Alfredo Arce Carpio (19 March 1941[citation needed] – 9 February 2001[1]) was a Bolivian politician, legal figure, and intellectual. He studied law at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés. Arce Carpio went on to become a judge, later serving as General Counsel of the Presidency and congressman in Bolivia.

Alfredo Arce Carpio
Minister of the Interior, Migration, and Justice
In office
23 April 1973 – 21 May 1973
PresidentHugo Banzer
Preceded byMario Adett Zamora
Succeeded byWalter Castro Avendaño
Minister of State
In office
4 September 1972 – 4 August 1973
PresidentHugo Banzer
Preceded byJosé Ortíz Mercado
Succeeded byWaldo Cerruto Calderón
Secretary of the Cabinet
In office
22 August 1971 – 4 September 1972
PresidentHugo Banzer
Preceded byMario Velarde Dorado
Succeeded byCarlos Iturralde Ballivián
Personal details
Born
Alfredo Arce Carpio

(1941-03-19)19 March 1941
La Paz, Bolivia
Died9 February 2001(2001-02-09) (aged 59)
La Paz, Bolivia
Manner of deathAssassination
Political partyNationalist Democratic Action (1979–2001)
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (before 1979)
EducationHigher University of San Andrés

In the field of politics, Arce Carpio held various positions in the first government of Hugo Banzer Suárez, including Minister of Government, Justice, and Immigration, and Minister Without Portfolio. In 1987, he was involved in a drug scandal, which led to his suspension from membership in the Nationalist Democratic Action (ADN).[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Arce Carpio, asesor político del presidente de Bolivia, fue asesinado". El País. 2 March 2001.
  2. ^ Azcui, Mabel (16 January 1989). "Silencio oficial sobre el escándalo de los 'narcovídeos' en Bolivia". El País.