# Cabinet of Mariano Melgarejo

The Melgarejo Cabinet constituted the 30th cabinet of the Republic of Bolivia. It was formed on 19 June 1867 after Mariano Melgarejo was installed as the 15th president of Bolivia following the coup d'état, succeeding the Achá Cabinet. It was dissolved on 15 January 1871 upon Melgarejo's overthrow in another coup d'état and was succeeded by the Cabinet of Agustín Morales.

## Composition

| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Prof. | Took office | Left office | Term |
| President | Mariano Melgarejo | Mil. | Mil. | 28 December 1864 | 15 August 1870 | 2,209 |
| President | Mariano Melgarejo | Mil. | Mil. | 15 August 1870 | 15 January 1871 | 2,209 |
| Chief of the Cabinet | Mariano Donato Muñoz | Ind. | Law. | 19 June 1867 | 15 January 1871 | 1,306 |
| Secretary General | Mariano Donato Muñoz | Ind. | Law. | 29 December 1861 | 19 June 1867 | 3,304 |
| Minister of Government, Justice, and Foreign Affairs | Mariano Donato Muñoz | Ind. | Law. | 19 June 1867 | 16 February 1869 | 3,304 |
| Minister of Government and Foreign Affairs | Mariano Donato Muñoz | Ind. | Law. | 16 February 1869 | 15 January 1871 | 3,304 |
| Minister of War | Juan Sánchez | Mil. | Mil. | 29 December 1861 | 24 April 1865 | 1,212 |
| Minister of War | Pedro Olañeta | Mil. | Mil. | 24 April 1865 | 24 August 1867 | 852 |
| Minister of War | Nicolás Rojas | Mil. | Mil. | 24 August 1867 | 22 December 1868 | 486 |
| Minister of War | Gonzalo Lanza | Mil. | Mil. | 22 December 1868 | 11 July 1869 | 201 |
| Minister of War | Nicolás Rojas | Mil. | Mil. | 11 July 1869 | 9 October 1869 | 90 |
| Minister of War | Gonzalo Lanza | Mil. | Mil. | 9 October 1869 | 15 January 1871 | 463 |
| Minister of Finance | Aniceto Vergara | Ind. | Law. | 19 June 1867 | 24 August 1867 | 66 |
| Minister of Finance | Manuel de la Lastra | Ind. | Law. | 24 August 1867 | 15 January 1871 | 1,240 |
| Minister of Public Instruction and Worship | Ánjel Remijio Revollo | Ind. | Law. | 19 June 1867 | 25 August 1868 | 433 |
| Minister of Public Instruction and Worship | Mariano Donato Muñoz | Ind. | Law. | 25 August 1868 | 18 September 1868 | 24 |
| Minister of Public Instruction and Worship | Manuel José Ribera | Ind. | Law. | 18 September 1868 | 16 February 1869 | 849 |
| Minister of Public Instruction and Justice | Manuel José Ribera | Ind. | Law. | 16 February 1869 | 15 January 1871 | 849 |
| Minister of Industry and Worship | Mariano Montero | Ind. | – | 16 February 1869 | 15 January 1871 | 698 |

## History

Upon his assumption to office, Melgarejo charged all ministerial portfolios to Mariano Donato Muñoz as secretary general pending the formation of a proper ministerial cabinet. A full council of ministers was appointed on 19 June 1867, two and a half years later, composed of four ministers. In addition to the four ministries, Muñoz was appointed to the position of head of the cabinet, a position tantamount to a prime minister, with the power to preside over the cabinet in the event of the absence of the president. On 16 February 1869, a new office, dubbed as the Ministry of Industry and Worship, was established.

### Cabinets

| N° | Formed | Days | Decree |
| I | 19 June 1867 | 1,306 | Supreme Decree 19-06-1867 |

### Structural changes

| Portfolio | Part of | Transferred to | Date | Decree |
| Justice | Ministry of Public Instruction | Ministry of Government | 19 June 1867 | Supreme Decree 19-06-1867 |
| Worship | Ministry of Government | Ministry of Public Instruction | 19 June 1867 | Supreme Decree 19-06-1867 |
| Worship | Ministry of Public Instruction | Ministry of Industry | 16 February 1869 | Supreme Decree 16-02-1869 |
| Industry | None | Ministry of Industry | 16 February 1869 | Supreme Decree 16-02-1869 |
| Justice | Ministry of Government | Ministry of Public Instruction | 16 February 1869 | Supreme Decree 16-02-1869 |