Jorge Quiroga
Appearance
Jorge Quiroga | |
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Jorge Quiroga in June 2019 | |
| President of Bolivia | |
| In office August 7, 2001 – August 6, 2002 | |
| Vice President | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Hugo Bánzer Suárez |
| Succeeded by | Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada |
| Vice President of Bolivia | |
| In office August 6, 1997 – August 7, 2001 | |
| President | Hugo Bánzer Suárez |
| Preceded by | Víctor Hugo Cárdenas |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Mesa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 5, 1960 Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| Political party | ADN (before 2005) PODEMOS (2002-05) PDC (2005-2020) MNR (2020-present) |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia Gillum de Quiroga |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University St. Edward's University |
| Profession | Industrial 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
[change | change source]- ↑ "Tuto Quiroga elegido 'vice' del club de madrid". El Día. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ↑ 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.