Edgar Pary

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Edgar Pary
Minister of Education
Assumed office
19 November 2021
PresidentLuis Arce
Preceded byAdrián Quelca
Personal details
Born
Edgar Pary Chambi

Diego Pary Rodríguez
Alma materCaiza "D" Normal School
Occupation
  • Politician
  • professor
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Edgar Pary Chambi is a Bolivian politician and university professor serving as

Movement for Socialism, he previously served as the general director of higher education, technological, linguistic, and artistic techniques within the Ministry of Education and was the department director of education in Potosí
from 2011 to 2012.

Early life and career

Edgar Pary was born in

Ministry of Education as the general director of higher education, technological, linguistic, and artistic techniques during the administration of Roberto Aguilar.[1]

On 6 July 2021, during the administration of Adrián Quelca, Pary filed a lawsuit against the minister for breach of duties concerning an exam trafficking scandal that ultimately culminated in Quelca's resignation on 12 November.[1] In the interim, between presenting his resignation and its formal acceptance by President Luis Arce, Quelca —viewing Pary as his likely successor— filed an administrative and criminal proceeding against him. The complaint alleged that Pary, who at the time was in the process of applying to be deputy director of higher education in Tarija, did not meet the teaching qualifications to hold the position. The Prosecutor's Office quickly dismissed the motion after Pary presented evidence that he had been a professor in Potosí for six years.[2]

Minister of Education

A week after Quelca's resignation, President Arce appointed Pary as the new minister of education on 19 November 2021. Upon assuming office, Pary pledged to coordinate with social organizations, teachers' confederations, parents, and student representatives to improve the education sector in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

In late 2021, Pary announced that the regular school year would be initiated on 1 February 2022 under three modalities: face-to-face, blended, and distance learning, dependent on the severity of the pandemic in each locale.[4] By that date, the fourth wave of the pandemic compelled the Ministry of Education to impose distance learning on all nine departmental capital cities, with the ability of rural school districts to opt for face-to-face classes based on their individual epidemiological situations. Given the low inoculation rate among school-age children —just forty percent— Pary implored parents to promote the vaccination of their progeny in order to hasten the return to in-person schooling.[5] By early March, Pary reported that more than ninety percent of academic units had chosen to resume partial or full face-to-face instruction once school reconvened from the carnival holiday.[6]

On 19 February, the Ministry of Education met with representatives from the Confederation of Urban Education Workers of Bolivia (CTEUB) to negotiate their petition for expanded government resources and a larger budget. Upon the conclusion of talks, CTEUB Executive Secretary Patricio Molina reported that his organization "left the meeting with a taste of almost nothing". As a result, the union announced mobilizations in multiple departments scheduled for 8 March, focused on a march from Senkata to La Paz.[7] On that date, over 2,000 teachers from the thirty-one federations represented by the CTEUB marched through the center of the capital city, demanding compliance with their petition.[8] Subsequent meetings between the CTEUB and the Ministry of Education were unfruitful, with Pary calling the teachers' demands "exaggerated".[9] He pointed out that the Ministry of Education had already signed an agreement with the Rural Magisterium, and classes in that sector were continuing normally.[8]

Pary and representatives of the CTEUB sign an agreement to end the teachers' strikes, 18 March 2022.

The second consecutive day of protests was met with conflict between protesters and law enforcement, in which five teachers were wounded and two detained. Pary called on the protesters to "reflect as teachers", stating that "at this time there is violence and violence generates more violence". In the afternoon, negotiations reopened, lasting through the night in the facilities of the American Institute.[10] By 11 March, the lack of an agreement caused the teachers to announce national mobilizations and a 24-hour strike if their demands were not met by the following week.[11] In response, Pary refused to concede, ratifying the Ministry of Education's counterproposal and assuring that compliance with the CTEUB's demands would be "irresponsible [and] unbalance our economy".[12] On 16 March, striking teachers clashed with police in an attempt to force their way into the headquarters of the Ministry of Education.[13] Overnight, they held a vigil outside the building awaiting results from continued negotiations.[14] The following day, the CTEUB announced that, though progress had been made, they had nonetheless rejected Pary's counteroffer. To impose further pressure, they declared nationwide blockades and a paralysis of educational activities until an agreement was reached.[15]

After ten days of mobilizations, on 18 March, Pary announced that the Ministry of Education and the CTEUB had signed an accord to bring an end to the strikes. Among other aspects, it was concluded that the ministry would discuss with parents, students, and social organizations related to education "to generate a budget within the framework of the [government's] economic capacity". Additionally, school districts agreed not to sanction teachers who had participated in the strikes.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b Quispe C., Jorge H. (20 November 2021). "Édgar Pary, quien denunció a Quelca, ahora es el Ministro de Educación". Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  2. ^ Alanoca, Jesus (19 November 2021). "Nuevo ministro de Educación no figura en el caso 'tráfico de exámenes' y Quelca intentó perjudicar su carrera". El Deber (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Edgar Pary Chambi jura como nuevo Ministro de Educación". Erbol (in Spanish). Erbol. 19 November 2021. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Educación anuncia que el 1 de febrero de 2022 se inicia la gestión escolar". El Deber (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de la Sierra. 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. San Diego Tribune (in Spanish). La Paz. Associated Press. 1 February 2022. Archived
    from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. ^ "90% de colegios decidieron volver a presenciales". Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  7. ^ Pimienta, Gabriel (19 February 2022). "Magisterio urbano anuncia movilizaciones para el 8 de marzo por falta de atención". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Cochabamba. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Magisterio aumentará presión si Gobierno no atiende demandas". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Cochabamba. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  9. ^ Alanoca, Jesus (9 March 2022). "Ministro de Educación cree 'exagerados' los pedidos de ítems y presupuesto de los maestros". El Deber (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  10. ^ Quispe, Jorge (10 March 2022). "Represión policial a maestros deja 5 heridos y 2 detenidos". Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022. 'En este momento hay violencia y la violencia genera más violencia, hay que ir reflexionando como maestros, […]', sostuvo Pary […].
  11. ^ Sánchez, Wilfran (11 March 2022). "Maestros amenazan con paro, marchas y bloqueos si no se atiende su demanda de ítems". La Razón. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Se agrava el conflicto, Pary no retrocede y maestros anuncian radicalización de protesta". Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Vuelve la tensión al Ministerio de Educación: maestros y policías se enfrentan en medio de gases". Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  14. ^ Corz, Carlos (26 March 2022). "Pary y dirigentes retomarán negociaciones en medio de protestas y vigilia de maestros". La Razón (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Sin avances, maestros rechazan contraoferta del Gobierno y ratifican el paro de este viernes". Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. 17 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Gobierno y maestros firman acuerdo y dan por finalizado el conflicto". Correo del Sur (in Spanish). Sucre. 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
Political offices
Preceded by
Minister of Education

2021–present 		Incumbent
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