Departments of Bolivia
The nine (ten officially including the Chillian administered Littoral since 1884) departments of Bolivia have directly elected governors since 18.12.2005. Autonomy from the federal government was declared unilaterally on 15.12.2007, but this was not recognized until 30.05.2010. The Departments received autonomy under the 2009 constitution.
Beni (El Beni)
1842 Beni (Trinidad) Province created
15 Dec 2007 Autonomy Declared
Prefects
18 Dec 2005 - 04 Jan 2010 Ernesto Suárez Sattori (1st Time) ... 1966- PODEMOS
04 Jan - 30 May 2010 Clemente Cárdenas Sanjinés
(acting)
Governors
30 May 2010 - 28 Feb 2013 Ernesto Suárez Sattori (2nd Time)
16 Dec 2011 - 28 Feb 2013 Haisen Riberta Leigue
(acting for Suárez)
01 Mar 2013 - 31 May 2015 Carmelo Lens Fredericksen
31 May 2015 - 13 Nov 2019 Alejandro Ferrier Abidar
13 Nov 2019 - 12 Jul 2020 Fanor Amapo Yubanera (1st Time)
12 Jul - 20 Aug 2020 Yáscara Moreno Flores
20 Aug 2020 - 03 May 2021 Fanor Amapo Yubanera (2nd Time)
03 May 2021 - José Alejandro Unzueta Shiriqui
Chuquisaca
1538 Sucre founded
1783 Indendancy of Chuquisaca
2005 Autonomy
Indendants
1783 - 1785 José Ignacio Flores de Vergara
y Ximénez de Cárdenas ................... 1733-1786
1785 - 1790 Vicente de Gálvez y Valenzuela
1790 - 1797 Joaquín del Pino Sánchez de Rozas
Romero y Negrete ........................ 1729-1804
1797 - 25 May 1809 Ramón García de León y Pizarro ........... 1745-1815
30 Sep 1809 - 13 Nov 1810 Vicente Nieto de las Viñas y García
Sánchez de Valencia y González .......... 1769-1810
27 Dec 1810 - 26 Jan 1811 Juan José Antonio Castelli ............... 1764-1812
26 Jan 1811 - 13 Mar 1813 Juan Martín de Pueyrredón y O'Dogan ...... 1777-1850
1813 Francisco Antonio Ortiz de Ocampo ........ 1771-1840
1815 Martín Rodríguez ......................... 1771-1845
1815 - 1816 Juan Antonio Natalio Fernández ........... 1786-1855
1816 - 1818 José Pascual de Vivero y Salaverría
1818 - 1824 Rafael Maroto Yserns ..................... 1783-1853
1824 - 02 Apr 1825 Pedro Antonio de Olañeta Marquiegui ...... 1770-1825
Prefects
18 Dec 2005 - 30 Aug 2007 David Sanchez Heredia .................... 1966-
(1st Time)
30 Aug - 20 Sep 2007 Adrián Valeriano ......................... 1964-
(acting)
20 Sep - 18 Dec 2007 David Sanchez Heredia (2nd Time)
18 Dec 2007 - 11 Jul 2008 Arial Iriarte
(acting)
11 Jul 2008 - 30 May 2010 Savina Cuéllar Leaños .................... 1956- ACI
Governors
30 May 2010 - 26 Dec 2014 Esteban Urquizu Cuéllar (1st Time) ....... 1981- MAS
26 Dec 2014 - 31 May 2015 Jaime Cárdenas Mendieta
(interim)
31 May 2015 - 25 Mar 2020 Esteban Urquizu Cuéllar (2nd Time)
23 Nov 2019 - 02 Jan 2020 Efraín Balderas Cháves (1st Time)
(acting)
02 Jan - 25 Mar 2020 Víctor Hugo Sánchez Morales
25 Mar 2020 - 03 May 2021 Efraín Balderas Cháves (2nd Time)
03 May 2021 - Damián Condori Herrera
Cochabamba
1542 Cochabamba founded
1776 - 1809 Cochabamba province part of Rio de la Plata
1825 Part of Bolivia
18 Dec 2005 Autonomy declared
Governor-Intendants
1776 - 1780 Francisco de Viedma y Narváez ........... 1737-1809
1780 - 1784 Félix José Villalobos
1784 - 1809 Martín de Mendóza
1809 - 1810 José González de Amada
1810 - 1811 Francisco del Rivero .................... 1757-1813
1811 Antonio Allende
1811 - 1812 Joaquín Mariano de Lombera
