Oscar Ortiz (Bolivian politician)
Oscar Ortiz | |
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| Minister of Economy and Public Finance | |
| In office 7 July 2020 – 28 September 2020 | |
| President | Jeanine Áñez |
| Preceded by | José Luis Parada |
| Succeeded by | Branko Marinković |
| Minister of Productive Development and the Plural Economy | |
| In office 8 May 2020 – 7 July 2020 | |
| President | Jeanine Áñez |
| Preceded by | Wilfredo Rojo |
| Succeeded by | Abel Martínez |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 18 January 2008 – 19 January 2010 | |
| Preceded by | José Villavicencio |
| Succeeded by | Ana María Romero |
| Senator for Santa Cruz | |
| In office 18 January 2015 – 8 May 2020 | |
| Substitute | María Lourdes Landívar |
| Preceded by | Félix Martínez |
| Succeeded by | María Lourdes Landívar |
| In office 19 January 2006 – 19 January 2010 | |
| Substitute | María Silvia Baldomar |
| Preceded by | Guillermo Justiniano |
| Succeeded by | Germán Antelo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Oscar Miguel Ortiz Antelo 28 September 1969 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
| Political party | Social Democratic Movement (2013–2020) |
| Other political affiliations | Popular Consensus (2009–2013) |
| Alma mater | Private University of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (BBA; MBL) |
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| Website | oscarortiz.com.bo |
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Oscar Miguel Ortiz Antelo (born 28 September 1969) is a Bolivian businessman and politician who served as minister of economy and public finance from July to September 2020 and as minister of productive development from May to July 2020. As a member of the Social Democratic Movement, he previously served two terms as a senator for Santa Cruz from 2015 to 2020 on behalf of the Democratic Unity coalition and from 2006 to 2010 on behalf of the Social Democratic Power alliance. Nearing the end of his second term, Ortiz was his party's presidential candidate, attaining fourth place in the annulled 2019 general elections. During his first term, he served as president of the Senate from 2008 to 2010, the last opposition legislator to preside over the upper chamber as of 2025. Outside of national politics, Ortiz served as president of the Union of Latin American Parties from 2018 to 2021 and has been the rector of the Bolivian Catholic University at Santa Cruz since 2021.