# Cabinet of Carlos Quintanilla

Carlos Quintanilla assumed office as the interim 37th President of Bolivia on 23 August 1939, and his mandate ended on 15 April 1940. A general of the senior officer corps, Quintanilla assumed control of the presidency on an interim basis following the suicide of his predecessor, Germán Busch.
Quintanilla formed one cabinet three days after taking office, constituting the 101st national cabinet of Bolivia.

## Cabinet Ministers

Cabinet of Bolivia Interim Presidency of Carlos Quintanilla, 1939–1940 :
| Office | Minister | Party | Party | Prof. | Term | Days | N.C | P.C |
| President | Carlos Quintanilla | | Military | Mil. | 23 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 | 236 | – | – |
| Vice President | Office vacant 23 August 1939 – 4 December 1939 | Office vacant 23 August 1939 – 4 December 1939 | Office vacant 23 August 1939 – 4 December 1939 | Office vacant 23 August 1939 – 4 December 1939 | Office vacant 23 August 1939 – 4 December 1939 | Office vacant 23 August 1939 – 4 December 1939 | | | – | – |
| Office blank 4 December 1939 – 15 April 1940 ||||||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship (Chancellor) | Alberto Ostria Gutiérrez | | – | Law. | 26 August 1939 – 1 October 1941 | 767 | 101 | 1 |
| Minister of Government, Justice, and Propaganda | Vicente Leyton | | – | Law. | 18 March 1939 – 15 April 1940 | 394 | 100 | 3 |
| Minister of National Defense | Angel Ayoroa | | Military | Mil. | 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 | 233 | 101 | 1 |
| Minister of Finance and Statistics | Fernando Pou Mont | | – | Law. | 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 | 233 | 101 | 1 |
| Minister of Industry and Commerce | José E. Anze | | – | – | 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 | 233 | 101 | 1 |
| Minister of Public Works and Communications | Rubén Terrazas | | PRG | Law. | 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 | 233 | 101 | 1 |
| Minister of Mining and Petrol | Felipe Manuel Rivera | | Military | Mil. | 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 | 233 | 101 | 1 |
| Minister of Work and Social Security | Demetrio Ramos | | Military | Mil. | 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 | 233 | 101 | 1 |
| Minister of Health and Hygiene | Alfredo Mollinedo | | PSU | Dr. | 22 August 1938 – 15 April 1940 | 602 | 100 | 3 |
| Minister of Education, and Indigenous Affairs | Bernardo Navajas Trigo | | PL | Law. | 12 August 1938 – 15 April 1940 | 977 | 100 | 3 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Colonization, and Immigration | Carlos Salinas Aramayo | | PSU | Law. | 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 | 233 | 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. 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.

## Gallery

* Alberto Ostria Gutiérrez – Minister of Foreign Affairs
* Angel Ayoroa – Minister of National Defense
* Felipe Manuel Rivera – Minister of Mining
* Rubén Terrazas – Minister of Public Works (PRG)
* Bernardo Navajas Trigo – Minister of Education (PL)
* Demetrio Ramos – Minister of Work
* Carlos Salinas Aramayo – Minister of Agriculture (PSU)