🇧🇴 Bolivia
Parliamentary republic, republicElectoral democracy
Rodrigo Paz
Prime Minister · 343 days in office
How the political system works in Bolivia
Bolivia is governed as a parliamentary republic with a republic. Its prime minister, Rodrigo Paz, has led the country since Nov 8, 2025. Bolivia has had 71 prime ministers since 1825. Under the Regimes of the World classification, it counts as an electoral democracy.
Tenure records
Longest-serving
Evo Morales
5,040 days
Shortest-serving
Víctor González Fuentes
0 days
Average tenure
862 days
Rodrigo Paz: 60% below average
Female leaders
2 of 71
First: Lidia Gueiler Tejada (1979)
Recent prime ministers by days in office
Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in Bolivia?
Across 84 completed terms, the average prime minister of Bolivia has served 862 days (about 2.4 years). Terms are getting longer: the last five completed terms averaged 1,587 days.
One completed term Average tenure per decade
All prime ministers of Bolivia
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 |  Rodrigo Paz | Nov 8, 2025 | Incumbent | 343 |
| 84 |  Luis Arce | Nov 8, 2020 | Nov 8, 2025 | 1,826 |
| 83 |  Jeanine Áñez | Nov 12, 2019 | Nov 8, 2020 | 362 |
| 82 |  Evo Morales | Jan 22, 2006 | Nov 10, 2019 | 5,040 |
| 81 |  Eduardo Rodríguez | Jun 9, 2005 | Sep 22, 2005 | 105 |
| 80 |  Carlos Mesa | Oct 17, 2003 | Jun 9, 2005 | 601 |
| 79 |  Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | Aug 6, 2002 | Oct 17, 2003 | 437 |
| 78 |  Jorge Quiroga | Aug 7, 2001 | Aug 6, 2002 | 364 |
| 77 |  Hugo Banzer | Aug 6, 1997 | Aug 7, 2001 | 1,462 |
| 76 | Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | Aug 6, 1993 | Aug 6, 1997 | 1,461 |
| 75 |  Jaime Paz Zamora | Aug 6, 1989 | Aug 6, 1993 | 1,461 |
| 74 |  Víctor Paz Estenssoro | Aug 6, 1985 | Aug 6, 1989 | 1,461 |
| 73 | Oct 10, 1982 | Aug 6, 1985 | 1,031 | |
| 72 |  Guido Vildoso | Jul 21, 1982 | Oct 10, 1982 | 81 |
| 71 | Celso Torrelio | Sep 4, 1981 | Jul 21, 1982 | 320 |
| 70 |  Luis García Meza Tejada | Jul 17, 1980 | Aug 4, 1981 | 383 |
| 69 |  Lidia Gueiler Tejada | Nov 16, 1979 | Jul 17, 1980 | 244 |
| 68 |  Alberto Natusch | Nov 1, 1979 | Nov 16, 1979 | 15 |
| 67 |  Wálter Guevara | Aug 8, 1979 | Nov 1, 1979 | 85 |
| 66 |  David Padilla | Nov 24, 1978 | Aug 8, 1979 | 257 |
| 65 | Juan Pereda | Jul 21, 1978 | Nov 24, 1978 | 126 |
| 64 | Víctor González Fuentes | Jul 21, 1978 | Jul 21, 1978 | 0 |
| 63 | Hugo Banzer | Aug 21, 1971 | Jul 21, 1978 | 2,526 |
| 62 |  Juan José Torres | Oct 7, 1970 | Aug 21, 1971 | 318 |
| 61 |  Alfredo Ovando Candía | Sep 26, 1969 | Oct 6, 1970 | 375 |
| 60 |  Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas | Apr 27, 1969 | Sep 26, 1969 | 152 |
| 59 |  René Emilio Barrientos Ortuño | Aug 6, 1966 | Apr 27, 1969 | 995 |
| 58 | Alfredo Ovando Candía | Jan 2, 1966 | Aug 6, 1966 | 216 |
| 57 | Alfredo Ovando Candía | May 26, 1965 | Jan 2, 1966 | 221 |
| 56 | Víctor Paz Estenssoro | Aug 6, 1964 | Nov 4, 1964 | 90 |
| 55 | Víctor Paz Estenssoro | Aug 6, 1960 | Aug 6, 1964 | 1,461 |
| 54 | Aug 6, 1956 | Aug 6, 1960 | 1,461 | |
| 53 | Víctor Paz Estenssoro | Apr 16, 1952 | Aug 6, 1956 | 1,573 |
| 52 |  Hugo Ballivián | May 16, 1951 | Apr 11, 1952 | 331 |
| 51 |  Mamerto Urriolagoitía | Oct 24, 1949 | May 16, 1951 | 569 |
| 50 |  Enrique Hertzog | Mar 10, 1947 | Oct 22, 1949 | 957 |
| 49 |  Tomás Monje | Aug 17, 1946 | Mar 10, 1947 | 205 |
| 48 |  Néstor Guillén | Jul 21, 1946 | Aug 17, 1946 | 27 |
| 47 |  Gualberto Villarroel | Dec 20, 1943 | Jul 22, 1946 | 945 |
| 46 |  Enrique Peñaranda | Apr 15, 1940 | Dec 20, 1943 | 1,344 |
| 45 |  Carlos Quintanilla | Aug 23, 1939 | Apr 15, 1940 | 236 |
| 44 |  Germán Busch | Jul 13, 1937 | Aug 23, 1939 | 771 |