1812 - 1813 Gerónimo Marrón de Lombera .............. 1760-1814
1813 Miguel José de Cabrera
1813 Juan Antonio Álvarez de Arenales ........ 1770-1831
1813 - 1814 Martín de Jáuregui
1814 - 1815 Antonio de Goyburo
1815 - 1816 Juan Antonio de Arenales
1816 - 1817 Tribunal Militar o de Purificatión
1817 - 1823 José de Mendizábal e Ymas
1823 - 1824 José Miguel de Velasco Franco ........... 1795-1859
1824 - 1825 Martín Ruiz de Somocurico
1825 Pedro Antonio de Assúa
Prefects
18 Dec 2005 - 12 Aug 2008 Manfred Reyes Villa ..................... 1954- NFR
12 Aug - 26 Aug 2008 Johnny Gutierrez Ferrel
(not recognised)
29 Aug - 12 Dec 2008 Rafael Puente Calvo ..................... 1940- MAS
(acting)
12 Dec 2008 - 30 May 2010 Jorge Ledezma Cordejo ................... 1963- MAS
(interim)
Governors
30 May 2010 - 31 May 2015 Edmundo Novillo Aguilar ................. 1963- MAS
31 May 2015 - 14 Nov 2019 Iván Canelas Alurralde .................. 1955- MAS
14 Nov 2019 - 03 May 2021 Ester Soria Gonzáles .................... 1976- MAS
(interim)
03 May 2021 - Humberto Sánchez Sánchez ................ 1970- MAS
La Paz
1548 La Paz (Chuqiyapu) Founded
Governor-Intendants
01 Jan 1784 - 1789 José Sebastián de Segurola y Oluden
1789 - 1790 José Pablo Conti
1790 - 1791 Augustín de Goyoneta
1791 - 1793 Juan Manuel Álvarez
1793 - 1795 Francisco Antonio Dionisio Cuéllar Artucho
Carrillo de los Ríos Ronsvi Valdés
1795 - 1797 Fernándo de la Sota Agüero
1797 - 1805 Juan Antonio de Burgunyó
Aug 1805 - 12 Jul 1809 Tadeo Dávila
12 Jul - 30 Sep 1809 Pedro Domingo Murillo
30 Sep 1809 - 25 Jan 1810 Juan Ramírez Orosco
25 Jan 1810 - 1813 Domingo Tristán y Morscoso
1813 - 24 Sep 1814 Gregorio Hoyos de Miranda García
de Llano Marqués de Valdés Hoyos
24 Sep - 04 Nov 1814 José Astete
(relovutionaly government)
04 Nov 1814 - 26 Oct 1816 José María Luadavere
26 Oct 1816 - 01 Feb 1817 Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca
01 Feb 1817 - 1822 Juan Sánchez Lima
1822 - 1823 Francisco Huarte y Jáuregui
- 1823 José Ramón de Loazim
1823 - 31 Jan 1825 José Ildefonso Mendizábal e Imaz
Prefects
18 Dec 2005 - 10 Aug 2008 José Luis Paredes Muñoz ................. 1956- PODEMOS
10 Aug - 29 Aug 2008 Alejandro Zapata
(acting)
29 Aug 2008 - 30 May 2010 Pablo Ramos Sánchez ..................... 1937- MAS
Governors
30 May 2010 - 31 May 2015 César Hugo Cocarico Yana ................ 1969- MAS
31 May 2015 - 03 May 2021 Félix Patzi Paco ........................ 1967- MAS
03 May 2021 - Santos Quispe Quispe .................... 1982-
Oruro
1606 Oruro founded
Prefect
18 Dec 2005 - 30 May 2010 Alberto Luís Aguilar Calle .............. 1958- MAS
Governors
30 May 2010 - 31 May 2015 Santos Javier Tito Véliz ................ 1964- MAS
31 May 2015 - 19 Nov 2019 Víctor Hugo Vásquez Mamani .............. 1971- MAS
19 Nov 2019 - 31 May 2020 Zenón Pizarro Garisto ................... 1977- MAS
(interim)
31 May 2020 - 03 May 2021 Edson Milton Oczachoque Gerónimo
(interim)
03 May 2021 - Johnny Franklin Vedia Rodríguez ......... 1969- MAS
Pando
1938 Pando (Cobija) province created
15 Dec 2007 Autonomy declared
16 Sep 2008 - 2010 Under martial law
Prefects
18 Dec 2005 - 16 Sep 2008 Leopoldo Fernández Ferreira ............. 1952- PODEMOS
20 Sep 2008 - 30 May 2010 Landelino Bandeiras Arze
