Urriolagoitía cabinet
121st–125th Cabinet of the Republic of Bolivia
1949–1951
Date formed	20 May 1949 (1949-05-20)[a]
Date dissolved	16 May 1951 (1951-05-16)
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

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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 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 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

• 
  Waldo Belmonte Pool – Minister of Foreign Affairs (PURS)
• 
  Alberto Saavedra Nogales – Minister of Foreign Affairs (PURS)
• 
  Pedro Zilveti – Minister of Foreign Affairs (PURS)
• 
  Ciro Félix Trigo – Minister of Government and Minister of Agriculture (PURS)
• 
  Manuel Diez Canseco – Minister of National Defense (PURS)
• 
  Juan Rivero Torres – Minister of National Defense
• 
  Antenor Ichazo – Minister of Work
• 
  Juan Manuel Balcázar – Minister of Health (PURS)
• 
  Felix Veintemillas – Minister of Health
• 
  Vicente Mendoza López – Minister of Education

• 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.