Cabinet of Gualberto Villarroel explained

Cabinet Name:Villarroel cabinet
Cabinet Number:108th–111th
Jurisdiction:the Republic of Bolivia
Flag:Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg
Flag Border:true
Incumbent:1943–1946
Government Head Title:President
Government Head:Gualberto Villarroel
Deputy Government Head Title:Vice President
Deputy Government Head:None (1943–1945)
Julián Montellano
Members Number:9 (on 21 July 1946)
Total Number:20 (including former members)
Political Parties:Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR)
Independent Socialist Party (PSI)
Legislature Status:Majority government
Legislature Term:1944–1946
Predecessor:Cabinet of Enrique Peñaranda

Gualberto Villarroel assumed office as the 39th President of Bolivia on 20 December 1943, and his term was violently cut short by his death on 21 July 1946. A colonel during the Chaco War, Villarroel and the Reason for the Fatherland (RADEPA) military lodge joined the fledgling Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR) to overthrow President Enrique Peñaranda in a coup d'état.

Villarroel formed four cabinets during his 31-month presidency, constituting the 108th to 111th national cabinets of Bolivia. A fifth cabinet was announced on 20 July 1946 but the events of 21 July which resulted in the deposition of the government halted that cabinet from entering office.

Cabinet Ministers


Cabinet of Bolivia
Presidency of Gualberto Villarroel, 1943–1946
OfficeMinisterPartyTermDaysN.CP.C
PresidentGualberto VillarroelRADEPAMil.20 December 1943 – 21 July 1946944
Vice Presidentcolspan="8" bgcolor="ECECEC"
Julián MontellanoMNRLaw.6 November 1945 – 21 July 1946257
Secretary-General of the JuntaAugusto CéspedesMNRJrnl.20 December 1943 – 11 February 1944531081
Wálter GuevaraMNRLaw.11 February 1944 – 5 April 194454
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
and Worship

(Chancellor)
José Tamayo Solares[1] PSILaw.20 December 1943 – 16 March 1944871081
Enrique Baldivieso[2] PSILaw.16 March 1944 – 8 August 19441451092
Víctor Andrade Uzquiano[3] Ind.Law.8 August 1944 – 31 December 19441451103
Gustavo Chacón[4] Ind.Law.31 December 1944 – 21 July 19465671114
Minister of Government, Justice,
and Immigration
Alberto Taborga[5] RADEPAMil.20 December 1943 – 11 February 1944531081
Alfredo PachecoRADEPAMil.11 February 1944 – 8 August 1944179
1092
Alfonso QuinterosRADEPAMil.8 August 1944 – 31 December 19441451103
Edmundo Nogales OrtizRADEPAMil.31 December 1944 – 21 July 19465671114
Minister of National DefenseJosé Celestino PintoRADEPAMil.20 December 1943 – 21 July 19469441081
1092
1103
1114
Ángel RodríguezRADEPAMil.21 July 1946 – 21 July 1946<15
Minister of Finance and StatisticsVíctor Paz EstenssoroMNRLaw.20 December 1943 – 5 April 19441071081
Jorge Zarco KramerLaw.5 April 1944 – 31 December 19442701092
1103
Víctor Paz EstenssoroMNRLaw.31 December 1944 – 21 July 19465671114
Minister of EconomyGustavo ChacónInd.Law.20 December 1943 – 31 December 19443771081
1092
1103
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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 2013-02-19. canciller. 2021-02-17. archive.vn. 19 February 2013. https://archive.today/20130219175926/http://www.rree.gob.bo/webmre/listacancilleres/canciller.aspx?imagen=Enrique%20Baldivieso.JPG&texto=ENRIQUE%20BALDIVIESO%20APARICIO.txt. dead.
  3. Web site: 2013-02-19. canciller. 2021-02-17. archive.vn. 19 February 2013. https://archive.today/20130219175327/http://www.rree.gob.bo/webmre/listacancilleres/canciller.aspx?imagen=Victor%20Andrade.JPG&texto=VICTOR%20ANDRADE%20UZQUIANO.txt. dead.
  4. Web site: 2013-02-19. canciller. 2021-02-17. archive.vn. 19 February 2013. https://archive.today/20130219191103/http://www.rree.gob.bo/webmre/listacancilleres/canciller.aspx?imagen=Gustavo%20Chacon.JPG&texto=GUSTAVO%20CHACON.txt. dead.
  5. Lora. Guillermo. Diccionario Politico, Historico, Cultural (T).