(interim)
Governor
30 May 2010 - 24 Dec 2014 Luis Adolfo Flores Roberts (1st Time) ... 1972-
24 Dec 2014 - 31 May 2015 Edgar Polanco Tirina .................... 1969- MAS
(interim)
31 May 2015 - 03 Nov 2020 Luis Adolfo Flores Roberts (2nd Time)
03 Nov 2020 - 03 May 2021 Paola Terrazas Justiniano
(interim)
03 May 2021 - Regis Germán Richter Alencar ............ 1971-
Potosí
1546 Potosi Founded
1783-1811 Province of Upper Peru
1811-1815 Annexed to Peru
11 Aug 1815 Part of Bolivia
Governor-Intendants
28 Jan 1782 - 18 Dec 1788 Juan del Pino Manrique de Lara
18 Dec 1788 - 10 Nov 1810 Francisco de Paula Sanz y Espinosa
de los Monteros Martínez y Soler ....... 1745-1810
10 Nov - 25 Nov 1810 Joaquín de la Quintana
25 Nov - 27 Dec 1810 Juan José Antonio Castelli
27 Dec 1810 - 1811 Pedro Lobo
1811 Feliciano Antonio Chiclana .............. 1761-1826
04 Aug - 20 Sep 1811 Juan Martín de Puerredón y O'Dogan
20 Sep - 29 Oct 1811 Miguel Lamberto de Sierra
29 Oct 1811 - 01 Mar 1813 Mariano de Campero y Ugarte
01 Mar - 21 Dec 1813 Buenaventura Salinas
11 Sep - Oct 1813 Apolinario Figueroa ..................... 1771-1842
(1st Time, substitute)
21 Dec 1813 - 22 Oct 1814 Gerónimo Marrón y Lombera
22 Oct 1814 - 26 Apr 1815 Felipe Lizarazu,
conde de Casa Real de Moneda
05 May - Jul 1815 Apolinario Figueroa (2nd Time)
Prefect
18 Dec 2005 - 30 May 2010 Mario Virreira .......................... 1949- MAS
Governors
30 May 2010 - 31 May 2015 Félix González Bernal ................... 1960-
31 May 2015 - 15 Nov 2019 Juan Carlos Cejas Ugarte ................ 1969- MAS
15 Nov 2019 - 03 May 2021 Omer Veliz Ramos
03 May 2021 - Johnny Óscar Mamani Gutiérrez ........... 1975- MAS
Santa Cruz
1561 Santa Cruz de la Sierra city founded
1826 Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz de la Sierra) province created
2007 Autonomy delared
Prefects
18 Dec 2005 - 05 Jan 2010 Rubén Darío Costas Aguilera (1st Time) .. 1955- APB
05 Jan - 30 May 2010 Roly Aguilera Gasser .................... 1969-
(interim)
Governor
30 May 2010 - 11 Dec 2014 Rubén Darío Costas Aguilera (2nd Time)
11 Dec 2014 - 30 May 2015 Blanca Ruth Lozada Añez ................. 1959-
31 May 2015 - 03 May 2021 Rubén Darío Costas Aguilera (3rd Time)
03 May 2021 - Luis Fernando Camacho Vaca .............. 1979- C
(arrested 28 Dec 2022)
Tarija
1574 Tarija city founded
1831 Tarija province created
2007 Autonomy declared
Governors
20 Jan 2006 - 05 Jan 2010 Mario Adel Cossío Cortez (1st Time) ..... 1960-
06 Jan - 30 May 2010 Mauricio Lea Plaza ...................... 1963-
(interim)
30 May 2010 - 31 May 2015 Mario Adel Cossío Cortez (2nd Time)
(suspended 16 Dec 2010)
16 Dec 2010 - 31 May 2015 Lino Condori ............................ 1954- MAS
(acting for suspended Cortez)
31 May 2015 - 03 May 2021 Adrián Oliva Alcázar .................... 1978-
03 May 2021 - Óscar Gerardo Montes Barzón ............. 1960-
C=Creemos ('We Believe,' right-wing popularist, anti-communism).
MAS=Movimento al Socialismo (Movement Towards Socialism, socialist).
MIR=Movimento Izquierda Revolucionaria (Movement of Revolutionary Left, social-democratic).
MNR=Movimento Nacionalista Revolucionaria (National Revolutionary Movement, centrist).
PODEMOS=Poder Democratic Social (Social and Democratic Power 'We can,' conservative, ex-ADR).