Oscar Ortiz (Bolivian politician)

This article is about the Bolivian politician. For the Salvadoran politician, see Óscar Ortiz (Salvadoran politician). For other uses, see Oscar Ortiz.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ortiz and the second or maternal family name is Antelo.

Oscar Ortiz
Headshot of Oscar Ortiz
Minister of Economy and Public Finance
In office
7 July 2020 – 28 September 2020
PresidentJeanine Áñez
Preceded byJosé Luis Parada
Succeeded byBranko Marinković
Minister of Productive Development
and the Plural Economy
In office
8 May 2020 – 7 July 2020
PresidentJeanine Áñez
Preceded byWilfredo Rojo
Succeeded byAbel Martínez
President of the Senate
In office
18 January 2008 – 19 January 2010
Preceded byJosé Villavicencio
Succeeded byAna María Romero
Senator for Santa Cruz
In office
18 January 2015 – 8 May 2020
SubstituteMaría Lourdes Landívar
Preceded byFélix Martínez
Succeeded byMaría Lourdes Landívar
In office
19 January 2006 – 19 January 2010
SubstituteMaría Silvia Baldomar
Preceded byGuillermo Justiniano
Succeeded byGermán Antelo
Personal details
Born
Oscar Miguel Ortiz Antelo

(1969-09-28) 28 September 1969 (age 54)
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Political partySocial Democratic Movement (2013–2020)[1]
Other political
affiliations		Popular Consensus (2009–2013)
Alma materPrivate University of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (BBA; MBL)
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • politician
SignatureCursive signature in ink
Websiteoscarortiz.com.bo

Oscar Miguel Ortiz Antelo (born 28 September 1969) is a Bolivian businessman and politician who served as minister of economy and public finance from July to September 2020 and as minister of productive development from May to July 2020. As a member of the Social Democratic Movement, he previously served two terms as a senator for Santa Cruz from 2015 to 2020 on behalf of the Democratic Unity coalition and from 2006 to 2010 on behalf of the Social Democratic Power alliance. Nearing the end of his second term, Ortiz was his party's presidential candidate, attaining fourth place in the annulled 2019 general elections. During his first term, he served as president of the Senate from 2008 to 2010, the last opposition legislator to preside over the upper chamber as of 2024. Outside of national politics, Ortiz served as president of the Union of Latin American Parties from 2018 to 2021 and has been the rector of the Bolivian Catholic University at Santa Cruz since 2021.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Ortiz y Peña rompen con Demócratas: 'Es la expresión de nuestro rechazo a formas antidemocráticas en la organización'". UNITEL (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de la Sierra. 21 December 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Oscar Ortiz preside Unión de Partidos Latinoamericanos". El Diario (in Spanish). La Paz. 11 June 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Oscar Ortiz asume como rector de sede de la Universidad Católica San Pablo en Santa Cruz". UNITEL (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de la Sierra. 23 November 2021. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.