# Cabinet of José Miguel de Velasco III

The Velasco III Cabinet constituted the 10th and 11th cabinets of the Bolivian Republic. It was formed on 27 March 1839, thirty-three days after José Miguel de Velasco was reinstalled as the 4th president of Bolivia following a coup d'état, succeeding the Santa Cruz Cabinet. It was dissolved on 10 June 1841 upon Velasco's overthrow in another coup d'état and was succeeded by the Cabinet of José Ballivián.

## Composition

| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Party | Prof. | Took office | Left office | Term |
| President | José Miguel de Velasco | | Mil. | Mil. | 22 February 1839 | 15 August 1840 | 839 |
| President | José Miguel de Velasco | | Mil. | Mil. | 15 August 1840 | 10 June 1841 | 839 |
| Vice President | Office vacant 22 February – 26 October 1839 | Office vacant 22 February – 26 October 1839 | Office vacant 22 February – 26 October 1839 | Office vacant 22 February – 26 October 1839 | Office vacant 22 February – 26 October 1839 | Office vacant 22 February – 26 October 1839 | 246 |
| Minister General | Manuel María Urcullu | | Ind. | Mag. | 22 February 1839 | 27 March 1839 | 267 |
| Minister of the Interior and Foreign Affairs | Manuel María Urcullu | | Ind. | Mag. | 27 March 1839 | 16 November 1839 | 267 |
| Minister of the Interior and Foreign Affairs | José María Linares | | Ind. | Law. | 16 November 1839 | 10 June 1841 | 572 |
| Minister of War | Manuel Dorado | | Mil. | Mil. | 27 March 1839 | 14 July 1839 | 109 |
| Minister of War | Manuel Eusebio Ruiz | | Mil. | Mil. | 14 July 1839 | 26 October 1839 | 125 |
| Minister of War and Navy | Manuel Eusebio Ruiz | | Mil. | Mil. | 26 October 1839 | 16 November 1839 | 125 |
| Minister of War and Navy | Manuel Dorado | | Mil. | Mil. | 16 November 1839 | 19 February 1841 | 461 |
| Minister of War and Navy | Carlos Medinaceli | | Mil. | Mil. | 19 February 1841 | 10 June 1841 | 111 |
| Minister of Finance | Miguel María de Aguirre | | Ind. | Eco. | 27 March 1839 | 15 June 1839 | 80 |
| Minister of Finance | Gregorio Aníbarro | | Ind. | Law. | 15 June 1839 | 27 June 1839 | 12 |
| Minister of Finance | José María Dalence | | Ind. | Mag. | 27 June 1839 | 16 November 1839 | 142 |
| Minister of Finance | Miguel María de Aguirre | | Ind. | Eco. | 16 November 1839 | 10 June 1841 | 572 |
| Minister of Public Instruction | Office vacant 26 October 1839 – 16 November 1839 | Office vacant 26 October 1839 – 16 November 1839 | Office vacant 26 October 1839 – 16 November 1839 | Office vacant 26 October 1839 – 16 November 1839 | Office vacant 26 October 1839 – 16 November 1839 | Office vacant 26 October 1839 – 16 November 1839 | 21 |
| Minister of Public Instruction | Tomás Frías | | Ind. | Law. | 16 November 1839 | 16 November 1840 | 366 |
| Minister of Public Instruction | Manuel Sánchez de Velasco | | Ind. | Law. | 16 November 1840 | 10 June 1841 | 206 |

## History

Upon his assumption to office, Velasco charged all ministerial portfolios to Manuel María Urcullu, minister of the Supreme Court of Justice, as minister general pending the formation of a proper ministerial cabinet. A full council of ministers was appointed on 27 March 1839, 33 days into his mandate, composed of three ministers. The Political Constitution of 1839 expanded the number of ministerial posts to four with the introduction of the Ministry of Public Instruction. At the same time, the new constitution abolished the office of the vice president, a fact which remained the case until 1878.
Two future presidents, José María Linares (1857–1861) and Tomás Frías (1872–1873; 1874–1876) were members of this cabinet. A third, José Ballivián (1841–1847), was appointed but never took office, having rebelled against the government.

### Cabinets

| N° | Date | Decree |
| I | 27 March 1839 | Supreme Decree 27-03-1839 |
| II | 16 November 1839 | Supreme Decree 16-11-1839 |

### Structural changes

| Portfolio | Part of | Transferred to | Date | Decree |
| Navy | Ministry of War | Ministry of War and Navy | 26 October 1839 | 1839 Political Constitution |
| Instruction | None | Ministry of Public Instruction | 26 October 1839 | 1839 Political Constitution |