Óscar Ortiz Antelo

Óscar Miguel Ortiz Antelo (born 28 September 1969) is a Bolivian business administrator and politician serving as the President of the Union of Latin American Parties. During the interim government of Jeanine Áñez, he served as Minister of Productive Development and Plural Economy and later as Minister of Economy and Public Finance.[1][2] Previously, he served as Senator for Santa Cruz and was President of the Senate between 2008 and 2010.[3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ortiz and the second or maternal family name is Antelo.

Óscar Ortiz Antelo
Ortiz in 2009
President of the Union of Latin American Parties
Assumed office
June 2018
Minister of Economy and Public Finance
In office
7 July 2020 – 28 September 2020
PresidentJeanine Áñez
Preceded byJosé Luis Parada Rivero
Succeeded byBranko Marinković
Minister of Productive Development and Plural Economy
In office
8 May 2020 – 7 July 2020
PresidentJeanine Áñez
Preceded byWilfredo Rojo Parada
Succeeded byJosé Abel Martínez
President of the Senate
In office
22 January 2008 – 22 January 2010
PresidentEvo Morales
Preceded byJosé Villavicencio
Succeeded byAna María Romero de Campero
Senator for Santa Cruz
In office
22 January 2015 – 8 May 2020
In office
22 January 2006 – 22 January 2010
Personal details
Born
Oscar Miguel Ortiz Antelo

(1969-09-28) 28 September 1969
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
NationalityBolivian
Political partySocial Democratic Power (2006-2008)
Democratic Unit (2014-2019)
Democrat Social Movement (2019-present)
EducationUniversity of Santa Cruz de la Sierra

He was Vice President of the International Democratic Union and President of the New Democracy Foundation. He is one of the founders and current general secretary of the Democrat Social Movement (MDS).

Biography

Óscar Ortiz Antelo was born on 28 September 1969 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. He graduated with from the University of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in 1992 obtaining a master's degree in Business Law in 2018.[4]

Between 1991 and 2005, he held executive positions in the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Santa Cruz. He occupied its general management between 1999 and 2005, specializing in the promotion of business development, foreign development, and investment attraction.[3][5] From 1997 to 1999, he was the main advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment and general advisor to the Ministry of Housing and Basic Services during the government of Hugo Banzer.[5]

Political career

Senator for Santa Cruz (2006–2010)

Ortiz was elected Senator for Santa Cruz in the 2005 general elections as a member of the Social Democratic Power (PODEMOS) party.[6] He took office on 22 January 2006, becoming President of the Senate from 2008 to 2010. He represented the conservative opposition in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly, denouncing the government of Evo Morales on multiple occasions.[5] He filed multiple complaints surrounding corruption cases surrounding the practices of the Movement for Socialism (MAS-IPSP).[3]

In 2008, he broke with PODEMOS and founded the Consenso Popular, which would later join forces with Samuel Doria Medina's National Unity Front (UN).[5]

Secretary of the Interior of Santa Cruz (2010–2014)

Following the end of his term, he was appointed by Santa Cruz Governor Rubén Costas to occupy the Secretariat of the Interior, a position he held between 2010 and 2014.[3][5]

Senator for Santa Cruz (2015–2020)

In the 2014 general elections, Ortiz was elected again to the office of Senator for Santa Cruz this time as a member of the Democratic Unit (UD). He was part of the Constitution, Human Rights, Legislation, and Electoral System Commission. Representing the leaders of the Bolivian right-wing, he presented multiple demands before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights requesting the results of the 2016 constitutional referendum be respected sighting "risk of the rights" of Bolivians.[7]

Presidential candidacy

In 2019, he was the presidential candidate for the Alianza Bolivia Dice No as a member of the Democrat Social Movement for the 2019 general elections. Ortiz obtained fourth place with 4.24% of the popular vote, though the results were annulled as a consequence of the ensuing political crisis.[8]

Minister of Productive Development and Plural Economy

On 8 May 2020, Ortiz resigned his Senate seat after being appointed Minister of Productive Development and Plural Economy by President Jeanine Áñez.[1] He was tasked with reactivating the economy and employment in Bolivia in the midst of the health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Minister of Economy and Public Finance

He was reassigned to the Ministry of Economy and Public Finance on 7 July 2020 but was removed on 28 September due to disagreements with Government Minister Arturo Murillo.

Publications
  • "Memory of our participation in the commission that investigated the contracts of CAMC" (2016)
  • "Chronicle of a betrayal: Investigation of the Indigenous Fund" (2017)
  • Inspection report - "Analysis of the responsibilities in the mismanagement and corruption of the Indigenous Fund" (2016)
  • Audit report - "Analysis of the management, Special Projects Unit (UPRE), 'Programa Bolivia Cambia'" (2017)
  • Inspection report - "Contracting and execution for the Montero-Bulo Bulo railway" (2019)

References
  1. "Añez cambia a dos ministros: Óscar Ortiz es el nuevo titular de Desarrollo Productivo". www.paginasiete.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. "Oscar Ortiz asume el Ministerio de Economía con el reto de impulsar el plan económico". Correo del Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. "Biografía". Oscar Ortiz Antelo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. "Alianza BDN basa sus propuestas en el 21F y el federalismo". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. "Óscar Ortíz Antelo (Bolivia)". CELAG (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. Época, La (22 May 2019). "Óscar Ortiz, el logiero separatista | La Época- Con sentido de momento histórico" (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  7. "Demócratas pide a la CIDH hacer un "tratamiento urgente y anticipado" de su denuncia por el 21F". Correo del Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  8. "Elecciones generales en Bolivia: porcentaje de votos por candidato 2019". Statista (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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