Cabinet of Jorge Córdova

Cabinet of Jorge Córdova
Córdova Cabinet

23rd Cabinet of the Bolivian Republic
1855–1857
Date formed17 August 1855
Date dissolved9 September 1857
(2 years, 3 weeks and 2 days)
People and organisations
PresidentJorge Córdova
No. of ministers4
History
Election1855 general election
PredecessorCabinet of Manuel Isidoro Belzu
SuccessorCabinet of José María Linares
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The Córdova Cabinet constituted the 23rd cabinet of the Bolivian Republic. It was formed on 17 August 1855, 2 days after Jorge Córdova was sworn-in as the 12th president of Bolivia following the 1855 general election, succeeding the Belzu Cabinet. It was dissolved on 9 September 1857 upon Córdova's overthrow in a coup d'état and was succeeded by the Cabinet of José María Linares.[1]

Composition

Portfolio Minister Party Prof. Took office Left office Term Ref.
President Jorge Córdova Mil. Mil. 15 August 1855 9 September 1857 756 [2]
Minister General[a] Juan de la Cruz Benavente Ind. Law. 15 August 1855 17 August 1855 2 [3]
Minister of the Interior
and Worship 		Basilio Cuéllar Ind. Law. 17 August 1855 9 September 1857 754 [4]
Minister of War José María Pérez de Urdininea Mil. Mil. 15 August 1855 9 September 1857 756 [3][b]
Minister of Finance
and Material Police 		Miguel María de Aguirre Ind. Eco. 17 August 1855 9 September 1857 754 [4]
Minister of Public Instruction
and Foreign Affairs 		Juan de la Cruz Benavente Ind. Law. 8 November 1854 9 September 1857 1,036 [4][5][c]

History

Upon his assumption to office, Córdova charged all ministerial portfolios to Juan de la Cruz Benavente as minister general pending the formation of a proper ministerial cabinet.[3] De la Cruz had already been serving as minister of public instruction and foreign affairs in the cabinet of Manuel Isidoro Belzu since 8 November 1854.[6] A full council of ministers was appointed on 17 August 1855, two days later, composed of four ministers. In this cabinet, a new department, material police, was established as part of the Ministry of Finance.[4]

One ex-president, José María Pérez de Urdininea (1828) was a member of this cabinet.

Cabinets

N° Formed Days Decree
I 17 August 1855 754 Supreme Decree 17-08-1855

Structural changes

Portfolio Part of Transferred to Date Decree
Police None Ministry of Finance 17 August 1855 Supreme Decree 17-08-1855

References

Notes

  1. ^ Exerts command of all ministerial portfolios, except war, while the respective ministries are organized.
  2. ^ Ex-president N° 03.
  3. ^ Belzu + Córdova.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Mesa Gisbert 2003, pp. 322–323
  2. ^ "Ley de 11 de agosto de 1855". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 11 August 1855. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Decreto Supremo de 15 de agosto de 1855". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 15 August 1855. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Decreto Supremo de 17 de agosto de 1857". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 17 August 1857. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Juan de la Cruz Benavente | Político y Abogado Internacionalista". rree.gob.bo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Decreto Supremo de 8 de noviembre de 1854". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 8 November 1854. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

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