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Edgar Montaño | |
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Minister of Public Works, Services, and Housing | |
Assumed office 9 November 2020 | |
President | Luis Arce |
Preceded by | Iván Arias Durán |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies from Santa Cruz | |
In office 22 January 2015 – 3 November 2020 | |
Constituency | Circumscription 50 |
Personal details | |
Born | Edgar Montaño Rojas 23 August 1971 Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
Political party | MAS-IPSP |
Edgar Montaño Rojas (born 23 August 1971) is a Bolivian engineer and politician serving as the Minister of Public Works, Services, and Housing under the government of Luis Arce. [1] [2] He was previously a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Santa Cruz. [3]
Montaño was appointed Minister of Public Works by President Luis Arce on 9 November 2020. On 11 January 2021, Montaño became the third member of the Arce cabinet to contract COVID-19, amid the second-wave of the virus in the country. [4] After two weeks, Montaño returned to his duties on 25 January. [5]