Background
Estenssoro, Victor Paz was born on October 2, 1907 in Tarija, Bolivia. Son of Domingo Paz Rojas and Carla Estenssoro de Paz.
Estenssoro, Victor Paz was born on October 2, 1907 in Tarija, Bolivia. Son of Domingo Paz Rojas and Carla Estenssoro de Paz.
Educated Colegio Nacional San Luis, Tarija, 1917-1920, Colegio Nacional Bolivar, Oruro, 1921-1922. Bachelor of Laws, University de San Andrés, La Paz, 1927.
Founder, leader, National Revolutionary Movement in Bolivia, from 1942;
national deputy, National Revolutionary Movement in Bolivia, 1938-1939, 40-43;
national senator, National Revolutionary Movement in Bolivia, 1944-1946. Secretary National Office of Finance Statistics, La Paz, finance official Permament Fiscal Commission, La Paz, 1930-1932, comptroller General of Republic, La Paz, 1932. Attorney Credit Union of the Workers, La Paz, 1936, undersecretary Ministry of Finance, La Paz, 1936-1937, minister of economics, La Paz, 1942, minister of finance, La Paz, 1944-1946, president Republic of Bolivia, 1952-1956, 60-64, 85-89.
Ambassador of Netherlands to United Kingdom, Amsterdam, 1956-1959. President Banco Minero de Bolivia, La Paz, 1939. Correspondent Revista de Económica Continental de México, Buenos Aires, 1947.
Project director Compania Fabril Financiera de Buenos Aires, 1948-1949. Functionary Fábrica de Hilados de Lana Lanasur, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1950-1951. Professor of history ofecon. process Universidad de San Andrés, La Paz, 1939-1946.
Professor introduction to planning and theories of economics development Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Peru, 1966-1970. Professor comtemporary history of South America, University of California at Los Angeles, 1977, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1978. Sole practice law, 1938-1946.
Member government junta, in charge of finance ministry, 1943-1944. Member Society Geográfica, Club de La Paz, Ateneo de Ciencias y Artes (Mexico).
Married Carmela Cerruto Calderón, 1936. Children: Miría, Ramiro. Married Teresa Cortéz Velasco.
Children: Patricia, Moira, Silvia.