Mario Choque
Mario Choque | |
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Senator for Oruro | |
In office 19 January 2010 – 18 January 2015 | |
Substitute | Nelly Ancasi (2010–2011)[α] |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Succeeded by | Plácida Espinoza |
Personal details | |
Born | Mario Choque Gutiérrez 18 July 1954 Movement for Socialism |
Alma mater | Technical University of Oruro |
Occupation |
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Mario Choque Gutiérrez (born 18 July 1954) is a Bolivian economist and politician who served as senator for Oruro from 2010 to 2015.
Choque studied
Alongside his career work, Choque was also active as a
Early life and career
Early life and education
Mario Choque was born on 18 July 1954 in
Following his discharge, Choque returned to Oruro to pursue higher education.[6] He attended the Technical University of Oruro, graduating with degrees in economics and statistics from the institute's Faculty of Economic, Financial, and Administrative Sciences – where he also worked as an aide.[5] Choque was later brought on as a docent at the university's School of Business Administration, where he taught lectures on microeconomics for some time.[7]
Career and community organizing
Concurrent with his academic activities, Choque also pursued a career in the
Following the mine's closure, Choque remained briefly involved in other mining operations: he served as an administrator at the Huanuni Mining Company and held posts within the Bolivian Mining Corporation .[4] From there, Choque diversified his portfolio; alongside his employment at the Oruro branch of the National Agricultural Health and Food Safety Service,[9] he continued to consult for the Oruro Telecommunications Cooperative from 1996 to 2007 and the Inter-American Development Bank from 2002 to 2006 – for the latter, he also served as the organization's regional supervisor in Oruro.[10]
Outside career work, Choque also gained distinction as a
Chamber of Senators
Election
Choque's
Tenure
Choque's low-profile Senate tenure centered largely on economic policy, as a member and later chair of the upper chamber's Finance Commission.[§] Topics of budget,[18] tax policy,[19] and the allocation of economic resources toward infrastructure and rural development projects[20] – with a special emphasis on eradicating extreme poverty in Oruro's least-developed regions – occupied Choque's agenda during his first years in office.[21] The second half of his term also saw him designated as a representative to the Andean Parliament, where he served as vice president for Bolivia from 2014 to 2015.[22] At the end of his term in 2014, Choque was not listed for reelection,[23] even as the MAS once again won nearly every seat in Oruro's delegation.[24]
Commission assignments
- Planning, Economic Policy, and Finance Commission (President: 2011–2013)[25]
- Planning, Budget, Public Investment, and Comptroller's Office Committee (Secretary: 2010–2011)[26]
- Social Policy, Education, and Health Commission
- Housing, Employment Law, Occupational Safety, and Social Welfare Committee (Secretary: 2013–2015)[27]
Electoral history
Year | Office | Party | Votes | Result | Ref. | |||
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Total | % | P. | ||||||
2009 | Senator | Movement for Socialism
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178,363 | 79.46% | 1st | Won | [28][δ] | |
Source: Plurinational Electoral Organ | Electoral Atlas |
References
Notes
- ^ Died in office.[1]
- ^ Spanish: Organización Territorial de Base; lit. 'Grassroots Organization'. OTBs were constituted from organized groups of indigenous peoples, campesino communities, or neighborhood councils, and operated as the means for these to gain state recognition as juridicial entities.[12] OTBs within each canton of a municipality constituted the membership of that region's vigilance committee.[13]
- ^ Aside from a general increase in the number of senators per department – from three to four – the system of apportioning seats was also changed from one of top-two majoritarian representation to one of proportional representation, making it possible for one party to win all four Senate seats in any given region.[16]
- ^ Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.
Footnotes
- ^ La Patria 2011a, p. 4.
- ^ Nuevo Estado 2013, p. 19; Gonzales Salas 2013, p. 461; Romero Ballivián 2018, p. 160.
- ^ Educa 2015.
- ^ a b Gonzales Salas 2013, p. 461.
- ^ a b Nuevo Estado 2013, p. 19.
- ^ Romero Ballivián 2018, p. 160.
- ^ a b El Cóndor 2014, p. 1.
- ^ Gonzales Salas 2013, p. 461; Romero Ballivián 2018, p. 160.
- ^ Gonzales Salas 2013, p. 461; El Cóndor 2014, p. 1.
- ^ a b Nuevo Estado 2013, p. 19; Romero Ballivián 2018, p. 160.
- ^ Romero Ballivián 2018, pp. 121, 160.
- ^ Participación Popular 1994, pp. 2–6.
- ^ Participación Popular 1994, p. 15.
- ^ Nuevo Estado 2013, p. 19; Gonzales Salas 2013, pp. 461–462; Romero Ballivián 2018, p. 160.
