Rubén Callisaya
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| Born | Donato Rubén Callisaya Mayta 24 May 1961 Movement for Socialism (since 1999) |
| Alma mater | Higher University of San Andrés |
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Donato Rubén Callisaya Mayta (born 24 May 1961) is a Bolivian politician and trade unionist who served as a
Callisaya was born in Coripata, a predominantly agricultural settlement dedicated to coca cultivation, and moved to the capital to attend secondary school. He abandoned law studies at the Higher University of San Andrés to pursue a career at the National State Railroad Company, where he worked for twelve years between 1985 until the enterprise's privatization in 1996.
Following his dismissal, Callisaya established himself as a
Early life and career
Early life and education
Rubén Callisaya was born on 24 May 1961 in Coripata,[2] an Aymara settlement in the Nor Yungas Province of eastern La Paz Department. The area is known for its coca cultivation:[3] Callisaya's father, Eulogio, was a cocalero who made a living as a carrier.[4] He made regular trips through the treacherous Yungas trail route – better known as "Death Road" – to make cargo deliveries.[5] Cristina Mayta, Rubén's mother, was an esteemed merchant in their community.[2]
Callisaya attended school in Coripata, where he studied through seventh-grade primary. He moved to
Career and trade unionism
Callisaya worked as a railroad worker at the National State Railroad Company for the better part of twelve years between 1985 and 1996.[9] He was dismissed after the enterprise was privatized during the administration of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada[6] – one of hundreds of workers who lost employment as the company was gutted by foreign consortiums.[10]
Forced into early retirement, Callisaya found self-employment as a
Chamber of Deputies
Election
Callisaya became acquainted with
Financial constraints prevented Callisaya from running for office in the
Tenure
Callisaya served the length of his term on the Industry, Commerce, Transport, and Tourism Committee and was leader of the MAS delegation in La Paz Department from 2012 to 2013.[2] He took part in the elaboration and passage of the General Law on Transport, a landmark piece of legislation for members of the transportation sector.[20]
At the same time, Callisaya's term was rocked by scandal over his ties to the "Narco-Lebanese" Georges Chafic, a Lebanon-born
Callisaya was not nominated for reelection at the end of his term. In general, the seats afforded to the drivers' unions belonged to the sector at-large, as opposed to any single individual. Rarely were incumbents re-nominated: preference among the organizations was to rotate out their representatives.[23] Union executive Franklin Durán – whom Callisaya had lobbied be nominated for Senate – instead succeeded him as the drivers' member for La Paz.[24]
Commission assignments
- Plural Economy, Production, and Industry Commission
- Industry, Commerce, Transport, and Tourism Committee (2010–2015)[25]
Electoral history
| Year | Office | Party | Votes | Result | Ref. | |||
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| Total | % | P. | ||||||
| 2002 | Deputy | Movement for Socialism
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Disqualified | Lost | [ε] | |||
Movement for Socialism
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6,910 | 12.20% | 4th | Lost | [28] | |||
| 2004 | Councillor | Movement for Socialism
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74,563 | 19.88% | 2nd | Lost | [29][ζ] | |
| 2009 | Deputy | Movement for Socialism
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1,099,259 | 80.28% | 1st | Won | [30][ζ] | |
| Source: Plurinational Electoral Organ | Electoral Atlas | ||||||||
References
Notes
- ^ Resigned from office.[1]
- student leadership, where he held some positions. His first instincts, however, were to pursue a career in football: he played semi-professional Fourth and Third Division for The Strongest but did not advance further.[5]
- ^ The MAS offered union leaders privileged positions on its electoral lists. The unions, in turn, mobilized their sector in support of the party and its platform.[13] Drivers like Callisaya took part in the mass protests that toppled the government of Sánchez de Lozada in October 2003, for example.[14]
- ^ Between 1995 and 2010, municipal councils in each province selected their representatives in the departmental council of the prefecture. This form of indirect election – along with the councils themselves – was discontinued in 2010 and replaced by departmental legislative assemblies elected by popular vote.[17]
- ^ Callisaya ranked ninth on the MAS's registered slate of party-list candidates.[26] He no longer appeared on the National Electoral Court's final published list of qualified candidates.[27]
- ^ a b Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.
Footnotes
- ^ Oxígeno 2014.
- ^ a b c Vargas & Villavicencio 2014, p. 47.
- ^ Educa 2015.
- ^ a b Vargas & Villavicencio 2014, p. 47; Romero Ballivián 2018, p. 121.
- ^ a b c d e Gonzales Salas 2013, p. 154.
- ^ a b Gonzales Salas 2013, p. 154; Romero Ballivián 2018, p. 121.
- ^ Romero Ballivián 2018, p. 440.
- ^ Vicepresidencia 2010; Gonzales Salas 2013, p. 154; Romero Ballivián 2018, p. 121.
- ^ Vicepresidencia 2010; Vargas & Villavicencio 2014, p. 47; Romero Ballivián 2018, p. 121.
