Félix Patzi

Félix Patzi
Félix Patzi
Governor of La Paz
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; May 31, 2015
Preceded by	César Cocarico Yana
Minister of Education
	In office; January 22, 2006 – January 23, 2007
President	Evo Morales
Preceded by	María Mejía Barragán
Succeeded by	Víctor Cáceres Rodríguez
Personal details
Born	Félix Patzi Paco; 21 February 1967; Colquencha, Bolivia
Political party	Third System Movement
Other political; affiliations	Movement for Socialism (2006-2015); Sovereignty and Freedom (2015-2018)
Spouse(s)	Maciel Terraces

Félix Patzi Paco (born 21 February 1967 in Santiago de Llallagua, Aroma, La Paz) is a Bolivian academic and politician. Since May 31, 2015, he is the governor of La Paz Department. A member of the Aymara ethnic group, he has been active in supporting indigenous movements in Bolivia.

Political career

Patzi served as Bolivia's Minister of Education in the government of Evo Morales from 2006 to 2007.[1] In 2010, he was briefly a candidate for governor of La Paz Department on behalf of the Movement for Socialism – Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples (MAS-IPSP), but was removed following a drunk driving incident.[2] In March 2010, he founded a new political party, Integration for Change (Spanish: Integración Para el Cambio, IPC), which was later organized as the Third System Movement.[3]

In the 2015, he ran again for governor of La Paz, this time on behalf of the Sovereignty and Freedom party (Spanish: Soberanía y Libertad; SOL.bo) founded by La Paz's mayor, Luis Revilla.[4] He won the March 29 elections with 52% of the vote, far ahead of rival candidate Felipa Huanca of the MAS-IPSP,[5] becoming SOL.bo's highest elected official.

Religion

Felix Patzi is a worshiper of the religion of Pachamama, the Earth goddess.

References

"Breve Biografia" in Patzi Paco, Felix (2010). Tercer Sistema: Modelo comunal: Propuesta alternativa para salir del capitalismo y del socialismo. La Paz, Bolivia.
"Félix Patzi creará nueva organización política". Los Tiempos. 2010-02-12. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
"Bolivia – IPC es el nuevo partido creado por Patzi que quiere enfrentar al MAS". La Jornada. La Paz. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
Guarachi, Angel (2014-12-22). "Sol.bo presenta al exministro Félix Patzi como candidato a la gobernación de La Paz". La Razón. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
Barriga, Daymira. "Acaba hegemonía del MAS; Patzi de Sol.bo es gobernador paceño - La Razón". La Razón. Retrieved 2015-03-30.

Political offices
Preceded by María Mejía Barragán	Minister of Education 2006–2007	Succeeded by Víctor Cáceres Rodríguez
Preceded by César Cocarico Yana	Governor of La Paz 2015–present	Incumbent

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[1] "Breve Biografia" in Patzi Paco, Felix (2010). Tercer Sistema: Modelo comunal: Propuesta alternativa para salir del capitalismo y del socialismo. La Paz, Bolivia.

[2] "Félix Patzi creará nueva organización política". Los Tiempos. 2010-02-12. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

[3] "Bolivia – IPC es el nuevo partido creado por Patzi que quiere enfrentar al MAS". La Jornada. La Paz. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

[4] Guarachi, Angel (2014-12-22). "Sol.bo presenta al exministro Félix Patzi como candidato a la gobernación de La Paz". La Razón. Retrieved 2015-03-30.

[5] Barriga, Daymira. "Acaba hegemonía del MAS; Patzi de Sol.bo es gobernador paceño - La Razón". La Razón. Retrieved 2015-03-30.