Juan Pablo Velasco
Juan Pablo Velasco | |
|---|---|
 Velasco in 2026 | |
| 3nd Governor of Santa Cruz | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2026 | |
| Vice Governor | Paola Aguirre |
| Preceded by | Luis Fernando Camacho |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1987 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
| Party | Libre |
Juan Pablo Velasco (born 9 April 1987)[1] is a Bolivian businessman and politician who is the governor of Santa Cruz following the 2026 Bolivian regional elections. He also was a candidate for the vice-presidency of Bolivia in the 2025 general election, as the running mate of Jorge Quiroga of the Libre alliance.
Biography
Velasco is a businessman from Santa Cruz de la Sierra.[2] He is an entrepreneur in the tech industry.[3] Velasco is the co-founder of a food delivery company that was later acquired by the chain PedidosYa and is currently the general manager of Yango Bolivia.[4] He was the running mate of Jorge Quiroga of the Libre alliance in the 2025 general election.[5]
References
- ↑ "A los 38 años, Velasco busca iniciar carrera política en la Vicepresidencia". Visión 360 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-19.
- ↑ "Juan Pablo Velasco: la apuesta por la juventud e innovación que enfrenta dudas por su inexperiencia política - Periódico La Patria". lapatria.bo (in Spanish). 2025-10-05. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
- ↑ "Con 38 años, Juan Pablo Velasco es el candidato a vicepresidente de Tuto para las elecciones". Agencia de Noticias Fides (in Spanish). 2025-10-05. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
- ↑ Moreno, María Isabel (2025-08-11). "El candidato vicepresidencial Juan Pablo Velasco dice que "se está acabando el socialismo" en Bolivia". EFE Noticias (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-06.
- ↑ "Juan Pablo Velasco emite su voto y pide a los bolivianos cuidar la democracia". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-20.