- ^ Opinión 2009; Vargas & Villavicencio 2014, p. 47.
- ^ Vicepresidencia 2010.
- ^ Vargas & Villavicencio 2014, p. 47; Romero Ballivián 2018, p. 17.
- ^ Romero Ballivián 2018, p. 17.
- ^ Romero Ballivián 2018, p. 121.
- ^ Gonzales Salas 2013, p. 154; Vargas & Villavicencio 2014, p. 47; Romero Ballivián 2018, p. 121; 513.
- ^ Gonzales Salas 2013, p. 155; Vargas & Villavicencio 2014, p. 47; Romero Ballivián 2018, p. 121.
- ^ Romero Ballivián 2018, p. 298.
- ^ Gonzales Salas 2013, p. 155; Romero Ballivián 2018, p. 121.
- ^ CNE 2009, p. 51.
- ^ Noticias Fides 2011.
- ^ El Deber 2013; La Estrella del Oriente 2013, p. 15.
- ^ Opinión 2013.
- ^ Romero Ballivián 2018, pp. 199, 298.
- ^ Los Tiempos 2014; ERBOL 2014.
- ^ Prensa Diputados 2011; Prensa Diputados 2012; Vargas & Villavicencio 2014, pp. 308, 313, 317.
- ^ Bolivia.com 2002.
- ^ CNE 2002.
- ^ Atlas Electoral 2002.
- ^ Atlas Electoral 2004.
- ^ Atlas Electoral 2009.
Works cited
Online and list sources
- "Comisiones y Comités: Periodo Legislativo 2011–2012". diputados.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Cámara de Diputados del Estado Plurinacional. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- "Comisiones y Comités: Periodo Legislativo 2012–2013". diputados.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Cámara de Diputados del Estado Plurinacional. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- "Coripata – Provincia Nor Yungas". educa.com.bo (in Spanish). 19 December 2015. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- "Donato Rubén Callisaya Mayta". vicepresidencia.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Vicepresidencia del Estado Plurinacional. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- "Elecciones Generales 2002 | Atlas Electoral". atlaselectoral.oep.org.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Órgano Electoral Plurinacional. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- "Elecciones Municipales 2004 | Atlas Electoral". atlaselectoral.oep.org.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Órgano Electoral Plurinacional. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- "Elecciones Generales 2009 | Atlas Electoral". atlaselectoral.oep.org.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Órgano Electoral Plurinacional. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- "Nómina de candidaturas inscritas: Movimiento al Socialismo – Instrumento Político por la Soberanía de los Pueblos". bolivia.com. La Paz. Archived from the original on 3 June 2002. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- "Nómina de candidatos a diputados plurinominales: Elecciones Generales 2002". cne.org.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Corte Nacional Electoral. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- "Nómina de candidatos electos: Elecciones Generales 2009" (PDF). cne.org.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Corte Nacional Electoral. 22 December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
Digital and print publications
- "Anuncian que Franklin Durán irá por una diputación" [Callisaya Announces That Franklin Durán Will Seek Election to the Lower Chamber] (in Spanish). La Paz. ERBOL. 10 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- Claure, Ramón (14 March 2009). "A 13 años de la capitalización de ENFE" [13 Years On from the Privatization of ENFE]. Opinión (in Spanish). Cochabamba. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "Diputados dieron permisos a narco" [Deputies Gave Permits to a Narco]. La Estrella del Oriente (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de la Sierra. ERBOL. 2 October 2013. p. 15. Retrieved 24 October 2023 – via the Internet Archive.
- "Elecciones: La Cámara de Diputados acepta la renuncia de 14 opositores y 10 oficialistas" [Elections: Chamber of Deputies Accepts the Resignation of 14 Opposition and 10 Ruling Party Legislators]. Oxígeno (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- "MAS pide suspender a diputados Pamuri y Callisaya por el caso libanés" [MAS Looks to Suspend Deputies Pamuri and Callisaya for the Lebanese Case]. Opinión (in Spanish). Cochabamba. 3 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- "Promulgarán Ley General de Transportes este martes" [President to Sign General Transportation Law Tuesday] (in Spanish). La Paz. Agencia de Noticias Fides. 15 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- "Sectores sociales afines al MAS piden curules" [MAS-Aligned Social Sectors Request Parliamentary Seats]. Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Cochabamba. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- Tedesqui, Marcelo (10 April 2013). "Narcolibanés se infiltró con aportes al MAS" [Lebanese Narco Had Support Infiltrating the MAS]. El Deber (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2023 – via eju!.
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.
- Vargas Luna, María Elena; Villavicencio Arancibia, Jois Sarelly, eds. (2014). Primera Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional de Bolivia, Cámara de Diputados: Diccionario biográfico, diputadas y diputados titulares y suplentes 2010–2015 (in Spanish). La Paz: OCLC 961105285 – via the Internet Archive.
External links
- Parliamentary profile Office of the Vice President (in Spanish).
- Biographic profile ERBOL (in Spanish).
