Mamerto Urriolagoitía assumed office as the 43rd President of Bolivia on 24 October 1949, and his term was terminated upon his resignation in a self-coup on 16 May 1951. The vice president of Enrique Hertzog, Urriolagoitía had already been serving as acting president since 7 May 1949 but officially took office after Hertzog presented his resignation on 22 October.[1]
Urriolagoitía cabinet | |
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121st–125th Cabinet of the Republic of Bolivia | |
1949–1951 | |
Date formed | 20 May 1949[a] |
Date dissolved | 16 May 1951 |
People and organisations | |
President | Mamerto Urriolagoitía |
Vice President | Vacant |
No. of ministers | 10 (on 16 May 1951) |
Total no. of members | 40 (including former members) |
Member party | Republican Socialist Unity Party (PURS) |
Status in legislature | Majority government |
History | |
Legislature term | 1949–1951 |
Predecessor | Cabinet of Enrique Hertzog |
Successor | Cabinet of Hugo Ballivián |
Urriolagoitía formed three cabinets during his 18-month presidency, constituting the 123rd to 125th national cabinets of Bolivia. A further two cabinets, constituting the 121st and 122nd national cabinets, were formed while he was still acting president during the term of his predecessor Enrique Hertzog but are generally regarded as his first and second cabinets rather than Hertzog's eight and ninth.[2][3][4]
Cabinet ministers
edit Cabinet of Bolivia Presidency of Mamerto Urriolagoitía, 1949–1951 | |||||||||
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Office | Minister | Party | Prof. | Term | Days | N.C[b] | P.C[c] | ||
President | Mamerto Urriolagoitía | PURS | Law. | 24 October 1949 – 16 May 1951 Acting: 7 May 1949 – 24 October 1949 |
569 | – | – | ||
Vice President | Office vacant throughout presidency | ||||||||
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship (Chancellor) |
Waldo Belmonte Pool[5] | PURS | Law. | 20 May 1949 – 2 August 1949 | 74 | 121 | 1[d] | ||
Alberto Saavedra Nogales[6] | PURS | Law. | 2 August 1949 – 28 January 1950 | 179 | 122 | 2[e] | |||
Pedro Zilveti[7] | PURS | Law. | 28 January 1950 – 16 May 1951 | 473 | 123 | 3 | |||
124 | 4 | ||||||||
125 | 5 | ||||||||
Minister of Government, Justice, and Immigration |
Alfredo Mollinedo | PURS | Dr. | 11 September 1947 – 14 April 1950 | 946 | 120[f] | 7[g] | ||
121 | 1[d] | ||||||||
122 | 2[e] | ||||||||
Jorge Rodriguez | Military | Mil. | 14 April 1950 – 29 June 1950 | 76 | 123 | 3 | |||
Ciro Félix Trigo | PURS | Law. | 29 June 1950 – 10 August 1950 | 42 | 124 | 4 | |||
Luís Ponce Lozada | PURS | Law. | 10 August 1950 – 15 February 1951 | 189 | |||||
José Saavedra Suárez | PURS | – | 15 February 1951 – 16 May 1951 | 90 | 125 | 5 | |||
Minister of National Defense | Vicente Leyton | – | – | 20 May 1949 – 2 August 1949 | 74 | 121 | 1[d] | ||
Manuel Diez Canseco[h] | PURS | Law. | 2 August 1949 – 28 January 1950 | 179 | 122 | 2[e] | |||
Hugo Ernst Rivera | PURS | Dip. | 28 January 1950 – 29 June 1950 | 152 | 123 | 3 | |||
Juan Rivero Torres | Ind. | Eng. | 29 June 1950 – 16 October 1950 | 109 | 124 | 4 | |||
Alfredo Gutiérrez Salgar | – | – | 16 October 1950 – 15 February 1951 | 122 | |||||
Luís Ponce Lozada | PURS | Law. | 15 February 1951 – 16 May 1951 | 90 | 125 | 5 | |||
Minister of Finance and Statistics |
Alfredo Alexander Alvestegui | – | Law. | 20 May 1949 – 2 August 1949 | 74 | 121 | 1[d] | ||
Rafael Parada Suarez | – | – | 2 August 1949 – 28 January 1950 | 179 | 122 | 2[e] | |||
Ernesto Fricke Lemoine | – | – | 28 January 1950 – 29 June 1950 | 152 | 123 | 3 | |||
José Romero Loza | – | Law. | 29 June 1950 – 9 September 1950 | 72 | 124 | 4 | |||
Julio Alvarado | – | Law. | 9 September 1950 – 16 May 1951 | 249 | 124 | 4 | |||
125 | 5 | ||||||||
Minister of Economy | Alberto Sarti Peláez | – | – | 20 May 1949 – 2 August 1949 | 74 | 121 | 1[d] | ||
José Romero Loza | – | – | 2 August 1949 – 28 January 1950 | 179 | 122 | 2[e] | |||
Raul Gutiérrez Granier | PL | Law. | 28 January 1950 – 10 April 1950 | 152 | 123 | 3 | |||
Luis Nardín Rivas | – | – | 10 April 1950 – 5 May 1951 | 231 | 124 | 4 | |||
Domingo L. Ramírez | – | Law. | 5 May 1951 – 16 May 1951 | 90 | 125 | 5 | |||
Minister of Public Works and Communications |
Guillermo Gutiérrez Vea Murguía |
PURS | – | 28 January 1949 – 25 June 1949 | 148 | 120[i] | 7[g] | ||
121 | 1[d] | ||||||||
