José Luis Parada

José Luis Parada
Minister of Economy and Public Finance
In office
13 November 2019 – 7 July 2020
PresidentJeanine Áñez
Preceded byLuis Arce
Succeeded byÓscar Ortiz Antelo
Personal details
Born
José Luis Parada Rivero

(1953-09-28) 28 September 1953 (age 71)
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Political partyJuntos
EducationNational Autonomous University of Honduras

José Luis Parada Rivero (born 28 September 1953) is a Bolivian economist and politician who served as the Bolivian Minister of Economy and Public Finance from 13 November 2019 to 7 July 2020 during the interim government of Jeanine Áñez.[1]

Biography

José Luis Parada Rivero was born on 28 September 1953 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. He studied economics at the National Autonomous University of Honduras in Tegucigalpa graduating as an economist in 1975.[1]

He returned to Bolivia and joined the Santa Cruz Development Corporation as Head of Sector Planning and Director of Administration and Finance. He also entered the public sphere, working as Administrative and Financial Director for the Vice Presidency of Bolivia.[1]

Starting in 2005, Parada served as Secretary of the Economy and Finance of the Departmental Government of Santa Cruz and later as an economic advisor during the administration of Governor Rubén Costas.

Minister of Economy and Public Finance (2019–2020)

On 13 November 2019, President Jeanine Áñez appointed Parada to the position of Minister of Economy and Public Finance in replacement of Luis Arce who resigned on 10 November.[2] He served in the position until 7 July 2020 when he renounced for personal reasons.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "José Luis Parada es el nuevo ministro de Economía". www.paginasiete.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. ^ VARELA, EFRAÍN. "Añez posesiona a primeros 11 ministros; José Luis Parada es la cabeza de Economía". Economy - Finanzas & negocios. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Presidenta de Bolivia designa a nuevo Ministro de Economía tras renuncia de José Luis Parada". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile (in Spanish). 7 July 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Economy and Finance
2019–2020
Succeeded by