Worldwide Guide to Women in
Leadership
Female Heads of the
Parliament of Bolivia (Female
suffrage 1952)
The Congress whose President is Vice-President of the Republic consists of
the Senate and Camera de Diputados
1979 President of Camera de Diputados Lydia Guelier Tejada
1979 President of the Congress and Acting Vice-President of the Republic
Ca. 1978 Undersecretary for Agriculture, 1979-80
President and Leader of the Government. 1982-83 Ambassador to West Gemany,
1983-86 to Columbia, 1993 to Venezuela, and from 1990 President of Partido
Revolucionario de los Izquierda Nazional Guieler.(b. 1921-)
1993-94 3.
Secretary of the Cámera de Diputados
2002-03 President of the Cámera de Senadores Mirtha Queuedo Acalinovic
Prefect and General Commander of the Department of Oruro 1995-97, Vice-President
of the Municipal Council of Oruro, Minister of Popular Participation in 2003 and
Leader of the Movimiento Nacionalista
Revolucionario from ca. 2005.
(b. 1960-)
1995-99 Official Mayor, General Secretary of Camera de Diputados Arq.
Mavel Cruz
1999- Official Mayor of the Senate
1999-2000 3. Secretary of the Cámera de Diputados Verónica Palenque
Yanguas
She was President of various committees in 1997 and 1998. (b. 1967)
2002-03 1. Vice-President of the Cámera de Diputados María Teresa Paz Prudencio
2002-03 1. Secretary of the Cámera de Diputados Marlene Fernández del Grando
2003-04 1. Vice-President of the Cámera de Diputados Elsa Maria Guevara Aguirre
Ambassador to Cuba since 2004
as the first Indiginas woman to be appointed Chief of a diplomatic mission.
2004-05 1. Vice-president of the Cámera de Diputados Norah Soruco Barba de Salvatierra
2005-06 President of the Cámera de Diputados
2005 2. Vice-president of the Cámera de Diputados Isabel Ortega
2006- 1. Vice-President of the Cámera de Diputados Julia Ramos
2006- President of the Asamblea Constituyente Silvia Lazarte Flores
2006- 2. Secretary of the Asamblea Constituyente Svetlana Ortiz Tristán
Last update 06.08.06