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1997–2002 Term of the National Congress Congreso Nacional
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Chamber of Senators, Chamber of Deputies
History
Preceded by	1993–97 Congress
Succeeded by	2002–06 Congress
Leadership
President of the National Congress (ex oficio as Vice President)	Jorge Quiroga, ADN since 6 August 1997
	Luis Vasquez Villamor, MIR since 7 August 2001
President of the Senate	Wálter Guiteras Denis, ADN since August 1997
	Leopoldo Fernández, ADN since August 1999
	Enrique Toro Tejada, ADN since August 2001
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Hormando Vaca Diez, MIR since August 1997
	Hugo Carvajal Donoso, MIR since August 1998
	Jaalil Melgar Mustafá, UCS since August 2000
	Luis Vasquez Villamor, MIR since August 2001
Structure
Seats	157 27 Senators 130 Deputies
Chamber of Senators political groups	ADN (11)   ADN (10)   NFR (1)   MIR (7)   MIR (6)   PCB (ML) (1)   MNR (4)   CONDEPA (3)   UCS (2)
Chamber of Deputies political groups	ADN (32)   ADN (20)   NFR (9)   FSB (1)   KND (1)   PDC (1)   MNR (26)   MIR (23)   MIR (21)   PCB (ML) (1)   ASD (1)   UCS (21)   CONDEPA (19)   MBL (5)   IU (4)
Elections
Chamber of Senators voting system	Party-list proportional representation
Chamber of Deputies voting system	Additional Member System
Last Chamber of Senators election	1 June 1997
Last Chamber of Deputies election	1 June 1997
Next Chamber of Senators election	30 June 2002
Next Chamber of Deputies election	30 June 2002
Meeting place
Palace of Congress

The 1997–2002 Bolivian National Congress was a meeting of the Bolivian legislature composed of the Chamber of Senators and Chamber of Deputies. It met in La Paz from August 1997 to August 2002 during the presidencies of Hugo Banzer and Jorge Quiroga.

The Congress was elected as part of the general elections on 1 June 1997.

Congressional presidential ballot

As no candidate reached the required popular vote majority, the newly elected Congress elected the president on 6 August.

Hugo Banzer of Nationalist Democratic Action (ADN) was elected with the support of Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR), Conscience of Fatherland (CONDEPA), and Solidarity Civic Unity (UCS). Juan Carlos Durán of the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR) received only the support of his own party. The United Left (IU) and the Free Bolivia Movement (MBL) abstained.

Leadership

National Congress

• President: Jorge Quiroga (ADN), until 7 August 2001
  • Luis Vasquez Villamor (MIR), from 7 August 2001

Chamber of Senators

• President: Wálter Guiteras Denis (ADN), until August 1999
  • Leopoldo Fernández (ADN), until August 2001
  • Enrique Toro Tejada (ADN), from August 2001

Chamber of Deputies

• President: Hormando Vaca Diez (MIR), until August 1998
  • Hugo Carvajal Donoso (MIR), until August 2000
  • Jaalil Melgar Mustafá (UCS), until August 2001
  • Luis Vasquez Villamor (MIR), from August 2001

Composition

Chamber of Senators

1997–2002 members of the Chamber of Senators:

Chamber of Deputies

1997–2002 members of the Chamber of Deputies:

Notes

1. On 7 August 2001, President Hugo Banzer resigned for health reasons and Vice President Jorge Quiroga assumed the presidency. The President of the Chamber of Deputies Luis Vasquez Villamor then became President of the National Congress

References

1. "Vicepresidencia de la República de Bolivia > Inicio". Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
2. ^ "Periodo 1982". Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
3. ^ "Atlas Electoral". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.

• Political history of Bolivia
• Members of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly