The Ombudsman's Office of Bolivia (Spanish: Defensoría del Pueblo) is an independent governmental institution established by the Constitution, charged with overseeing the fulfillment, protection, and promotion of human rights in the country. The Ombudsman's Office is functionally, financially, and administratively independent of the four branches of the Bolivian government. It was established on 22 December 1997 by Law № 1818, and is currently regulated by Law № 870 of 13 December 2016. Governance scholar Tom Pegram writes that "the Bolivian Ombudsman's Office has been recognized as arguably the most effective state actor in terms of advancing rights and active citizenship".
List of Ombudsmen The Ombudsman or Defender of the People is the senior officer within the Ombudsman's Office, a post currently held by Pedro Callisaya. Ombudsman Votes Took office Left office Term 1 Ana María Romero 99 31 March 1998 31 March 2003 – Carmen Beatriz Ruiz – 31 March 2003 6 October 2003 2 Iván Zegada 99 6 October 2003 21 October 2003 – colspan=4 3 Waldo Albarracín 76 18 December 2003 18 December 2008 – Rielma Mencias – 18 December 2008 13 May 2010 4 Rolando Villena 113 13 May 2010 13 May 2016 – colspan=4 5 David Tezanos Pinto 103 14 May 2016 24 January 2019 – colspan=4 – Nadia Cruz 96 30 January 2019 27 September 2022 6 Pedro Callisaya 95 27 September 2022 Incumbent
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