Edgar Montaño Rojas (born 23 August 1971) is a Bolivian

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and politician serving as the Minister of Public Works, Services, and Housing under the government of

Luis Arce Luis Alberto Arce Catacora (; born 28 September 1963), often referred to as Lucho, is a Bolivian banker, economist, and politician serving as the 67th president of Bolivia since 2020. A member of the Movement for Socialism (Bolivia), Movement fo ...

. He was previously a member of the

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for Santa Cruz.

Career

Montaño was appointed Minister of Public Works by President Luis Arce on 9 November 2020. On 11 January 2021, Montaño became the third member of the Arce cabinet to contract

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, amid the second-wave of the virus in the country. After two weeks, Montaño returned to his duties on 25 January.

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1971 births Living people People from Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia) Movimiento al Socialismo politicians Government ministers of Bolivia Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Bolivia) 21st-century Bolivian politicians {{bolivia-politician-stub