Jorge Quiroga

Jorge Quiroga
Jorge Quiroga in June 2019
President of Bolivia
In office
August 7, 2001 – August 6, 2002
Vice PresidentVacant
Preceded byHugo Bánzer Suárez
Succeeded byGonzalo Sánchez de Lozada
Vice President of Bolivia
In office
August 6, 1997 – August 7, 2001
PresidentHugo Bánzer Suárez
Preceded byVíctor Hugo Cárdenas
Succeeded byCarlos Mesa
Personal details
Born (1960-05-05) May 5, 1960
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Political partyADN (before 2005)
PODEMOS (2002-05)
PDC (2005-2020)
MNR (2020-present)
Spouse(s)Virginia Gillum de Quiroga
Children4
Alma materTexas A&M University
St. Edward's University
ProfessionIndustrial engineer
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Jorge Fernando Quiroga Ramírez (born May 5, 1960) nicknamed Tuto Quiroga is a Bolivian politician. He was President of Bolivia from August 7, 2001 to August 6, 2002. Quiroga was a candidate in the 2014 presidential election for the Christian Democratic Party.

He was appointed as vice president of the Club de Madrid in 2011.[1]

Quiroga ran for president again in the 2025 general election, but lost in the run-off to Mayor of Tarija Rodrigo Paz Pereira.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Tuto Quiroga elegido 'vice' del club de madrid". El Día. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  2. ↑ Esaá, Eumar (20 October 2025). "Bolivia sella su giro a la derecha: Rodrigo Paz hace historia tras alcanzar la Presidencia en el balotaje". France 24 (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2025.