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Jorge Quiroga

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Jorge Quiroga
Jorge Quiroga in June 2019
President of Bolivia
In office
August 7, 2001  August 6, 2002
Vice PresidentVacant
Preceded byHugo Bánzer Suárez
Succeeded byGonzalo Sánchez de Lozada
Vice President of Bolivia
In office
August 6, 1997  August 7, 2001
PresidentHugo Bánzer Suárez
Preceded byVíctor Hugo Cárdenas
Succeeded byCarlos Mesa
Personal details
Born (1960-05-05) May 5, 1960 (age 65)
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Political partyADN (before 2005)
PODEMOS (2002-05)
PDC (2005-2020)
MNR (2020-present)
Spouse(s)Virginia Gillum de Quiroga
Children4
Alma materTexas A&M University
St. Edward's University
ProfessionIndustrial engineer
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Jorge Fernando Quiroga Ramírez (born May 5, 1960) nicknamed Tuto Quiroga is a Bolivian politician. He was President of Bolivia from August 7, 2001 to August 6, 2002. Quiroga was a candidate in the 2014 presidential election for the Christian Democratic Party.

He was appointed as vice president of the Club de Madrid in 2011.[1]

Quiroga ran for president again in the 2025 general election, but lost in the run-off to Mayor of Tarija Rodrigo Paz Pereira.[2]

References

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  1. "Tuto Quiroga elegido 'vice' del club de madrid". El Día. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  2. Esaá, Eumar (20 October 2025). "Bolivia sella su giro a la derecha: Rodrigo Paz hace historia tras alcanzar la Presidencia en el balotaje". France 24 (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2025.