Luis Fernando Camacho
Bolivian politician (born 1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luis Fernando Camacho Vaca (born 15 February 1979) is a Bolivian activist, businessman, lawyer, and politician serving as the 2nd governor of Santa Cruz since 2021.[1][2] He is the leader of Creemos, opposition bench in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly and was the chair of the Santa Cruz Civic Committee in 2019.
Luis Fernando Camacho | |
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2nd Governor of Santa Cruz | |
Suspended from 25 January 2024 | |
Assumed office 3 May 2021 | |
Vice Governor | Mario Aguilera Cirbián |
Preceded by | Rubén Costas |
Succeeded by | Mario Aguilera Cirbián (Acting) |
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In office 2 February 2019 – 29 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Fernando Cuéllar [es] |
Succeeded by | Rómulo Calvo [es] |
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Born | Luis Fernando Camacho Vaca (1979-02-15) 15 February 1979 (age 45) Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
Political party | Creemos |
Other political affiliations | Revolutionary Nationalist Movement |
Relatives | Eliodoro Camacho |
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Camacho emerged as a major critic of President Evo Morales and influential public figure during the highly controversial 2019 Bolivian general election, demanding Morales resign on 5 November 2019.[3] Following Morales' resignation on 10 November 2019 and the scheduling of new elections, Camacho entered Bolivian politics as a presidential candidate for the right-wing party Creemos along with Potosi Civic Committee leader Marco Pumari as his running mate. Camacho would go on to receive 14% of the vote, but losing to Luis Arce or Carlos Mesa in every Bolivian department except his birthplace of Santa Cruz. In the 2021 regional elections, he was elected Governor of Santa Cruz, assuming office on 3 May 2021.
Camacho is widely recognized as a major opposition leader in Bolivia.[4][5][6][7][8]