Cabinet of Mamerto Urriolagoitía

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

121st–125th Cabinet of the Republic of Bolivia
1949–1951
Mamerto Urriolagoitía
Date formed20 May 1949 (1949-05-20)[a]
Date dissolved16 May 1951 (1951-05-16)
People and organisations
PresidentMamerto Urriolagoitía
Vice PresidentVacant
No. of ministers10 (on 16 May 1951)
Total no. of members40 (including former members)
Member partyRepublican Socialist Unity Party (PURS)
Status in legislatureMajority government
History
Legislature term1949–1951
PredecessorCabinet of Enrique Hertzog
SuccessorCabinet 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

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Cabinet of Bolivia
Presidency of Mamerto Urriolagoitía, 1949–1951
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
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Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Denoting which national cabinet the minister was originally a part of.
  3. ^ Denoting which presidential cabinet the minister was originally a part of.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Member of the first cabinet of Mamerto Urriolagoitía as acting president.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Originally a member of the 116th–120th national cabinets of Bolivia
  7. ^ a b c Originally a member of the Hertzog ministerial cabinet.
  8. ^ Acting Foreign Minister in the absence of Alberto Saavedra Nogales from 2 to 17 August 1949.[8]
  9. ^ Originally a member of the 119th–120th national cabinets of Bolivia
  10. ^ Originally a member of the 120th national cabinet of Bolivia

References

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  1. ^ "18. Bolivia (1917–present)". uca.edu. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. ^ Gisbert 2003, pp. 350–352
  3. ^ "DECRETO SUPREMO No 2101 del 29 de Junio de 1950 » Derechoteca.com". www.derechoteca.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. ^ "DECRETO SUPREMO No 2400 del 15 de Febrero de 1951 » Derechoteca.com". www.derechoteca.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. ^ "canciller". 3 December 2015. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  6. ^ "canciller". 27 January 2016. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  7. ^ "canciller". archive.vn. 19 February 2013. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  8. ^ "canciller". archive.vn. 19 February 2013. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

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