David Choquehuanca Céspedes (born May 7, 1961, Omasuyos Province

Omasuyos Province

Omasuyos is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Achacachi.The province is situated in the Altiplano bordered to the north by the Muñecas Province, to the north-east by the Larecaja Province, to the south-east by the Los Andes Province, to the south and west by Lake Titicaca...

) is a Bolivian politician. He has served as the Foreign Minister

Foreign minister

A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...

 of Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

 since 23 January 2006.

Choquehuanca, who is an Aymara Indian, is an Aymara activist. He has worked with international agencies and has been an advisor to President Evo Morales

Evo Morales

Juan Evo Morales Ayma , popularly known as Evo , is a Bolivian politician and activist, currently serving as the 80th President of Bolivia, a position that he has held since 2006. He is also the leader of both the Movement for Socialism party and the cocalero trade union...

, a fellow Aymara, since before Morales's election to the Presidency.

During the 2011 Bolivian protests, he was held hostage by a group of lowland indigenous protesters who wanted to stop the construction of an highway on their tribal lands. They forcefully made him march in their protest so as to curb a counter-police reaction.