Cabinet of Bolivia

Council of Ministers of Bolivia, or Cabinet of Bolivia, is part of the executive branch of the Bolivian government, consisting of the heads of the variable number of government ministries. The Council of Ministers are ministers of state and conduct the day-to-day business of public administration within Bolivia.[1] The President of Bolivia may freely reorganize the executive branch, with the most recent comprehensive reorganization occurring in February 2009.[2] Since then, the Ministry for the Legal Defense of the State has become the independent office of Solicitor General, and the Ministry of Communication has been created.

Cabinet of Bolivia
Current: Cabinet of Luis Arce
Agency overview
TypeAdvisory body
HeadquartersLa Paz, Bolivia]
Employees18 members:
Agency executive

Current Cabinet edit

PortfolioMinisterPartyProf.Took officeLeft officeTermRef.
PresidentLuis ArceMASEco.8 November 2020Incumbent1,274[3]
Vice PresidentDavid ChoquehuancaMASDip.8 November 2020Incumbent1,274
Minister of Foreign AffairsRogelio MaytaMASLaw.9 November 2020Incumbent1,273[4][5]
Minister of the PresidencyMaría Nela PradaMASDip.9 November 2020Incumbent1,273[4][6]
Minister of GovernmentEduardo del CastilloMASLaw.9 November 2020Incumbent1,273[4][7]
Minister of DefenseEdmundo NovilloMASLaw.9 November 2020Incumbent1,273[4][8]
Minister of Development PlanningGabriela MendozaMASEco.9 November 2020Incumbent1,273[4][9]
Minister of Economy and Public FinanceMarcelo MontenegroMASEco.9 November 2020Incumbent1,273[4][10]
Minister of HydrocarbonsFranklin Molina OrtizMASEco.9 November 202019 November 20201,273[4][11]
Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energies19 November 2020Incumbent[12]
Minister of Productive Development and the Plural EconomyNéstor Huanca ChuraMASEco.9 November 2020Incumbent1,273[4][13]
Minister of Public Works, Services, and HousingEdgar MontañoMASEng.9 November 2020Incumbent1,273[4][14]
Minister of Mining and MetallurgyRamiro VillavicencioMASEng.9 November 2020Incumbent1,273[4][15]
Minister of Justice and Institutional TransparencyIván LimaMASLaw.9 November 2020Incumbent1,273[4][16]
Minister of Labor, Employment, and Social SecurityVerónica Navia TejadaMASSoc.9 November 2020Incumbent1,273[4]
Minister of HealthÉdgar PozoMASDr.9 November 202019 November 202068[4]
Minister of Health and Sports19 November 202016 January 2021[12]
Jeyson AuzaMASDr.16 January 2021Incumbent1,205[17][18]
Minister of Environment and WaterJuan Santos CruzMASUni.9 November 2020Incumbent1,273[4][19]
Minister of Education, Sports, and CulturesAdrián QuelcaPCBProf.9 November 202019 November 2020368[4][20]
Minister of Education19 November 202012 November 2021[12]
Office vacant 12–19 November 20217[21][a]
Edgar ParyMASProf.19 November 2021Incumbent898[23][24]
Minister of Rural Development and LandWilson CáceresMASUni.9 November 20201 December 202022[4]
Edwin CharacayoMASAgr.1 December 202014 April 2021134[25][26]
Office vacant 14–20 April 20216[27][28]
Remmy GonzálesMASEng.20 April 2021Incumbent1,111[29][30]
Ministry of Cultures, Decolonization and DepatriarchalizationOffice vacant 13–20 November 20207[31]
Sabina OrellanaMASUni.20 November 2020Incumbent1,262[32][33]
Minister of EnergiesOffice vacant 9–12 November 20203[34]
Franklin Molina Ortiz[b]MASEco.12 November 202019 November 20207
Office merged with the Ministry of Hydrocarbons[12]

Resources edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Quelca continued to perform ministerial functions in an unclear, semi-official capacity for some days after his resignation.[22]
  2. ^ As Minister of Hydrocarbons.

