Eduardo del Castillo | |
Order: | Minister of Government |
President: | Luis Arce |
Term Start: | 9 November 2020 |
Predecessor: | Arturo Murillo |
Birth Name: | Carlos del Castillo del Carpio |
Birth Place: | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
Birth Date: | 27 December 1988 |
Party: | Movement for Socialism |
Education: | Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University |
Carlos Eduardo del Castillo del Carpio (born 27 December 1988) is a Bolivian lawyer and politician currently serving as the Minister of Government of Bolivia since 9 November 2020.[1]
Eduardo del Castillo was born on 27 December 1988 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. He studied law at the Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University graduating as a lawyer. He completed postgraduate studies, obtaining a master's degree in Tax and Financial Law from the Higher School of Law and has a diploma in Higher Education and Interculturality from the Higher University of San Andrés. He also holds a diploma in Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina.[2]
A member of the Movement for Socialism (MAS) since 2005, del Castillo began his work in the Bolivian Chamber of Senators as a technical secretary and advisor to the Commission for Plural Justice. He later served as senior officer of the Senate. He worked in the Ministry of Government as a legal advisor in the Migration Directorate in Santa Cruz, then as a National Taxes lawyer in the Public Ministry in Santa Cruz.
On 9 November 2020, President Luis Arce appointed Eduardo del Castillo to the position of Minister of Government.[3] As Minister, del Castillo assured that "the regrettable figures" of COVID-19 seen in the previous administration would not be repeated.[4]