| Gisela López | |
| Office: | Minister of Communication |
| President: | Evo Morales |
| Term Start: | 23 January 2017 |
| Term End: | 23 January 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Marianela Paco |
| Successor: | Manuel Canelas |
| Office2: | Vice Minister of Municipal and Departmental Autonomies |
| President2: | Evo Morales |
| Term Start2: | 18 June 2013 |
| Term End2: | 2 February 2015 |
| Predecessor2: | Gregorio Aro |
| Successor2: | Emilio Rodas |
| Birth Name: | Gisela Karina López Rivas |
| Birth Place: | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
| Party: | Movement for Socialism |
| Alma Mater: | Evangelical Bolivian University |
Gisela Karina López Rivas (born 1968) is a Bolivian journalist and politician who served as minister of communication from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Movement for Socialism, she previously served as vice minister of municipal and departmental autonomies from 2013 to 2015.
Gisela López was born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra in 1968. She began her education in 1974, completing a baccalaureate in her hometown in 1985. In 1986, she entered the Evangelical Bolivian University to study social communication, graduating as a journalist in 1991.[1]
Over ten years, López dedicated herself to print media. In 2004, she received the National Journalism Award for her report Etnias en extinción.[2] The Evangelical Bolivian University also presented her with a career recognition award in 2017.[1]
López ventured into television and radio, carrying out critical and investigative journalism.
On 18 June 2013, the Minister of Autonomy,, named Gisela López as her vice minister. López held the position until 2 February 2015, when she was replaced by Emilio Rodas.[3]
On 23 January 2017, President Evo Morales appointed López, replacing Marianela Paco.[4]
She remained in charge of the ministry for two years, until she was succeeded as minister by on 23 January 2019.[5]