Draft:Henry Oporto Castro


Henry Oporto Castro
Vice Minister of Planning and Territorial Ordering of Bolivia
In office
August 18, 2002 – January 22, 2006
PresidentGonzalo Sánchez de Lozada
Head of State Affairs of the Vice Presidency of Bolivia
In office
March 23, 1994 – March 23, 1997
PresidentGonzalo Sánchez de Lozada
Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Productive Development of Bolivia
In office
June 3, 2020 – November 3, 2020
PresidentJeanine Áñez
Personal details
Born
Henry Fernando Oporto Castro

(1953-06-11) June 11, 1953 (age 71)
Cochabamba, Bolivia
EducationHigher University of San Andrés
Occupation
Websitehenryoporto.blogspot.com

Henry Fernando Oporto Castro (born June 11, 1953) is a Bolivian politician, businessman, writer and sociologist who served as Vice Minister of Planning and Territorial Ordering of the Republic of Bolivia in the government of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada. Stood out by his work in the fight against the dictatorship in the decade of 1970 and back restoration of the democracy in 1982.

Biography

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He studied sociology in the Higher University of San Andrés in La Paz. In his first years in politic was president of the University Federation. It took part actively in the fight against the dictatorship in the decade of 1970 and back recover of the Bolivian democracy in 1982[1].​ During a lot of years lived in the exile because of the oppression of the dictatorship against his democratic and liberty ideals.

In the public service was served of Head of State Affairs of the Vice Presidency during the first government of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada​.[2] Later appointed Vice Minister of Planning and Territorial Ordering[3][4]​​​[5] in the second mandate of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada[6]​. Recently like Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Productive Development and Plural Economy in 2020 in the interim government of Jeanine Áñez​.[7]

It was director of the National Program of Governance. Researcher of the Foundation Vicente Pazos Kanki. He also joined in the business world.

In the present is director and explorer of the Foundation Millenium. Also, it works permanently in his own projects of economy and political.

Books

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In his career with writer is the author of several literary works:

  • 1983. University: Crisis of hegemony
  • 1991. The Democratic Revolution. A new way to think Bolivia
  • 1998. Reinventing the government. Reform of the State and Governance in Bolivia[8]
  • 2009. The sky by storm[9]
  • 2010. Water and Power
  • 2012. A new course: politics and society
  • 2013. Back to the mining state?
  • 2014. Bolivia, crossroads in the 21st century[10]
  • 2017. The end of the populism. What comes now?[11]
  • 2018. How we are? Essay on the national character of the Bolivians[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Bolivia returns to democracy - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  2. ^ Archives, L. A. Times (1993-06-10). "Bolivia Opposition Leader Is Declared President by Rival". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  3. ^ Fides, Agencia de Noticias (2024-06-18). "Juraron tres". Agencia de Noticias Fides - Bolivia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  4. ^ "GACETA OFICIAL DEL ESTADO PLURINACIONAL DE BOLIVIA". www.gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  5. ^ "Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia". gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  6. ^ "Bolivia Congress elects new president". 2002-08-04. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  7. ^ Valdés, Joshua Berlinger,Gustavo (2019-11-13). "Bolivian senator declares herself acting president – but she may be on shaky ground". CNN. Retrieved 2024-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Oporto Castro, Henry (1998). Reinventando el gobierno: reforma del estado y gobernabilidad en Bolivia. Colección Política (1. ed.). La Paz, Bolivia: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Instituto Latinoamericano de Investigaciones Sociales (FES-ILDIS) [u.a.] ISBN 978-84-8370-255-0.
  9. ^ Oporto Castro, Henry (2009). El cielo por asalto: cinco ensayos breves sobre política boliviana (1. ed.). La Paz: Plural Editores. ISBN 978-99954-1-226-5.
  10. ^ Oporto Castro, Henry; Aponte Burela, Guillermo; Calla, Ricardo; Campero Núñez del Prado, José Carlos, eds. (2014). Bolivia: encrucijadas en el siglo XXI: visiones e ideas para una agenda de país. La Paz: Plural Editores. ISBN 978-99954-1-631-7.
  11. ^ Oporto Castro, Henry, ed. (2017). El fin del populismo: ¿qué viene ahora?: el reto de la innovación y diversificación (Primera edición ed.). La Paz, Bolivia: Plural Editores. ISBN 978-99954-1-767-3.
  12. ^ Oporto Castro, Henry (2018). ¿Cómo somos? ensayo sobre el carácter nacional de los bolivianos (Primera edición ed.). La Paz, Bolivia: Plural Editores. ISBN 978-99954-1-839-7. OCLC 1076553013.