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Franklin Molina Ortiz takes over as Minister of Hydrocarbons of Bolivia

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Franklin Molina Ortiz takes over as Minister of Hydrocarbons of Bolivia

This Ministry of Hydrocarbons release was published using machine translation.

UCOM-MH-09-11-2020.- The president of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Luis Arce Catacora, formed his ministerial cabinet on Monday in an act that took place in the Casa Grande del Pueblo de La Paz and appointed Franklin Molina Ortiz as brand new Minister of Hydrocarbons.

Molina Ortiz is a native of Santa Cruz and a consultant for the energy industry. He studied Economics at the Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno (UAGRM) of Santa Cruz, he completed postgraduate courses in Bolivia and Chile related to public management, administration, financial management and business management.

The new authority has extensive experience in public service. For five years he served as Vice Minister of Energy Development in the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energy.

He was an analyst of Energy Development in the Vice Ministry of Electricity, he also assumed as head of Planning of the Authority for the Regulation and Supervision of Telecommunications and Transport (ATT) and was appointed director of Transportadora de Electricidad SA (TDE).

Arce won the general elections on October 18 with 55% of the votes, which made it possible for him to assume the presidency directly. He was inaugurated yesterday as the country's Chief Executive and the following day he formed his team of collaborators.

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