| 43 |  David Toro | May 20, 1936 | Jul 13, 1937 | 419 |
| 42 | Germán Busch | May 17, 1936 | May 22, 1936 | 5 |
| 41 |  José Luis Tejada Sorzano | Dec 1, 1934 | May 16, 1936 | 532 |
| 40 |  Daniel Salamanca Urey | Mar 5, 1931 | Nov 27, 1934 | 1,363 |
| 39 |  Carlos Blanco Galindo | Jun 28, 1930 | Mar 5, 1931 | 250 |
| 38 |  Hernando Siles Reyes | Jan 10, 1926 | May 28, 1930 | 1,599 |
| 37 |  Felipe S. Guzmán | Sep 3, 1925 | Jan 10, 1926 | 129 |
| 36 |  Bautista Saavedra | Jan 28, 1921 | Sep 3, 1925 | 1,679 |
| 35 |  Jose Gutierrez Guerra | Aug 15, 1917 | Jul 12, 1920 | 1,062 |
| 34 |  Ismael Montes Gamboa | Aug 14, 1913 | Aug 15, 1917 | 1,462 |
| 33 |  Eliodoro Villazón | Aug 12, 1909 | Aug 14, 1913 | 1,463 |
| 32 | Ismael Montes Gamboa | Aug 14, 1904 | Aug 12, 1909 | 1,824 |
| 31 |  José Manuel Pando | Oct 25, 1899 | Aug 14, 1904 | 1,754 |
| 30 |  Severo Fernández | Aug 19, 1896 | Apr 12, 1899 | 966 |
| 29 |  Mariano Baptista | Aug 11, 1892 | Aug 19, 1896 | 1,469 |
| 28 |  Aniceto Arce | Aug 15, 1888 | Aug 11, 1892 | 1,457 |
| 27 |  Gregorio Pacheco | Sep 4, 1884 | Aug 15, 1888 | 1,441 |
| 26 |  Narciso Campero | Jan 19, 1880 | Sep 4, 1884 | 1,690 |
| 25 |  Pedro José Domingo de Guerra | Apr 17, 1879 | Sep 11, 1879 | 147 |
| 24 |  Hilarión Daza | May 4, 1876 | Apr 17, 1879 | 1,078 |
| 23 |  Tomás Frías Ametller | Jan 31, 1874 | May 4, 1876 | 824 |
| 22 |  Adolfo Ballivián | May 9, 1873 | Jan 31, 1875 | 632 |
| 21 | Tomás Frías Ametller | Nov 28, 1872 | May 9, 1873 | 162 |
| 20 |  Agustín Morales | Jan 15, 1871 | Nov 27, 1872 | 682 |
| 19 |  Mariano Melgarejo | Dec 28, 1864 | Jan 15, 1871 | 2,209 |
| 18 |  José María de Achá | May 4, 1861 | Dec 28, 1864 | 1,334 |
| 17 |  José María Linares | Sep 9, 1857 | Jan 14, 1861 | 1,223 |
| 16 |  Jorge Córdova | Aug 15, 1855 | Sep 9, 1857 | 756 |
| 15 |  Manuel Isidoro Belzu | Dec 6, 1848 | Aug 15, 1855 | 2,443 |
| 14 |  José Miguel de Velasco | Jan 18, 1848 | Dec 6, 1848 | 323 |
| 13 |  Eusebio Guilarte Mole | Dec 23, 1847 | Jan 2, 1848 | 10 |
| 12 |  José Ballivián | Sep 27, 1841 | Dec 23, 1847 | 2,278 |
| 11 |  Mariano Enrique Calvo Cuellar | Jul 9, 1841 | Sep 22, 1841 | 75 |
| 10 |  Sebastián Ágreda | Jun 10, 1841 | Jul 9, 1841 | 29 |
| 9 | José Miguel de Velasco | Feb 22, 1839 | Jun 10, 1841 | 839 |
| 8 |  Andrés de Santa Cruz | May 24, 1829 | Feb 20, 1839 | 3,559 |
| 7 | José Miguel de Velasco | Jan 1, 1829 | May 24, 1829 | 143 |
| 6 |  Pedro Blanco Soto | Dec 26, 1828 | Jan 1, 1829 | 6 |
| 5 |  José Ramón de Loayza Pacheco | Dec 18, 1828 | Dec 26, 1828 | 8 |
| 4 | José Miguel de Velasco | Aug 2, 1828 | Dec 18, 1828 | 138 |
| 3 |  José María Pérez de Urdininea | Apr 18, 1828 | Aug 2, 1828 | 106 |
| 2 |  Antonio José de Sucre | Dec 29, 1825 | Apr 18, 1828 | 841 |
| 1 |  Simón Bolívar | Aug 12, 1825 | Dec 29, 1825 | 139 |
Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the Prime Minister of Bolivia?
- Rodrigo Paz has been Prime Minister of Bolivia since Nov 8, 2025.
- How is the leader of Bolivia chosen?
- Bolivia is governed as a parliamentary republic with a republic. Its prime minister, Rodrigo Paz, has led the country since Nov 8, 2025. Bolivia has had 71 prime ministers since 1825. Under the Regimes of the World classification, it counts as an electoral democracy.
- Who is the longest-serving Prime Minister of Bolivia?
- Evo Morales, with 5,040 days in office.
- Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in Bolivia?
- Across 84 completed terms, the average prime minister of Bolivia has served 862 days (about 2.4 years). Terms are getting longer: the last five completed terms averaged 1,587 days.
- Has Bolivia ever had a female prime minister?
- Yes. Bolivia has had 2 female prime ministers. The first was Lidia Gueiler Tejada, who took office in 1979.