Fidel Valdez

Fidel Valdez
Minister of Finance and Industry of Bolivia
In office
15 March 1904 – Unknown
PresidentJosé Manuel Pando
Preceded byDaniel Salamanca
Justice of the Supreme Court of Bolivia
In office
20 August 1905 – 20 August 1909
In office
22 March 1921 – 17 May 1922
Vice President-elect of Bolivia
In office
1908–1908
Personal details
Born
Bolivia
Died(1922-05-17)17 May 1922
Bolivia
OccupationPolitician, jurist
ProfessionLawyer

Fidel Valdez (died 17 May 1922) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served in many governmental roles, as well as being elected Vice President of Bolivia, though he was never inaugurated due to the political instability in Bolivia at the time.

Biography

On 15 March 1904, a decree from the President of Bolivia José Manuel Pando declared Valdez the Minister of Finance and Industry of Bolivia, taking over from future Bolivian president Daniel Salamanca.[1][2] His date of leaving this position is unknown.

Valdez served as a member of the Supreme Court of Justice of Bolivia, including terms from 1905–1909, as well as 1921 until his death in 1922.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "DECRETO SUPREMO del 01 de Marzo de 1904 - 3 | D-Lex Bolivia | Gaceta Oficial de Bolivia | Derechoteca". www.derechoteca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  2. ^ "DECRETO SUPREMO No 15-03-1904 del 15 de Marzo de 1904 > D-Lex Bolivia | Gaceta Oficial de Bolivia | Derechoteca". www.derechoteca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  3. ^ Lima Magne, I. (2019). La elección de magistrados en Bolivia mediante sufragio universal (Cuadernos de Derecho Judicial 32). Universidad Austral.
  4. ^ Pan American Union; Union of American Republics; International Union of American Republics (1910). Bulletin of the Pan American Union. University of Texas. Washington, D.C. : The Union.