References edit

  1. ^ Country Studies: Bolivia
  2. ^ Supreme Decree 29894, 7 February 2009.
  3. ^ Valdez, Carlos (8 November 2020). "New leftist leader takes office in Boliva". Associated Press. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Decreto Presidencial N° 4389". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 9 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Autoridades del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores". cancilleria.gob.bo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. ^ Claros, Yandira (9 November 2020). "María Nela Prada, la primera mujer que es ministra de la Presidencia". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ^ Claros, Yandira (9 November 2020). "El constitucionalista Eduardo del Castillo es el nuevo Ministro de Gobierno". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  8. ^ Claros, Yandira (9 November 2020). "Edmundo Novillo, exgobernador de Cochabamba, es el nuevo ministro de Defensa". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  9. ^ Ibáñez, Marco A. (10 November 2020). "Gabriela Mendoza, exviceministra de Política Tributaria, es ministra de Planificación". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  10. ^ Ibáñez, Marco A. (10 November 2020). "Marcelo Montenegro, el brazo derecho de Luis Arce para sacar a flote la economía". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  11. ^ Ibáñez, Marco A. (10 November 2020). "Molina, experto en desarrollo energético, es el nuevo ministro de Hidrocarburos". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  12. ^ a b c d "Decreto Presidencial N° 4397". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 19 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  13. ^ Flores, Rosío (9 November 2020). "Néstor Huanca, máster en gestión gubernamental, es ministro de Desarrollo Productivo". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  14. ^ Corz, Carlos (9 November 2020). "Iván Arias entrega personalmente su despacho, Montaño le dice: 'Es de caballeros estar aquí'". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  15. ^ "El ingeniero metalúrgico Ramiro Villavicencio dirige el Ministerio de Minería". autoridadminera.gob.bo (in Spanish). 19 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Iván Lima asumirá como ministro de Justicia". Correo del Sur (in Spanish). 9 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Decreto Presidencial N° 4454". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  18. ^ Peñaranda, Aylin (16 January 2021). "Pozo abandona el gabinete por el COVID-19 y Auza es nuevo ministro de Salud". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  19. ^ Peñaranda, Aylin (9 November 2020). "Enfrentar los incendios, la primera tarea de Cruz, nuevo ministro de Medio Ambiente y Agua". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  20. ^ Peñaranda, Aylin (9 November 2020). "El profesor Adrián Quelca es el nuevo ministro de Educación, Culturas y Deporte". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  21. ^ "Renuncia el ministro Quelca en medio del escándalo por el caso 'tráfico de exámenes'". Página Siete (in Spanish). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Quelca sigue ejerciendo como ministro y Richter dice que en próximos días asumirá una nueva autoridad". Correo del Sur (in Spanish). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Decreto Presidencial N° 4623". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 19 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  24. ^ Alanoca, Jesus (19 November 2021). "Edgar Pary Chambi asume como nuevo ministro de Educación". El Deber (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  25. ^ "Decreto Presidencial N° 4405". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  26. ^ Corz, Carlos (1 December 2020). "Destituyen a Cáceres, Arce posesiona a Characayo como ministro de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  27. ^ "Decreto Presidencial N° 4485". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 14 April 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  28. ^ "Observan que Gobierno no posesiona nuevo ministro de Tierras hace 5 días". Página Siete (in Spanish). 17 April 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  29. ^ "Decreto Presidencial N° 4488". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 20 April 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  30. ^ Corz, Carlos (20 April 2021). "Remy Gonzales asume como Ministro de Desarrollo Rural, Arce advierte que será 'implacable' contra la corrupción". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  31. ^ "Decreto Supremo N° 4393". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 13 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  32. ^ "Decreto Presidencial N° 4398". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  33. ^ Medina, Eduardo (20 November 2020). "Sabina Orellana fue posesionada como Ministra de Culturas, llama a acabar con el racismo". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  34. ^ "Decreto Presidencial N° 4391". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.