La Paz is represented in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly by four senators and their substitutes elected through proportional representation. They serve five-year terms and qualify for reelection indefinitely. The current delegation comprises three senators from the Movement for Socialism (MAS-IPSP) and one from Civic Community (CC): Virginia Velasco, Félix Ajpi, Simona Quispe, and Cecilia Requena. Their respective substitutes are: Hilarión Padilla, Yolanda Ponce, Guido Varela, and Porfirio Menacho. Although the bicameral system was adopted in the 1831 Constitution and was maintained in subsequently promulgated constitutions, it can be affirmed that with the exception of very small intervals, the Senate did not, in fact, exercise its functions until the convocation of the 1882 legislature.[1] Furthermore, due to heavy political instability and frequent military interventions since 1882, Bolivia did not experience a continuous, uninterrupted legislative session until 1982.
List of senators
edit| Legislature | L. | Senator | Party | Term of office | Substitute | Party | Term of office | E. | Caucus | Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Took office | Left office | Sen. | Sub. | |||||||||||
| 2020–2025 [2][3] |
1° | Virginia Velasco | MAS | 3 November 2020 | Incumbent | Hilarión Padilla | MAS | 9 November 2020 | Incumbent | 2020 | MAS | [4] | ||||
| 2° | Félix Ajpi | MAS | 3 November 2020 | Incumbent | Yolanda Ponce | MAS | 9 November 2020 | Incumbent | [5] | [6] | ||||||
| 3° | Simona Quispe | MAS | 3 November 2020 | Incumbent | Guido Varela | MAS | 9 November 2020 | Incumbent | [7] | [8] | ||||||
| 1° | Cecilia Requena | CC | 3 November 2020 | Incumbent | Porfirio Menacho | CC | 9 November 2020 | Incumbent | CC | [9] | [10] | |||||
References
editFootnotes
edit- ^ Cáceres Bilbao 2000, p. 88
- ^ "Nómina de Ciudadanos Electos como Senadores" (PDF). oep.org.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Plurinational Electoral Organ. 2020. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Titular senators were sworn in 3 November 2020:
- Medina, Eduardo (3 November 2020). "Los nuevos asambleístas electos juran para el periodo 2020–2025". La Razón (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- "Posesionan a 35 senadores suplentes en la primera sesión ordinaria de la legislatura 2020–2021". web.senado.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Senators. 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Virginia Velasco Condori". web.senado.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Senators. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Felix Ajpi Ajpi". web.senado.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Senators. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Yolanda María Ponce Condo". web.senado.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Senators. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Simona Quispe Apaza". web.senado.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Senators. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "José Guido Varela Mancilla". web.senado.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Senators. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Cecilia Isabel Requena Zárate". web.senado.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Senators. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Porfirio Ovidio Menacho Tarquino". web.senado.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Senators. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
Bibliography
edit- Cáceres Bilbao, Pío (2000). Bolivia, el Senado Nacional (Album): Bosquejo Histórico Parlamentario, 1825–1925 (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). La Paz: Editora Atenea S.R.L.
- Romero Ballivián, Salvador (2018). Quiroga Velasco, Camilo Sergio (ed.). Diccionario Biográfico de Parlamentarios 1979–2019 (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). La Paz: Fundación de Apoyo al Parlamento y la Participación Ciudadana; Fundación Konrad Adenauer. ISBN 978-99974-0-021-5.