- ^ Gonzales Salas 2013, p. 462.
- ^ a b Romero Ballivián 2018, pp. 160–161.
- ^ La Patria 2009, p. 1.
- ^ La Patria 2010a, p. 5.
- ^ La Patria 2011b, p. 4.
- ^ La Patria 2011c, p. 5.
- ^ La Patria 2010b, p. 5.
- ^ La Patria 2014a, p. 4.
- ^ La Patria 2014b, p. 5.
- ^ La Patria 2014c, p. 3.
- ^ Prensa Senado 2011; Prensa Senado 2012.
- ^ Prensa Senado 2010.
- ^ Prensa Senado 2013; Prensa Senado 2014.
- ^ Atlas Electoral 2009.
Works cited
Online and list sources
- "Comisiones y Comités: Periodo Legislativo 2010–2011". El Diario (in Spanish). La Paz. 2 February 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Comisiones y Comités: Periodo Legislativo 2011–2012". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Cochabamba. 2 February 2011. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Comisiones y Comités: Periodo Legislativo 2012–2013". senado.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Senators. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- "Comisiones y Comités: Periodo Legislativo 2013–2014". senado.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Senators. 24 January 2013. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Comisiones y Comités: Periodo Legislativo 2014–2015". senado.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Senators. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Elecciones Generales 2009 | Atlas Electoral". atlaselectoral.oep.org.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Plurinational Electoral Organ. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- "Pazña – Municipio de Poopó". educa.com.bo (in Spanish). 23 December 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
Digital and print publications
- "Candidatos a diputados y senadores por Oruro" [Candidates for Chamber of Deputies and Senate in Oruro]. La Patria (in Spanish). Oruro. 16 July 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- "Gobierno prevé erradicar extrema pobreza en 22 municipios del Departamento de Oruro" [Government Looks to Eradicate Extreme Poverty in 22 Municipalities in the Oruro Department]. La Patria (in Spanish). Oruro. 12 September 2010. p. 5. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "MAS logra diputado en la C-33 y fortifica representación en brigada parlamentaria" [MAS Wins Deputy in C-33, Strengthening Representation in Parliamentary Delegation]. La Patria (in Spanish). Oruro. 9 December 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- "MAS tendrá supremacía en la brigada parlamentaria" [MAS to Hold Supremacy in the Parliamentary Delegation]. La Patria (in Spanish). Oruro. 20 December 2014. p. 3. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- "Orureño es vicepresidente del Parlamento Andino" [Orureño Elected Vice President of the Andean Parliament]. La Patria (in Spanish). Oruro. 8 June 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "Presupuesto General del Estado fue aprobado como no sucedía hace años" [New General State Budget Approved for First Time in Years]. La Patria (in Spanish). Oruro. 27 November 2010. p. 5. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "¿Qué son las Organizaciones Territoriales de Base (OTBs)?" [What Are Grassroots Organizations (OTBs)?] (in Spanish). La Paz: Secretaría Nacional de Participación Popular. 1994.
- "Representando a mas de 120 millones de personas: Conozca nuestros Parlamentarios Andinos" [Representing More than 120 Million People: Meet Our Andean Parliamentarians]. El Cóndor (in Spanish). Bogotá. 2014. p. 1 – via the Internet Archive.
- "Senadora Nelly Ancasi perdió la vida en infausto accidente de tránsito" [Senator Nelly Ancasi Killed in Unfortunate Traffic Accident]. La Patria (in Spanish). Oruro. 15 August 2011. p. 4. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- "Senadoras y senadores del Estado Plurinacional: Mario Choque Gutiérrez" [Senators of the Plurinational State: Mario Choque Gutiérrez]. Nuevo Estado (in Spanish). Vol. 2, no. 7. La Paz. 2013. p. 19 – via the Internet Archive.
- "Senadores abordan proyecto de ley de clasificación de impuestos" [Senate Addresses Tax Classification Bill]. La Patria (in Spanish). Oruro. 9 June 2011. p. 4. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "Senadores aprueban ley para financiar los proyectos viales entre Oruro y Potosí" [Senate Approves Law to Finance Road Projects Between Oruro and Potosí]. La Patria (in Spanish). Oruro. 13 July 2011. p. 5. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
Books and encyclopedias
- Gonzales Salas, Inés, ed. (2013). Biografías: Historias de vida en la Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional (in Spanish). Editorial Gente Común; ERBOL; OCLC 876429743 – via the Internet Archive.
- OCLC 1050945993 – via the Internet Archive.
External links
- Parliamentary profile Office of the Vice President (in Spanish).
- Senate profile Chamber of Senators (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 July 2014.
- Biographic profile ERBOL (in Spanish).