Ana Teresa Morales
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Ana Teresa Morales Olivera | |
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| Minister of Productive Development and Plural Economy of Bolivia | |
| In office 23 January 2011 – 23 January 2015 | |
| President | Evo Morales |
| Preceded by | Antonia Rodríguez |
| Succeeded by | Ana Verónica Ramos Morales |
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| Born | La Paz, Bolivia |
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| Alma mater | Higher University of San Andrés |
| Occupation | Economist, professor, politician |
Ana Teresa Morales Olivera (La Paz, 26 October 1959) is a Bolivian economist, professor, and politician. She was the Minister of Productive Development and Plural Economy of Bolivia from 23 January 2011, to 23 January 2015, during the second government of President Evo Morales Ayma.[1]
Ana Teresa Morales was born on 26 October 1959, in the city of La Paz. She is the daughter of the renowned Potosí lawyer Manuel Morales Dávila. Teresa studied economics at the Higher University of San Andrés, graduating as an economist by profession in 1983. She has a doctorate in developmental sciences from CIDES – UMSA, and a master's degree in human development.
During her career, she worked as a professor and was a consultant to various institutions on issues of productive promotion, urban poverty, and rural-urban micro-enterprises.
She has also been coordinator of the Legal Unit for Constitutional Development in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly, advisor to the bench of the Movement to Socialism (MAS) in the 2008 constituent assembly, advisor to Minister Carlos Romero Bonifaz on the issue of rural development, and advisor to the Ministry of Production and Microenterprise.[1]