She began her political career as the sixth Minister of Justice and Human Rights under President Evo Morales.

[1][2] Virginia Velasco was born on October 11, 1980 in the town of Caicoma in the municipality of Laja in the province of Los Andes in the department of La Paz .

Subsequently, she continued with her higher education, entering the Law program at the Salesiana University of Bolivia, graduating as a lawyer by profession in 2014.

[3] She was appointed Minister of Justice by President Evo Morales Ayma in 2015, serving until 2017, when she was succeeded by Héctor Enrique Arce Zaconeta.

[4] On 26 June 2024, General Juan José Zúñiga, commander of the Bolivian Army, attempted a coup d'état by sending troops to seize Plaza Murillo in La Paz, the country's administrative capital, and storming the Casa Grande del Pueblo, the presidential palace.