Head of state and government
VerifiedRodrigo Paz Pereira
President of the Plurinational State · 8 Nov 2025 – present[3][4]
Titles are English translations of the official Spanish titles by Govpedia. Ministers named on their ministry's own site on 2026-10-13 are verified; the economy, hydrocarbons and education sites were unavailable (HTTP 503) and the others did not give the minister's full name. Wikipedia gives the health minister as 'Tatiana Flores Zambrana'; the ministry's site names her Marcela Flores Zambrana, which is used here. Wikipedia gives Ernesto Justiniano's start as 2 June 2026; EFE reports he was sworn in on 3 June.
- Head of state and government
- Rodrigo Paz PereiraPresident of the Plurinational State
- Government
- Government of Rodrigo PazSince 8 Nov 2025
- System
- Presidential republicCapital: Sucre
- UN e-government rank
- 99 of 193EGDI 2024
Bolivia is a presidential republic[1]. The President of the Plurinational State, Rodrigo Paz Pereira, is both head of state and head of government[3][4]. Govpedia records 13 members of its cabinet.
Leadership
Who leads the state
Executive
Government of Rodrigo Paz
5 of 13 verified on official pages
In a presidential system the President leads both the state and the government. Edmand Lara is Vice President (source: bol-wiki-paz). Since July 2026 the executive has 12 ministries; the Unidad alliance broke with the government on 27 July 2026 (source: bol-wiki-gobierno). Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[13]
2024
0.665rank 99 of 193
- Online services0.599
- Human capital0.688
- Telecom infrastructure0.709
Record of changes
Timeline
25 Aug 2026
Christian Andrés Morales Burgos becomes Minister of Economy and Public Finance.[6][7]
Sourced21 Aug 2026
Economy Minister José Gabriel Espinoza leaves office after censure by the Legislative Assembly.[6][7]
Sourced3 Aug 2026
Fernando Aramayo moves from Foreign Affairs to Minister of the Presidency, replacing José Luis Lupo; Héctor Huanca becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs.[6]
Sourced8 Jul 2026
Four ministries are abolished: Rural Development and Lands; Cultures; Planning and Development; and Tourism.[6]
Sourced10 Jun 2026
Ricardo Erick Sanjinés Chávez is sworn in as Minister of Education.[11]
Sourced3 Jun 2026
Ernesto Justiniano is sworn in as Minister of Defence.[10]
Sourced2 Jun 2026
Defence Minister Raúl Marcelo Salinas and Education Minister Beatriz García de Achá resign during road blockades.[6][10]
Sourced21 May 2026
Williams José Bascopé replaces Edgar Morales Mamani as Minister of Labour.[6]
Sourced22 Apr 2026
Marcelo Blanco becomes Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energies.[6]
Sourced20 Nov 2025
Freddy Vidovic is removed as Minister of Justice; the Ministry of Justice is later abolished.[6]
Sourced9 Nov 2025
President Paz swears in his first cabinet of 15 ministers.[6]
Sourced8 Nov 2025
Rodrigo Paz Pereira takes office as President, succeeding Luis Arce.[5]
Sourced19 Oct 2025
Rodrigo Paz Pereira wins the presidential runoff.[5]
Sourced
Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]Presidencia del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia
Presidency of BoliviaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [4]List of current heads of state and government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [5]Rodrigo Paz Pereira
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [6]Gobierno de Rodrigo Paz
Wikipedia (Spanish)ReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [7]Bolivia cambia a su ministro de Economía en medio de una grave crisis
CRHoy (EFE)NewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [8]Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of BoliviaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [9]Ministerio de Gobierno
Ministry of Government of BoliviaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [10]Rodrigo Paz posesiona a nuevo ministro de Defensa en medio de conflictos en Bolivia
Infobae (EFE)NewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [11]Erick Sanjinés es el nuevo titular del Ministerio de Educación
Los TiemposNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [12]Ministerio de Salud y Deportes
Ministry of Health and Sports of BoliviaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [13]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026