| Cabinet Name: | Toro cabinet |
| Cabinet Number: | 97th |
| Jurisdiction: | the Republic of Bolivia |
| Flag: | Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Incumbent: | 1936–1937 |
| Government Head Title: | President |
| Government Head: | David Toro |
| Deputy Government Head Title: | Vice President |
| Deputy Government Head: | Vacant |
| Members Number: | 10 |
| Total Number: | 15 |
| Political Parties: | United Socialist Party Socialist Republican Party |
| Predecessor: | Cabinet of José Luis Tejada Sorzano |
| Successor: | Cabinet of Germán Busch |
The Cabinet of David Toro constituted the 97th national cabinet of the Republic of Bolivia. It was a component of the Government Junta led by President David Toro and was in office from 17 May 1936 to 13 July 1937.
The cabinet was formed after the armed forces ousted President José Luis Tejada Sorzano in a coup d'état which brought a civil-military junta to power. For the first five days of its existence, the cabinet and the junta were chaired by Lieutenant Colonel Germán Busch until the arrival of Toro on 22 May. It was dissolved when Toro was deposed in another coup d'état led by Busch, though the junta Toro chaired remained in power.[1]
Cabinet of Bolivia Presidency of David Toro, 1936–1937 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Minister | Party | Term | Days | ||||||
| President | Germán Busch | Mil-Soc. | Mil. | 17 May 1936 – 22 May 1936 | – | – | ||||
| David Toro | Mil-Soc. | Mil. | 22 May 1936 – 13 July 1937 | |||||||
| Vice President | colspan="6" bgcolor="ECECEC" | |||||||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship (Chancellor) | – | Enrique Baldivieso[2] | PSU | Law. | 17 May 1936 – 11 November 1936 | 97 | 1 | |||
| Minister of Propaganda | Enrique Finot[3] | PL | Law. | 11 November 1936 – 13 July 1937 | ||||||
| Minister of Government and Justice | Julio Viera | Mil-Soc. | Mil. | 17 May 1936 – 13 July 1937 | 97 | 1 | ||||
| Minister of National Defense | Gabriel Gosálvez | PSU | Eco. | 17 May 1936 – 7 September 1936 | 97 | 1 | ||||
| Oscar Moscoso | Mil-Soc. | Mil. | 7 September 1936 – 13 July 1937 | |||||||
| Minister of Development and Communications | Pedro Zilveti | PRS | Law. | 17 May 1936 – 13 July 1937 | 97 | 1 | ||||
| Minister of Finance and Statistics | Fernando Álvarez Campero | – | Law. | 17 May 1936 – 13 July 1937 | 97 | 1 | ||||
| Minister of Industry and Commerce | Jorge Jórdan | Mil-Soc. | Mil. | 17 May 1936 – 6 August 1936 | 97 | 1 | ||||
| Arturo Guillén | Mil-Soc. | Mil. | 6 August 1936 – 13 July 1937 | |||||||
| Minister of Mining and Petrol | Antenor Ichazo | Mil-Soc. | Mil. | 22 May 1936 – 13 July 1937 | 97 | 1 | ||||
| Minister of Work and Social Security | Waldo Álvarez | CSTB | Uni. | 22 May 1936 – 17 January 1937 | 97 | 1 | ||||
| Javier Paz Campero | PSU | Law. | 17 January 1937 – 13 July 1937 | |||||||
| Minister of Education and Indigenous Affairs | Raul Tovar | Mil-Soc. | Mil. | 17 May 1936 – 12 October 1936 | 97 | 1 | ||||
| Alfredo Peñaranda | Mil-Soc. | Mil. | 12 October 1936 – 23 November 1937 | 1 | ||||||
| Minister of Agriculture, Colonization, and Immigration | Luis Añez Rodríguez | Mil-Soc. | Mil. | 17 January 1937 – 13 July 1937 | 97 | 1 | ||||
The majority of Toro's cabinet consisted of military personnel, particularly members of the young officer corps. Of these, were the four lieutenant colonels Julio Viera (Government and Justice), Jorge Jórdan (Industry and Commerce), Antenor Ichazo (Mining and Petrol), and Luis Añez Rodríguez (Agriculture, Colonization, and Immigration).[4] Other members of the military included Major Raul Tovar (Education and Indigenous Affairs), and Colonel Oscar Moscoso (National Defense). This is not to mention lieutenant colonel Germán Busch, who served as provisional president of the junta until 22 May, as well as David Toro himself, who has a colonel.
Leftist political and social movements were represented by Enrique Baldivieso, one of the founders and leader of the United Socialist Party (PSU).[5] Organized labor was represented by Waldo Álvarez, a key figure in the debilitating general strikes which set the stage for the stage for the coup.[6] Álvarez had been elected as a delegate to the junta by an assembly of the Workers Federation of Labor (FOT) and the Local Workers Federation (FOL).[7]
The composition of the cabinet was also significantly restructured, elevating the number of ministries to ten. Four of these were the offices of Statistics, Immigration, Commerce, and Indigenous Affairs. In addition, the Office of Propaganda was established as a component of the Foreign Ministry in late 1936. Furthermore, the Ministry of Mining and Petrol was formed on 22 May, foreshadowing a more active involvement by the Bolivian government in the exploitation of its natural resources which would eventually lead to the nationalization of Standard Oil in March 1937.[8] Finally, the Ministry of Work and Social Security was established on 22 May under the leadership of unionist Waldo Álvarez. However, Álvarez would resign in early 1937 following the issuance of an "anti-communist" decree by Toro which led to the arrest of numerous senior officials. A second assembly of the FOT and FOL would elect Javier Paz Campero of the PSU to replace Álvarez.
On 13 July 1937, dissatisfied with what he viewed as unending political compromise and pragmatism, Germán Busch forced the resignation of David Toro. Busch was transmitted control of the junta, becoming de facto president. Many of the ministers in Toro's cabinet would remain in Busch's.
| Office | Part of | Date formed |
|---|---|---|
| Office of Indigenous Affairs | Ministry of Education | 17 May 1936 |
| Office of Statistics | Ministry of Finance | |
| Office of Immigration | Ministry of Agriculture | |
| Office of Commerce | Ministry of Industry | |
| Office of Propaganda | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 11 November 1936 |
| Ministry | Date formed | |
| Ministry of Work and Social Security | 22 May 1936 | |
| Ministry of Mining and Petrol | ||
