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1989–1993 Term of the National Congress Congreso Nacional
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Chamber of Senators, Chamber of Deputies
History
Preceded by	1985–89 Congress
Succeeded by	1993–97 Congress
Leadership
President of the National Congress (ex oficio as Vice President)	Luis Ossio, PDC since 6 August 1989
President of the Senate	Gonzalo Valda Cárdenas, MIR since 6 August 1989
	Guillermo Fortún Suárez, ADN since 6 August 1991
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Fernando Kieffer Guzmán, ADN since 6 August 1989
	Gastón Encinas Valverde, MIR since 6 August 1991
Structure
Seats	157 27 Senators 130 Deputies
Chamber of Senators political groups	MNR (9)   MNR (7)   PS-Aponte (1)   PDB (1)   MIR (8)   MIR (7)   PCB (ML) (1)   ADN-PDC (8)   ADN (7)   PDC (1)   CONDEPA (2)
Chamber of Deputies political groups	MNR (40)   MNR (32)   MNRI-Siglo XX (4)   PCB (ML) (2)   PDB (2)   AP (38)   ADN (34)   PDC (4)   MIR (33)   MIR (29)   MNR-V (2)   PCB (ML) (2)   IU (10)   MIR-BL (5)   PS-1 (2)   PCB (1)   POR-U (1)   Ind. (1)   CONDEPA (9)
Elections
Chamber of Senators voting system	Party-list proportional representation
Chamber of Deputies voting system	Additional Member System
Last Chamber of Senators election	7 May 1989
Last Chamber of Deputies election	7 May 1989
Next Chamber of Senators election	6 June 1993
Next Chamber of Deputies election	6 June 1993
Meeting place
Palace of Congress

The 1989–1993 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 6 August 1989 to 6 August 1993 during the presidency of Jaime Paz Zamora.

The Congress was elected as part of the general elections on 7 May 1989.

Congressional presidential ballot

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

Jaime Paz Zamora of the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR) was elected with the support of the Nationalist Democratic Action (ADN) and Conscience of Fatherland (CONDEPA). Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada of the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR) received only the support of his own party. The United Left (IU) abstained. In exchange for the support of the ADN, the MIR agreed to elect Luis Ossio of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) as vice president rather than Paz Zamora's running mate Gustavo Fernández Saavedra.

Leadership

National Congress

• President: Luis Ossio (PDC), from 6 August 1989

Chamber of Senators

• President: Gonzalo Valda Cárdenas (MIR), until 6 August 1991
  • Guillermo Fortún Suárez (ADN), from 6 August 1991

Chamber of Deputies

• President: Fernando Kieffer Guzmán (ADN), until 6 August 1991
  • Gastón Encinas Valverde (MIR), from 6 August 1991

Composition

Chamber of Senators

1989–1993 members of the Chamber of Senators:

Chamber of Deputies

1989–1993 members of the Chamber of Deputies:

Notes

1. Allied with the MIR
2. Allied with the MIR
3. Allied with the MNR
4. Allied with the MIR
5. Allied with the MNR

References

1. Walter Q Morales (2003) A brief history of Bolivia New York: Facts On File, p205
2. "Vicepresidencia de la República de Bolivia > Inicio". Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
3. "Periodo 1982". Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
4. "Periodo 1982". Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
5. "Atlas Electoral". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
6. "Atlas Electoral". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.

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