Luis Gallego

Luis Gallego Condori (born 21 June 1968) is a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from Potosí, representing circumscription 39 from 2010 to 2015. Born in a peasant community in one of the least developed regions of rural Potosí, Gallego completed only portions of his primary education before dropping out to focus on agricultural work. As a young adult, he began scaling the ranks of traditional leadership, holding posts of both cultural and political significance within his Quechua community. In 2009, Gallego was elected to the Chamber of Deputies on behalf of the Movement for Socialism, a party he militantly supported, only to later grow disenfranchised with. He sought to be elected ombudsman of Bolivia in 2022, but his previous political service disqualified him from holding the position. Early life and career Luis Gallego was born on 21 June 1968 to Severino Gallego and Dorotea Condori, a peasant family native to Huayllani in the rural foothills of northern Potosí. Gallego spent his childhood in poverty, studying up to middle school before dropping out to dedicate himself to agricultural work. As a young adult, Gallego was selected to serve as a , an indigenous authority charged with serving several , or small communities. In the ensuing years, he reached the position of , the highest authority in his . Gallego's political trajectory led him to hold office on his s school board and serve as its communal mayor before finally rising to become , the most important political position within the .