo La Paz UCS
Jorge Eduardo Lorini Saenz La Paz UCS
Jorge Torres Obleas La Paz MIR
José Luis Paredes Muñoz La Paz MIR
Juan del Granado La Paz MBL
Juan Huanca Colque La Paz CONDEPA
Luis Alberto Valle Ureña La Paz ADN
Luis Llerena Gamez La Paz CONDEPA
Luis Vasquez Villamor La Paz MIR
Miguel Magne Saire La Paz CONDEPA
Mirian de Quintela Noguer La Paz UCS
Ramiro Fernandez Argandoña La Paz MNR
Remedios Loza La Paz CONDEPA
Roberto Moscoso Valderrama La Paz MNR
Toribio Tapia Valencia La Paz CONDEPA
Verónica Palenque La Paz CONDEPA
Alberto Gasser Vargas Cochabamba MNR
Armando de la Parra Soria Cochabamba PCB (ML)
Carlos Quiroga Blanco Cochabamba UCS
Félix Sanchéz Veizaga Cochabamba ASP
Franz Rivero Valda Cochabamba NFR
Gonzalo Maldonado Rojas Cochabamba NFR
José Carlos Sánchez Berzaín Cochabamba MNR
Evo Morales Cochabamba ASP
Marco Antonio Cartagena Terceros Cochabamba UCS
Miriam Maesse Ribera Cochabamba MIR
Néstor Guzmán Villarroel Cochabamba ASP
Olimpia Ugarte Bilbao Cochabamba UCS
Oscar Torrico Alvarado Cochabamba MIR
René Recacochea Cochabamba NFR
Roberto Fernandez Orosco Cochabamba NFR
Román Loayza Caero Cochabamba ASP
Tito Hoz de Vila Cochabamba ADN
Tonchy Marinkovic Uzqueda Cochabamba MIR
Carlos Raul Borth Irahola Oruro NFR
Eduardo Avilés Durán Oruro UCS
Elvis Ojeda Calluni Oruro MNR
Fernando Untoja Choque Oruro KND
Gladys Salazar de Perez Rios Oruro MNR
Luis Fernando Aramayo Lopez Oruro NFR
Magin Roque Humerez Oruro CONDEPA
Óscar Salas Moya Oruro ASD
Pedro Rubin de Celis Rojas Oruro CONDEPA
Raul Araoz Velasco Oruro MIR
Alejandro Centellas Quezada Potosí MIR
Bernard Joseph Inch Calvimonte Potosí NFR
Carlos Vicente Aranibar Escarcha Potosí MIR
Edgar Cueto Acebedo Potosí MBL
Edgar Jose Zegarra Bernal Potosí MNR
Felix Vasquez Mamani Potosí MBL
Hugo Soliz Villegas Potosí MNR
Jhonny Dario Plata Chalar Potosí CONDEPA
Juan Luis Choque Armijo Potosí MNR
Justo Raul Gomez Bustillos Potosí ADN
Leonor Alcon Potosí CONDEPA
Lourdes Villacorta Vega Potosí ADN
Luis Sanabria Taboada Potosí UCS
Raúl Angelo Porcel Gonzáles Potosí MIR
Walter Arce Diaz Potosí UCS
Arturo Juan Liebers Baldiviezo Tarija MIR
Francisco Vaca Gutiérrez Tarija MIR
Gonzalo Barrientos de Ugarte Tarija UCS
Hugo Carvajal Donoso Tarija MIR
Imel Copa Velasquez Tarija MNR
Justino Nolasco Llanos Tarija MNR
Never Eberto Vega Salinas Tarija ADN
Pedro Jesus Romero Sagredo Tarija MIR
Soledad Guerra Tovar Tarija MNR
Alejandro Colanzi Zeballos Santa Cruz UCS
Almeida Felicidad Barba Antelo Santa Cruz UCS
Ana Victoria Banegas Espinoza Santa Cruz ADN
Carlos Alberto Subirana Suarez Santa Cruz UCS
Carlos Edgar Chavez Teran Santa Cruz UCS
Edil Sandoval Moron Santa Cruz MNR
Gerardo Rosado Perez Santa Cruz MNR
Guido Añez Moscoso Santa Cruz MIR
Helen Mery Hayes Villagomez Santa Cruz MNR
Hormando Vaca Diez Santa Cruz MIR
Jaalil Melgar Mustafá Santa Cruz UCS
Jorge Landivar Roca Santa Cruz ADN
Luis Fernando Robert Landivar Roca Santa Cruz ADN
Luis Jorge Mayser Ardaya Santa Cruz FSB
Mario Diego Justiniano Aponte Santa Cruz MNR
Offman Blanco Pacheco Santa Cruz MNR
Roberto Fernandez Saucedo Santa Cruz UCS
Ronald Nieme Mendez Santa Cruz MNR
Saúl Guillermo Klinsky Callaú Santa Cruz UCS
Vicente Roca Gil Santa Cruz MIR
Victor Hugo Añez Campos Santa Cruz ADN
Wilmar Stelzer Jimenez Santa Cruz ADN
Carlos Hugo Iriarte Suarez Beni UCS
Edmundo Guiteras Denis Beni ADN
Guido Roca Villavicencio Beni ADN
Jorge Ribera Bruckner Beni UCS
Manuel Suárez Ávila Beni MNR
Millán Ribera Arteaga Beni MIR
Moisés Shiriqui Beni ADN
Oscar Montaño Rodriguez Beni MNR
Sandro Estefano Giordano Garcia Beni MNR
Adolfo Añez Ferreira Pando ADN
Emigdio Flores Calpiñeiro Pando MIR
Juan Carlos Riss Cecin Pando MNR
Miguel Becerra Suarez Pando ADN
Roger Pinto Molina Pando ADN

Notes

  1. On 7 August 2001, President Hugo Banzer resigned for health reasons and Vice President Jorge Quiroga assumed the presidency. The President of the Chamber of Deputies Luis Vasquez Villamor then became President of the National Congress

References

  1. "Vicepresidencia de la República de Bolivia > Inicio". Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Periodo 1982". Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Atlas Electoral". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
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