Cabinet of Tomás Monje
# Cabinet of Tomás Monje

Tomás Monje assumed office as the interim 41st President of Bolivia on 17 August 1946, and his mandate ended on 10 March 1947. The President of the Superior District Court of La Paz, Monje was chosen to lead an interim junta following the violent overthrow of President Gualberto Villarroel on 21 July 1946. Having been ill at the time, Monje only assumed the position 27 days later, chairing the junta until new elections could be held.

Monje formed one cabinet nine days after taking office, constituting the 113th national cabinet of Bolivia as part of the 1946–1947 Government Junta.

## Cabinet Ministers

Cabinet of Bolivia Interim Presidency of Tomás Monje, 1946–1947 :

| Office | Minister | Party | Party | Prof. | Term | Days | N.C | P.C |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| President | Tomás Monje | | Ind. | Mag. | 17 August 1946 – 10 March 1947 | 205 | – | – |
| Vice President | Office vacant throughout presidency | Office vacant throughout presidency | Office vacant throughout presidency | Office vacant throughout presidency | Office vacant throughout presidency | Office vacant throughout presidency | | | – | – |
| Secretary-General of the Junta | Roberto Bilbao la Vieja | | – | Law. | 24 July 1946 – 10 March 1947 | 216 | 112 | 1 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship (Chancellor) | Aniceto Solares | | PRG | Dip. | 24 July 1946 – 7 March 1947 | 226 | 112 | 1 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship (Chancellor) | Office vacant 7 March 1947 – 10 March 1947 | Office vacant 7 March 1947 – 10 March 1947 | Office vacant 7 March 1947 – 10 March 1947 | Office vacant 7 March 1947 – 10 March 1947 | Office vacant 7 March 1947 – 10 March 1947 | Office vacant 7 March 1947 – 10 March 1947 | 113 | 1 |
| Minister of Government and Justice | Office vacant 26 August 1946 – 10 March 1947 | Office vacant 26 August 1946 – 10 March 1947 | Office vacant 26 August 1946 – 10 March 1947 | Office vacant 26 August 1946 – 10 March 1947 | Office vacant 26 August 1946 – 10 March 1947 | Office vacant 26 August 1946 – 10 March 1947 | 113 | 1 |
| Minister of National Defense | Julio César Canelas | | – | – | 26 August 1946 – 10 March 1947 | 196 | 113 | 1 |
| Minister of Economy | Eduardo Saenz García | | PSD | Law. | 26 August 1946 – 10 March 1947 | 196 | 113 | 1 |
| Minister of Public Works and Communications | Carlos Muñoz Roldán | | – | – | 26 August 1946 – 10 March 1947 | 196 | 113 | 1 |
| Minister of Work, Health, and Social Security | Aurelio Alcoba | | PIR | Uni. | 24 July 1946 – 10 March 1947 | 229 | 112 | 1 |
| Minister of Education, Fine Arts, and Indigenous Affairs | Manuel Elías P. | | – | Mus. | 26 August 1946 – 10 March 1947 | 196 | 113 | 1 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Colonization | José Saavedra Suárez | | PSU | – | 26 August 1946 – 14 May 1947 | 261 | 113 | 1 |

## Composition

All previous members of the cabinet of Néstor Guillén including Guillén himself remained in office upon the assumption of Monje as interim president. They were dismissed when Monje formed his own cabinet on 26 August, with the exception of Secretary-General Roberto Bilbao la Vieja, Foreign Minister Aniceto Solares, and Minister of Work and Social Security Aurelio Alcoba who remained in their positions for the duration of Monje's mandate. The newly appointed members were Julio César Canelas (Defense), Eduardo Saenz García (Economy), Carlos Muñoz Roldán (Public Works), Manuel Elías P. (Education), and José Saavedra Suárez (Agriculture).

The civil junta and Monje's mandate ended on 10 March 1947 upon the inauguration of Enrique Hertzog, the winner of the 1947 general elections.

## Gallery

* Aniceto Solares – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Education (PRG)
* Eduardo Saenz García – Minister of Economy and Minister of Finance (PSD)
* Manuel Elías P. – Minister of Education
* Aurelio Alcoba – Minister of Workand Health (PIR)
