Cabinet of José Luis Tejada Sorzano

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The Cabinet of José Luis Tejada Sorzano was composed of three cabinets which constituted the 94th–96th national cabinets of the Republic of Bolivia. It was led by President José Luis Tejada Sorzano, a Liberal, and was in office from 29 November 1934 to 17 May 1936.^[1]

The cabinet was formed after the armed forces ousted President Daniel Salamanca in a coup d'état and allowed his vice president, José Luis Tejada Sorzano, to assume office. It was dissolved when Tejada Sorzano was himself deposed in another coup d'état. It was the last cabinet presided over by a Liberal president.

Cabinet Ministers

Cabinet of Bolivia Presidency of José Luis Tejada Sorzano, 1934–1936
Office	Minister	Party		Prof.	Term	Days	N.C	P.C
President	José Luis Tejada Sorzano		PL	Law.	28 November 1934 – 1 December 1934	3	–	–
					1 December 1934 – 17 May 1936	533
Vice President	Office vacant throughout presidency
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship (Chancellor)	David Alvéstegui Laredo		Ind.	Law.	22 March 1934 – 5 April 1935	379	92[a]	5[b]
							93	1
	Office vacant 5 April 1935 – 12 April 1935					7	94	1
	Tomás Manuel Elío[2]		PL	Law.	12 April 1935 – 5 March 1936	328	95	2
							96	3
	Luis Fernando Guachalla[3]		PL	Law.	5 March 1936 – 17 May 1936	73
Minister of Government and Justice	Tomás Manuel Elío		PL	Law.	29 November 1934 – 12 April 1935	134	94	1
	José Aguirre Espada		–	–	12 April 1935 – 6 September 1935	147	95	2
	Alfredo Peñaranda		Mil.	Mil.	6 September 1935 – 1 October 1935	25	96	3
	José Aguirre Espada		–	–	1 October 1935 – 2 May 1936	214
	Gabriel Palenque		–	–	2 May 1936 – 17 May 1936	15
Minister of National Defense	Bautista Saavedra		PRS	Law.	29 November 1934 – 14 December 1934	15	94	1
	Gabriel Gosálvez		PRS	Eco.	14 December 1934 – 5 August 1935	234
							95	2
	Luis Añez Rodríguez		Mil.	Mil.	5 August 1935 – 17 May 1936	286
							96	3
Minister of Development and Communications	José Aguirre Espada		–	–	29 November 1934 – 12 April 1935	134	94	1
	Carlos Calvo Calbimontes		–	–	12 April 1935 – 22 May 1935	40	95	2
	Manuel Carrasco Jimenez[c]		PL	Law.	22 May 1935 – 6 September 1935	107
	José Aguirre Espada		–	–	6 September 1935 – 1 October 1935	25	96	3
	Antenor Ichazo		Mil.	Mil.	1 October 1935 – 17 May 1936	229
Minister of Finance and Industry	Carlos Víctor Aramayo[d]		PRG	Bus.	29 November 1934 – 12 April 1935	134	94	1
	Office vacant 12 April 1935 – 22 May 1935					40	95	2
	Federico Gutiérrez Granier		PL	Law.	22 May 1935 – 6 September 1935	107
	Héctor Ormachea Zalles		–	Law.	6 September 1935 – 17 May 1936	254	96	3
Minister of Instruction and Agriculture	Enrique Baldivieso		PN	Law.	29 November 1934 – 12 April 1935	134	94	1
	Waldo Belmonte Pool		PRS	Law.	12 April 1935 – 6 September 1935	147	95	2
	Alfredo Peñaranda[e]		Mil.	Mil.	5 August 1935 – 6 September 1935	32
	José Maria Gutiérrez[f]		PL	Law.	6 September 1935 – 17 May 1936	254	96	3
Minister of War and Colonization	Juan María Zalles		PL	Law.	29 November 1934 – 12 April 1935	134	94	1
	Enrique Baldivieso		PN	Law.	12 April 1935 – 6 September 1935	147	95	2
	Bernardo Navajas Trigo		PL	Law.	6 September 1935 – 17 May 1936	254	96	3

Composition

First cabinet

On 27 November 1934, President Daniel Salamanca travelled to the military headquarters in Villamontes in order to personally reorganize the high command of the armed forces. Considering this, Vice President José Luis Tejada Sorzano assumed office as acting president in Salamanca's absence on 28 November.^[7] By that point, the military had already ousted Salamanca in a coup d'état the day prior. On 29 November, Salamanca's cabinet submitted its resignation and Tejada Sorzano, still acting president, formed a new one.^[8] Tejada Sorzano formally assumed office as president on 1 December when a military commission arrived to deliver Salamanca's official resignation.^[9]

The only holdover from the previous administration was Foreign Minister David Alvéstegui Laredo who had been serving since 22 March. When Alvéstegui suddenly resigned on 5 April 1935, the position remained vacant though Carlos Víctor Aramayo, a prominent tin magnate and Minister of Finance, did hold the office as acting minister for a few days. Former President Bautista Saavedra was briefly Minister of National Defense for 14 days after which he was replaced by Gabriel Gosálvez.

Second and third cabinets

Tejada Sorzano's second cabinet was formed on 12 April 1935.^[10] The vacancy in the Foreign Ministry was filled by Minister of Government and Justice Tomás Manuel Elío. That ministry was in turn filled by José Aguirre Espada.^[11]

Tejada Sorzano's third cabinet was formed on 6 September 1935. It was under this government that Tejada Sorzano was overthrown in a coup d'état in May 1936. Many ministers who served in his administration would support his ouster and join the government of his successor, David Toro. These included: Enrique Baldivieso, Gabriel Gosálvez, Antenor Ichazo, Luis Añez Rodríguez, and Alfredo Peñaranda.

Gallery

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  David Alvéstegui Laredo – Minister of Foreign Affairs
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  Tomás Manuel Elío – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Government
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  Luis Fernando Guachalla – Minister of Foreign Affairs
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  Bautista Saavedra – Minister of National Defense
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  Gabriel Gosálvez – Minister of National Defense
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  Luis Añez Rodríguez – Minister of National Defense
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  Manuel Carrasco Jimenez – Minister of Development
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  Antenor Ichazo – Minister of Development
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  Carlos Víctor Aramayo – Minister of Finance
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  Héctor Ormachea Zalles – Minister of Finance
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  Enrique Baldivieso – Minister of Instruction and Minister of War
• 
  Waldo Belmonte Pool – Minister of Instruction
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  José Maria Gutiérrez Lea Plaza – Minister of Instruction
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  Juan María Zalles – Minister of War
• 
  Bernardo Navajas Trigo – Minister of War

Notes

References

Bibliography

• Gisbert, Carlos D. Mesa (2003). Presidentes de Bolivia: entre urnas y fusiles : el poder ejecutivo, los ministros de estado (in Spanish). Editorial Gisbert. pp. 340–343.