# Cabinet of José Ballivián

The Ballivián Cabinet, which comprised the 12th to 14th cabinets of the Bolivian Republic, came into being on October 18, 1841. This was 21 days after José Ballivián assumed office as the 9th president of Bolivia, following a coup d'état that saw him take over from the Third Velasco Cabinet. The cabinet continued to serve until December 23, 1847, when Ballivián resigned from office, and it was subsequently dissolved. Cabinet of Eusebio Guilarte succeeded the Ballivián Cabinet.

## Composition

| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Party | Prof. | Took office | Left office | Term |
| President | José Ballivián | | Mil. | Mil. | 27 September 1841 | 15 August 1844 | 2,278 |
| President | José Ballivián | | Mil. | Mil. | 15 August 1844 | 23 December 1847 | 2,278 |
| Minister of the Interior and Foreign Affairs | Manuel María Urcullu | | Ind. | Mag. | 18 October 1841 | 25 April 1842 | 189 |
| Minister of the Interior and Foreign Affairs | Casimiro Olañeta | | Ind. | Law. | 25 April 1842 | 25 June 1842 | 61 |
| Minister of the Interior and Foreign Affairs | Manuel de la Cruz Méndez | | Ind. | Law. | 25 June 1842 | 4 November 1842 | 132 |
| Minister of the Interior | Eusebio Gutierrez | | Ind. | Law. | 4 November 1842 | 19 June 1843 | 227 |
| Minister of the Interior | Pedro Buitrago | | Ind. | Mag. | 19 June 1843 | 9 August 1845 | 782 |
| Minister of the Interior | Pedro José de Guerra | | Ind. | Mag. | 9 August 1845 | 25 November 1847 | 838 |
| Minister of the Interior | Tomás Frías | | Ind. | Law. | 25 November 1847 | 23 December 1847 | 28 |
| Secretary General | José María Pérez de Urdininea | | Mil. | Mil. | 27 September 1841 | 18 October 1841 | 262 |
| Minister of War | José María Pérez de Urdininea | | Mil. | Mil. | 18 October 1841 | 16 June 1842 | 262 |
| Minister of War | Eusebio Guilarte | | Mil. | Mil. | 16 June 1842 | 18 November 1842 | 155 |
| Minister of War | Manuel Zagárnaga | | Mil. | Mil. | 18 November 1842 | 4 October 1843 | 320 |
| Minister of War | José María Pérez de Urdininea | | Mil. | Mil. | 4 October 1843 | 14 October 1843 | 10 |
| Minister of War | José María Silva | | Mil. | Mil. | 14 October 1843 | 25 November 1847 | 1,503 |
| Minister of War | Eusebio Guilarte | | Mil. | Mil. | 25 November 1847 | 2 January 1848 | 38 |
| Minister of Finance | Tomás Frías | | Ind. | Law. | 18 October 1841 | 27 December 1841 | 70 |
| Minister of Finance | Hilarión Fernandez | | Mil. | Mil. | 27 December 1841 | 28 April 1843 | 487 |
| Minister of Finance | Manuel Molina | | Ind. | Law. | 28 April 1843 | 19 March 1844 | 326 |
| Minister of Finance | Tomás Frías | | Ind. | Law. | 19 March 1844 | 17 August 1844 | 151 |
| Minister of Finance | Miguel María de Aguirre | | Ind. | Eco. | 17 August 1844 | 23 December 1847 | 1,223 |
| Minister of Public Instruction | Office vacant 27 September 1841 – 4 November 1842 | Office vacant 27 September 1841 – 4 November 1842 | Office vacant 27 September 1841 – 4 November 1842 | Office vacant 27 September 1841 – 4 November 1842 | Office vacant 27 September 1841 – 4 November 1842 | Office vacant 27 September 1841 – 4 November 1842 | 403 |
| Minister of Public Instruction and Foreign Affairs | Manuel de la Cruz Méndez | | Ind. | Law. | 4 November 1842 | 28 November 1844 | 755 |
| Minister of Public Instruction and Foreign Affairs | Tomás Frías | | Ind. | Law. | 28 November 1844 | 23 December 1847 | 1,120 |

## History

When Ballivián assumed office, he assigned all ministerial duties to Division General José María Pérez de Urdininea, who acted as a temporary minister general until a proper cabinet was formed. It took 21 days, longer than expected, to appoint a full council of three ministers, which finally happened on October 18, 1841. The Ministry of Public Instruction remained unfilled for more than a year until it was reestablished on November 04,1842. Additionally, the responsibility for foreign affairs was transferred from the interior to the Ministry of Public Instruction.
Two future presidents and one former president, José María Pérez de Urdininea (1828), Eusebio Guilarte (1847–1848), and Tomás Frías (1872–1873; 1874–1876) were members of this cabinet.

### Cabinets

| N° | Formed | Days | Decree |
| I | 18 October 1841 | 241 | Supreme Decree 18-10-1841 |
| II | 25 April 1842 | 193 | Supreme Decree 25-04-1842 |
| III | 4 November 1842 | 1,847 | Supreme Decree 04-11-1842 |
| IV | 25 November 1847 | 28 | Supreme Decree 25-11-1847 |

### Structural changes

| Portfolio | Part of | Transferred to | Date | Decree |
| Foreign Affairs | Ministry of the Interior | Ministry of Public Instruction | 4 November 1842 | Supreme Decree 04-11-1842 |