The Ballivián Cabinet, which comprised the 12th to 14th cabinets of the

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, came into being on October 18, 1841. This was 21 days after

José Ballivián José Ballivián Segurola (5 May 1805 – 6 October 1852) was a Bolivian general during the Peruvian-Bolivian War. He also served as the ninth president of Bolivia from 1841 to 1847. Early life Born in La Paz to wealthy parents, Ballivián ha ...

assumed office as the 9th

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, following a

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that saw him take over from the Third Velasco Cabinet. The cabinet continued to serve until December 23, 1847, when Ballivián resigned from office, and it was subsequently dissolved.

Cabinet of Eusebio Guilarte The Guilarte Cabinet constituted the 15th cabinet of the Bolivian Republic. It was formed on 23 December 1847 after Eusebio Guilarte was installed as the 10th president of Bolivia following the resignation of José Ballivián, succeeding the Ba ...

succeeded the Ballivián Cabinet.

Composition

History

When Ballivián assumed office, he assigned all ministerial duties to Division General

José María Pérez de Urdininea José María Pérez de Urdininea (31 October 1784 – 4 November 1865) was a Bolivian military officer and statesman who served as the third president of Bolivia in 1828. He was the first Bolivian president to be born in Bolivia itself. He fo ...

, who acted as a temporary minister general until a proper cabinet was formed. It took 21 days, longer than expected, to appoint a full council of three ministers, which finally happened on October 18, 1841. The Ministry of Public Instruction remained unfilled for more than a year until it was reestablished on November 04,1842. Additionally, the responsibility for foreign affairs was transferred from the interior to the Ministry of Public Instruction. Two future presidents and one former president, José María Pérez de Urdininea (1828),

Eusebio Guilarte Eusebio Guilarte Mole (15 October 1805 – 11 June 1849) was a Bolivian military officer and statesman who served as the tenth president of Bolivia from 1847 to 1848. Biography A career military officer (not an uncommon choice at the time) ...

(1847–1848), and

Tomás Frías Tomás Frías Ametller (21 December 1805 – 10 May 1884) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 17th President of Bolivia twice nonconsecutively from 1872 to 1873 and from 1874 to 1876. Having graduated as a lawyer and work ...

(1872–1873; 1874–1876) were members of this cabinet.

Cabinets

Structural changes

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