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A member of the Movement for Socialism (MAS), he previously served as minister of finance—later minister of economy and public finance—from 2006 to 2017, and in 2019.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"28 September 1963","date":"1963-09-28"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16149892#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"La Paz","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1491"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16149892#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Bolivia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q750"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16149892#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"economist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188094"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16149892#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Movement Toward Socialism (2020–2023)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1142239","start":"2020","end":"2023"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16149892#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Higher University of San Andrés","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3290454"},{"text":"University of Warwick","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q865528"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16149892#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"president of Bolivia (8 November 2020 – 8 November 2025)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q373548","start":"2020-11-08","end":"2025-11-08"},{"text":"Minister of Economy and Public Finance (23 January 2019 – 10 November 2019)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110419018","start":"2019-01-23","end":"2019-11-10"},{"text":"Minister of Economy and Public Finance (23 January 2006 – 24 June 2017)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110419018","start":"2006-01-23","end":"2017-06-24"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16149892#P39"}},{"key":"x","label":"X (Twitter)","values":[{"text":"LuchoXBolivia","url":"https://x.com/LuchoXBolivia"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16149892#P2002"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Arce","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16149892","https://x.com/LuchoXBolivia"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Luis Arce born?","a":"Luis Arce was born on 28 September 1963 in La Paz."},{"q":"What positions has Luis Arce held?","a":"Positions held by Luis Arce include: president of Bolivia (2020–2025); Minister of Economy and Public Finance (2019–2019); Minister of Economy and Public Finance (2006–2017)."},{"q":"Where did Luis Arce study?","a":"Luis Arce was educated at Higher University of San Andrés, University of Warwick."}],"related":[{"name":"Simón Bolívar","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/simon-bolivar"},{"name":"Antonio José de Sucre","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/antonio-jose-de-sucre"},{"name":"Andrés de Santa Cruz","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/andres-de-santa-cruz"},{"name":"Wálter Guevara","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/walter-guevara"},{"name":"Víctor Paz Estenssoro","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/victor-paz-estenssoro"},{"name":"Enrique Hertzog","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/enrique-hertzog"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/luis-arce-8d1084cd19.jpg","width":500,"height":648,"license":"CC BY 2.0","credit":"Government of Bolivia","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luis_Alberto_Arce_Catacora_(Official_Portrait,_2020)_Cropped_II.png"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Luis Arce","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Arce","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q16149892","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16149892","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Luis Alberto Arce Catacora (Official Portrait, 2020) Cropped II.png by Government of Bolivia (CC BY 2.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luis_Alberto_Arce_Catacora_(Official_Portrait,_2020)_Cropped_II.png","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Luis Arce, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Luis Alberto Arce Catacora (Official Portrait, 2020) Cropped II.png — Government of Bolivia, CC BY 2.0.","cite":"\"Luis Arce\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/luis-arce. Retrieved 15 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T06:58:02Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-15","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/luis-arce","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/luis-arce","ne":null}}