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Esteban Urquizu

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Esteban Urquizu Cuéllar
Governor of Chuquisaca
In office
May 2010 – 2015
Personal details
Born (1981-04-11) April 11, 1981 (age 43)
Yamparáez, Bolivia
Political partyMAS

Esteban Urquizu Cuéllar (born April 11, 1981, in Yamparáez Province) is a peasant leader, governor of Chuquisaca, and the youngest governor in Bolivia. He is affiliated with the Movement for Socialism (MAS), for which he previously served as a member of the Constituent Assembly. He won the 2010 gubernatorial election in Chuquisaca with 53.6% of the vote. Previously, he led the Chuquisaca Peasant Worker Federation. His wife is Alejandra Picha and former Prefect (a post new replaced with the governorship) of Chuquisaca. Savina Cuéllar is his aunt.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Chuquisaca: Urquizu jura como gobernador en acto ancestral y promete unidad". Fundación Aclo. 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2010-06-13.