José Santos Quinteros Explained

José Santos Quinteros
Office:21st Vice President of Bolivia
Status:Second Vice President
President:José Gutiérrez Guerra
Term Start:15 August 1917
Term End:12 July 1920
Alongside:Ismael Vázquez Virreira
Predecessor:José Carrasco Torrico
Successor:Abdón Saavedra
Birth Date:1 November 1865
Birth Place:Potosí, Bolivia
Death Place:La Paz, Bolivia
Party:Liberal

José Santos Quinteros (1 November 1865 – 22 February 1951) was a Bolivian lawyer, professor and politician who served as the 21st vice president of Bolivia from 1917 to 1920. He served as second vice president alongside first vice president Ismael Vázquez Virreira during the administration of José Gutiérrez Guerra.[1]

Biography

José Santos Quinteros was born on 1 November 1865 in Potosí. Shortly after obtaining his professional diploma, he was appointed Professor of Public Law at the University of Saint Francix Xavier. Minister of War between 1905 and 1909 during the administration of Ismael Montes, he served as Senator for Chquisaca in 1910 and Minister of Justice in 1913. In 1917, he was elected second vice president of José Gutiérrez Guerra. While in this position, he was also Minister of Government in 1918 and Minister of War for a second time in 1919.[2]

He died in La Paz on 22 February 1951.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bolivia: Ley de 14 de agosto de 1917. 2020-11-23. www.lexivox.org.
  2. Web site: 2018-01-13. 1917-1920 José Santos Quinteros - Vicepresidencia del Estado. 2020-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113093225/https://www.vicepresidencia.gob.bo/1917-1920-Jose-Santos-Quinteros. 13 January 2018.