Esteban Urquizu Cuéllar (born April 11, 1981, in Yamparáez Province

Yamparáez Province

Yamparáez is a province in the Bolivian department of Chuquisaca. It is divided in two sections: first section with head in the town of Tarabuco, and the second section with its head in Yamparáez.- Subdivision :...

) is a peasant leader, governor

Governor

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 of Chuquisaca

Chuquisaca Department

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, and the youngest governor in Bolivia. He is affiliated with the Movement for Socialism

Movement for Socialism (Bolivia)

The Movement for Socialism-Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples , alternately referred to as "Movement Toward Socialism" or "Movement to Socialism", is a left-wing, socialist, Bolivian political organization led by Evo Morales, founded in 1995...

 (MAS), for which he previously served as a member of the Constituent Assembly. He won the 2010 gubernatorial election

Bolivian regional election, 2010

The 2010 Bolivian regional elections were held on 4 April 2010. Departmental and municipal authorities were elected by an electorate of approximately 5 million people...

 in Chuquisaca with 53.6% of the vote. Previously, he led the Chuquisaca Peasant Worker Federation. His wife is Alejandra Picha and former Prefect (a post new replaced with the governorship) of Chuquisaca Savina Cuéllar

Savina Cuéllar

Savina Cuéllar is a Bolivian politician, currently serving as governor of the Department of Chuquisaca. She is of Quechua ancestry and one of the leading oppositionists to president Evo Morales....

is his aunt.