Government of Carlos Quintanilla, 1939–40

Carlos Quintanilla assumed office as the interim 37th President of Bolivia on 23 August 1939, and his mandate ended on 15 April 1940. A member of the traditional, establishment officer class, General Carlos Quintanilla assumed control of the presidency on an interim basis following the suicide of his predecessor, Germán Busch. Though he tried to extend his mandate, Quintanilla eventually called for new elections to be held on 10 March 1940 with his mandate coming to an end upon the inauguration of the winner of that election, Enrique Peñaranda.[1]

Interim Presidency of
Carlos Quintanilla
23 August 1939 – 15 April 1940
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Three days after taking office, on 26 August 1939, Quintanilla formed his first and only cabinet in his short mandate, constituting the 101st national cabinet of Bolivia.[2]

Cabinet Ministers

Cabinet of Bolivia
Interim Presidency of Carlos Quintanilla, 1939–1940
Office Name Party Term Prof. N.C[lower-alpha 1] P.C[lower-alpha 2]
President Carlos Quintanilla Military 23 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 Mil. – –
Vice President Office vacant 23 August 1939 – 4 December 1939
Office blank 4 December 1939 – 15 April 1940[lower-alpha 3]
Minister of Foreign Affairs
and Worship
(Chancellor)		 Alberto Ostria Gutiérrez[4] N/A 26 August 1939 – 1 October 1941 Law. 101 1[lower-alpha 4]
Minister of Government
and Justice		 Vicente Leyton N/A 18 March 1939 – 15 April 1940 Law. 100[lower-alpha 5] 3[lower-alpha 6]
Minister of National Defense Angel Ayoroa Military 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 Mil. 101 1
Minister of Finance
and Statistics		 Fernando Pou Mont N/A 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 Law. 101 1
Minister of Industry
and Commerce		 José E. Anze N/A 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 – 101 1
Minister of Mining
and Petrol		 Felipe Manuel Rivera Military 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 Law. 101 1
Minister of Public Works
and Communications		 Rubén Terrazas PRG 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 Law. 101 1
Minister of Education,

and Indigenous Affairs

 Bernardo Navajas Trigo PL 12 August 1938 – 15 April 1940 Law. 100[lower-alpha 5] 3[lower-alpha 6]
Minister of Work
and Social Security		 Demetrio Ramos Military 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 Mil. 101 1
Minister of Health
and Hygiene		 Alfredo Mollinedo PSU 22 August 1938 – 15 April 1940 Dr. 100[lower-alpha 5] 3[lower-alpha 6]
Minister of Agriculture,
Colonization, and Immigration		 Carlos Salinas Aramayo N/A 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 Law. 101 1

Composition

In his short mandate, Carlos Quintanilla only formed one ministerial cabinet. Of the 11 ministers, three (Minister of Government Vicente Leyton, Minister of Education Bernardo Navajas Trigo, and Minister of Health Alfredo Mollinedo) were direct holdovers from the Busch cabinet. In addition, Felipe Manuel Rivera, who had been Minister of Defense under Busch up until his death, was made Minister of Mining and Petrol, a position he had also held during the Busch administration. The new Minister of Defense replacing Rivera was Angel Ayoroa who had also served in the Busch cabinet as Minister of Industry.

On the same day as the establishment of the new cabinet, the Ministry of Propaganda was abolished.[5] Notably, the office of the vice presidency was also abolished through a constitutional amendment on 4 December 1939. This decision came after Busch's vice president Enrique Baldivieso had attempted to claim his constitutional succession to the presidency.

The term of the Quintanilla cabinet ended on 15 April 1940 upon the inauguration of Enrique Peñaranda. Foreign Minister Alberto Ostria Gutiérrez would be the only direct holdover into the Peñaranda administration. Minister of Labor Demetrio Ramos would also remain in the Peñaranda administration but would be switched from Minister of Labor and made Minister of Defense and later Government. Finally, Minister of Public Works Rubén Terrazas would return as Minister of Education in 1942 while Minister of Agriculture Carlos Salinas Aramayo would be appointed Foreign Minister in 1943.

  • Alberto Ostria Gutiérrez – Chancellor
  • Angel Ayoroa – Minister of Defense
  • Felipe Manuel Rivera – Minister of Mining and Petrol
  • Rubén Terrazas – Minister of Public Works and Communications (PRG)
  • Bernardo Navajas Trigo – Minister of Education (PL)
  • Demetrio Ramos – Minister of Work and Social Security
  • Carlos Salinas Aramayo – Minister of Agriculture, Colonization, and Immigration

Notes
  1. Denoting which national cabinet the minister was originally a part of
  2. Denoting which presidential cabinet the minister was originally a part of
  3. Following the suicide of Germán Busch, Vice President Enrique Baldivieso tried to convince the military chiefs to allow him to assume the presidency. Instead however, General Quintanilla was soon elevated to the position on the basis that since Busch had declared himself dictator four months prior, the constitutional order was thus null and void. Quintanilla would later abolish the office of the vice presidency entirely through a constitutional amendment on 4 December 1939.[3]
  4. Held over into the Peñaranda cabinet
  5. Originally a member of the 100th national cabinet of Bolivia
  6. Originally a member of the third Busch ministerial cabinet

References
  1. "Bolivia: Ley de 14 de abril de 1940". www.lexivox.org. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. "DECRETO SUPREMO del 26 de Agosto de 1939 – 2 » Derechoteca.com". www.derechoteca.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. "Bolivia: Decreto Ley de 4 de diciembre de 1939". www.lexivox.org. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. "canciller". web.archive.org. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. "DECRETO SUPREMO del 26 de Agosto de 1939 – 1 » Derechoteca.com". www.derechoteca.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

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