Tomás Monje assumed office as the interim 41st

President of Bolivia The president of Bolivia (), officially known as the president of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (), is head of state and head of government of Bolivia and the captain general of the Armed Forces of Bolivia. According to the Bolivian C ...

on 17 August 1946, and his mandate ended on 10 March 1947. The President of the Superior District Court of

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, Monje was chosen to lead an interim junta following the violent overthrow of President

Gualberto Villarroel Gualberto Villarroel López (15 December 1908 – 21 July 1946) was a Bolivians, Bolivian military officer who served as the 39th president of Bolivia from 1943 to 1946. A reformist, sometimes compared with Argentina's Juan Perón, he is non ...

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

Composition

All previous members of the cabinet of

Néstor Guillén Néstor Guillén Olmos (28 January 1890 – 12 March 1966) was a Bolivian judge, lawyer, and politician who served as the 40th president of Bolivia from July to August 1946. Background and earlier career Born in La Paz, Guillén studied law ...

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 José Enrique Hertzog Garaizábal (10 November 1897 – 31 July 1981) was a Bolivian physician and politician who served as the 42nd president of Bolivia from 1947 to 1949. Biography Hertzog was born on 10 November 1897. A medical doctor by ...

, the winner of the 1947 general elections.

Gallery

File:Aniceto Solares.jpg, Aniceto Solares –

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and

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( PRG) File:Eduardo Saenz García.jpg, Eduardo Saenz García –

Minister of Economy A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfolio ...

and

Minister of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfolio ...

( PSD) File:Manuel Elías P.jpg, Manuel Elías P. –

File:Aurelio Alcoba.jpg, Aurelio Alcoba –
Minister of Workand Health ( PIR)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Monje, Tomás, Cabinet of Cabinets of Bolivia Cabinets established in 1946 Cabinets disestablished in 1947 1946 establishments in Bolivia