Félix Patzi

Félix Patzi Paco (born 21 February 1967) is a Bolivian academic and politician. He was the governor of the La Paz Department from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Aymara ethnic group, he has been active in supporting indigenous movements in Bolivia.

Félix Patzi
Governor of La Paz
In office
31 May 2015 – 3 May 2021
Preceded byCésar Cocarico Yana
Succeeded bySantos Quispe
Minister of Education
In office
22 January 2006 – 23 January 2007
PresidentEvo Morales
Preceded byMaría Mejía Barragán
Succeeded byVíctor Cáceres Rodríguez
Personal details
Born
Félix Patzi Paco

(1967-02-21) 21 February 1967
Colquencha, Bolivia
Political partyThird System Movement
Other political
affiliations		Movement for Socialism (2006–2015)
Sovereignty and Freedom (2015–2018)
SpouseMaciel Terraces

Political career

Born in Santiago de Llallagua, Aroma, La Paz, Patzi served as Bolivia's Minister of Education in the government of Evo Morales from 2006 to 2007.[1] In 2010, he was briefly a candidate for governor of La Paz Department on behalf of the Movement for Socialism – Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples (MAS-IPSP), but was removed following a drunk driving incident.[2] In March 2010, he founded a new political party, Integration for Change (Spanish: Integración Para el Cambio, IPC), which was later organized as the Third System Movement.[3]

In the 2015, he ran again for governor of La Paz, this time on behalf of the Sovereignty and Freedom party (Spanish: Soberanía y Libertad; SOL.bo) founded by La Paz's mayor, Luis Revilla.[4] He won the March 29 elections with 52% of the vote, far ahead of rival candidate Felipa Huanca of the MAS-IPSP,[5] becoming SOL.bo's highest elected official.

References
  1. "Breve Biografia" in Patzi Paco, Felix (2010). Tercer Sistema: Modelo comunal: Propuesta alternativa para salir del capitalismo y del socialismo. La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. "Félix Patzi creará nueva organización política". Los Tiempos. 2010-02-12. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  3. "Bolivia – IPC es el nuevo partido creado por Patzi que quiere enfrentar al MAS". La Jornada. La Paz. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  4. Guarachi, Angel (2014-12-22). "Sol.bo presenta al exministro Félix Patzi como candidato a la gobernación de La Paz". La Razón. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  5. Barriga, Daymira. "Acaba hegemonía del MAS; Patzi de Sol.bo es gobernador paceño - La Razón". La Razón. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
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