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Ombudsman's Office of Bolivia
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| 22 December 1997 (1997-12-22) |
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| www.defensoria.gob.bo |
The Ombudsman's Office of Bolivia (Spanish: Defensoría del Pueblo) is an independent governmental institution established by the Constitution, charged with overseeing the fulfillment, protection, and promotion of human rights in the country. The Ombudsman's Office is functionally, financially, and administratively independent of the four branches of the Bolivian government. It was established on 22 December 1997 by Law № 1818, and is currently regulated by Law № 870 of 13 December 2016. Governance scholar Tom Pegram writes that "the Bolivian Ombudsman's Office has been recognized as arguably the most effective state actor in terms of advancing rights and active citizenship".
The Ombudsman or Defender of the People is the senior officer within the Ombudsman's Office, a post currently held by Pedro Callisaya.
| Ombudsman | Votes | Took office | Left office | Term | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ana María Romero | 99 | 31 March 1998 | 31 March 2003 | 1,826 | |
| Carmen Beatriz Ruiz | – | 31 March 2003 | 6 October 2003 | 189 | |
| Iván Zegada | 99 | 6 October 2003 | 21 October 2003 | 15 | |
| Office vacant 21 October 2003 – 18 December 2003 | 58 | ||||
| Waldo Albarracín | 76 | 18 December 2003 | 18 December 2008 | 1,827 | |
| Rielma Mencias | – | 18 December 2008 | 13 May 2010 | 511 | |
| Rolando Villena | 113 | 13 May 2010 | 13 May 2016 | 2,193 | |
| Office vacant 13 May 2016 – 14 May 2016 | 1 | ||||
| David Tezanos Pinto | 103 | 14 May 2016 | 24 January 2019 | 985 | |
| Office vacant 24 January 2019 – 30 January 2019 | 6 | ||||
| Nadia Cruz | 96 | 30 January 2019 | 27 September 2022 | 1,336 | |
| Pedro Callisaya | 95 | 27 September 2022 | Incumbent | 1,318 |
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