José Luis Tejada Sorzano

José Luis Tejada Sorzano
Portrait by Luigi Domenico Gismondi, c.1934
34th President of Bolivia
In office
1 December 1934  17 May 1936
Acting: 28 November 1934 – 1 December 1934
Vice PresidentVacant
Preceded byDaniel Salamanca
Succeeded byDavid Toro
23rd Vice President of Bolivia
In office
5 March 1931  1 December 1934
PresidentDaniel Salamanca
Preceded byAbdón Saavedra
Succeeded byEnrique Baldivieso
Other offices
1st President of the
Bolivian Olympic Committee
In office
17 June 1932  17 May 1936
Vice PresidentAlfredo H. Otero
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byFederico Nielsen-Reyes
Minister of Finance
In office
21 March 1919  4 October 1919
PresidentJosé Gutiérrez Guerra
Preceded byDarío Gutiérrez
Succeeded byDemetrio Toro
Personal details
Born
José Luis Tejada Sorzano

(1882-01-12)12 January 1882
La Paz, Bolivia
Died4 October 1938(1938-10-04) (aged 56)
Arica, Chile
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)
Elvira Flores Artieda
(divorced)

Lucila Flores Alayza
Parent(s)Napoleón Tejada Guzman
Josefa Ruiz de Sorzano Mendoza
RelativesLidia Gueiler
Luis García Meza (nephew)
EducationHigher University of San Andrés
Occupation
  • Economist
  • lawyer
  • politician
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José Luis Tejada Sorzano (12 January 1882 – 4 October 1938) was a Bolivian economist, lawyer, and politician who served as the 34th president of Bolivia from 1934 to 1936. A member of the Liberal Party, he served as the 23rd vice president from 1931 to 1934 and was minister of finance in 1919.