Rodrigo Paz Pereira
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Rodrigo Paz Pereira (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo ˈpas peˈɾejɾa]; born 22 September 1967) is a Bolivian politician who has been the 68th president of Bolivia since November 2025. The eldest son of former president Jaime Paz Zamora, he served as a senator for Tarija from 2020 to 2025. He also previously served as mayor of Tarija from 2015 to 2020 and as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2002 to 2010, representing his father's Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR). Born in Spain during the exile of his father, Rodrigo Paz Pereira graduated from the American University in Washington, D.C., and joined the government of Hugo Banzer in various diplomatic positions. He was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the 2002 election for his father's MIR, serving until 2010. Following the dissolution of the MIR, Paz entered the local field of his family's political stronghold, Tarija, serving as President of the Municipal Council from 2010 to 2015 and as Mayor of Tarija from 2015 to 2020. In 2020, he was elected to the Chamber of Senators for the Civic Community list, representing Tarija. In the 2025 general election, Rodrigo Paz Pereira ran as the candidate for president of the Christian Democratic Party, with former police officer Edmand Lara as his running mate. He defeated former president Jorge Quiroga in the first run-off vote in the history of the country.