Office vacant 25 June 1949 – 2 August 1949 | 38 | ||||||||
Alfredo Gutiérrez Salgar | – | – | 2 August 1949 – 16 October 1950 | 440 | 122 | 2[e] | |||
123 | 3 | ||||||||
Lucio Zabalaga | – | – | 16 October 1950 – 15 February 1951 | 122 | 124 | 4 | |||
Augusto Salamanca | – | Eng. | 15 February 1951 – 16 May 1951 | 90 | 125 | 5 | |||
Minister of Work and Social Security |
Germán Zegarra Caero | – | – | 20 May 1949 – 2 August 1949 | 74 | 121 | 1[d] | ||
Eduardo del Grando | – | – | 2 August 1949 – 28 January 1950 | 179 | 122 | 2[e] | |||
Ernesto Monasterioes | – | – | 28 January 1950 – 14 April 1950 | 76 | 123 | 3 | |||
Antenor Ichazo | Military | Mil. | 14 April 1950 – 29 June 1950 | 76 | 123 | 3 | |||
Roberto Pérez Paton | – | Law. | 29 June 1950 – 16 May 1951 | 321 | 124 | 4 | |||
125 | 5 | ||||||||
Minister of Health and Hygiene |
Juan Manuel Balcázar | PURS | Dr. | 4 March 1949 – 2 August 1949 | 151 | 120[j] | 7[g] | ||
121 | 1[d] | ||||||||
Agustín Benavides | – | – | 2 August 1949 – 28 January 1950 | 179 | 122 | 2[e] | |||
Felix Veintemillas | Ind. | Med. | 28 January 1950 – 16 May 1951 | 473 | 123 | 3 | |||
124 | 4 | ||||||||
125 | 5 | ||||||||
Minister of Education and Indigenous Affairs |
Minister of Fine Arts |
Elizardo Pérez | Ind. | Tch. | 20 May 1949 – 2 August 1949 | 74 | 121 | 1[d] | |
Minister of Education | – | Abraham Valdez | – | – | 2 August 1949 – 29 June 1950 | 331 | 122 | 2[e] | |
123 | 3 | ||||||||
Minister of Fine Arts |
Vicente Ardaya | – | – | 29 June 1950 – 15 February 1951 | 231 | 124 | 4 | ||
Vicente Mendoza López | Ind. | Eco. | 15 February 1951 – 16 May 1951 | 90 | 125 | 5 | |||
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Colonization |
Gilfredo Cortés Candia | PURS | Wri. | 20 May 1949 – 28 January 1950 | 253 | 121 | 1[d] | ||
122 | 2[e] | ||||||||
Ciro Félix Trigo | PURS | Law. | 28 January 1950 – 29 June 1950 | 152 | 123 | 3 | |||
Carlos Gonzalo de Saavedra |
PURS | Law. | 29 June 1950 – 15 February 1951 | 231 | 124 | 4 | |||
José Gil Soruco | PURS | Law. | 15 February 1951 – 16 May 1951 | 90 | 125 | 5 |
Gallery
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Manuel Diez Canseco – Minister of National Defense (PURS)
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Antenor Ichazo – Minister of Work
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Felix Veintemillas – Minister of Health
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Vicente Mendoza López – Minister of Education
Notes
edit- ^ While Urriolagoitía's presidency officially began on 24 October 1949, he had been acting president since 7 May, forming his own cabinet on 20 May.
- ^ Denoting which national cabinet the minister was originally a part of.
- ^ Denoting which presidential cabinet the minister was originally a part of.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Member of the first cabinet of Mamerto Urriolagoitía as acting president.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Member of the second cabinet of Mamerto Urriolagoitía as acting president and first Urriolagoitía cabinet as president.
- ^ Originally a member of the 116th–120th national cabinets of Bolivia
- ^ a b c Originally a member of the Hertzog ministerial cabinet.
- ^ Acting Foreign Minister in the absence of Alberto Saavedra Nogales from 2 to 17 August 1949.[8]
- ^ Originally a member of the 119th–120th national cabinets of Bolivia
- ^ Originally a member of the 120th national cabinet of Bolivia
References
edit- ^ "18. Bolivia (1917–present)". uca.edu. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Gisbert 2003, pp. 350–352
- ^ "DECRETO SUPREMO No 2101 del 29 de Junio de 1950 » Derechoteca.com". www.derechoteca.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "DECRETO SUPREMO No 2400 del 15 de Febrero de 1951 » Derechoteca.com". www.derechoteca.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "canciller". 3 December 2015. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "canciller". 27 January 2016. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "canciller". archive.vn. 19 February 2013. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "canciller". archive.vn. 19 February 2013. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
Bibliography
edit- Gisbert, Carlos D. Mesa (2003). Presidentes de Bolivia: entre urnas y fusiles : el poder ejecutivo, los ministros de estado (in Spanish). Editorial Gisbert. pp. 350–352.