Edmundo Novillo Aguilar (born 28 January 1963) is a Bolivian lawyer, politician, and Governor of Cochabamba. His political career includes serving on the Departmental Council, as Mayor of Totora, and as a Deputy in the Bolivian Chamber of Deputies.[2] He was Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies for four years from 2006 to 2010.[2] He is affiliated with the Movement for Socialism (MAS-IPSP), and was the first MAS-IPSP member to serve a President of the Chamber of Deputies.
Edmundo Novillo | |
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 Novillo in 2011 | |
| Minister of Defense | |
| Assumed office 9 November 2020 | |
| President | Luis Arce |
| Preceded by | Luis Fernando López |
| 1st Governor of Cochabamba | |
| In office 30 May 2010 – 31 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Ledezma (as prefect) |
| Succeeded by | Iván Canelas |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 22 January 2006 – 22 January 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Norah Soruco |
| Succeeded by | Héctor Enrique Arcé Zaconeta |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies from Cochabamba | |
| In office 6 August 2002 – 22 January 2010 | |
| Constituency | Circumscription 29[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edmundo Novillo Aguilar 28 January 1963 Totora, Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| Political party | Movement for Socialism |
Novillo won the 2010 gubernatorial election in Cochabamba with 61.9% of the vote.[3] He was succeeded in 2015 by Iván Canelas.[4] On 9 November 2020, the recently inaugurated President Luis Arce appointed him Minister of Defense.[5] It was announced on 28 December that Novillo had gone into quarantine after contracting COVID-19.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Observatorio del Poder Legislativo en America Latina".
- ^ a b "Novillo, el primer gobernador". Los Tiempos. 2010-04-05. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
- ^ Corte Nacional Electoral, Acto de Computo Nacional Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Canelas es Gobernador electo de Cochabamba - Periódico La Patria (Oruro - Bolivia)". Periódico La Patria (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ Bolivia, Opinión. "Exgobernador de Cochabamba asume el Ministerio de Defensa". Opinión Bolivia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Dos ministros, Revilla, Chapetón y Reyes Villa tienen coronavirus". www.paginasiete.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-05.
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