Cabinet of Jeanine Áñez

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Date formed13 November 2019 (2019-11-13)
Date dissolved6 November 2020 (2020-11-06)[a]
Áñez cabinet

220th–221st Cabinet of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
2019–2020
Jeanine Áñez
Date formed13 November 2019 (2019-11-13)
Date dissolved6 November 2020 (2020-11-06)[a]
People and organisations
PresidentJeanine Áñez
Vice presidentVacant
No. of ministers17
Total no. of members37 (incl. former members)
Member party  Democrat Social Movement
Status in legislatureMinority government
History
Legislature term2015–2020
PredecessorCabinet of Evo Morales
SuccessorCabinet of Luis Arce

The cabinet of Jeanine Áñez constituted the 220th and 221st cabinets of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. It was initially formed on 13 November 2019, a day after Jeanine Áñez was sworn-in as the 66th president of Bolivia following the 2019 political crisis, in which the ruling Movement for Socialism government resigned. A second cabinet was formed on 28 January 2020 with all but three ministers being ratified in their positions.

The cabinet suffered numerous structural changes and was noted for its high turnover rate. In just under a year, thirty-seven individuals occupied twenty ministerial portfolios with three ministries being abolished entirely by the end of Áñez's mandate. Political analyst Marcelo Silva attributed the administration's instability to the fact that "Jeanine Áñez didn't imagine, not even in the best of scenarios, becoming president. There is a hint of improvisation, because there was no methodical plan for organizing a government".[1] Despite assurances that all ministers had been inaugurated in a non-partisan capacity, multiple had political and personal links with Rubén Costas, the leader of Áñez's Democrat Social Movement, and Luis Fernando Camacho, a civic leader prominent in the protests which preceded Áñez's assumption to office.[2]

Portfolio Minister Party Prof. Took office Left office Term Ref.
President Jeanine Áñez MDS Law. 12 November 2019 8 November 2020 362 [3]
Vice President Office vacant throughout presidency 362
Minister of Foreign Affairs Karen Longaric Ind. Law. 13 November 2019 6 November 2020 359 [4][5]
Minister of the Presidency Jerjes Justiniano Ind. Law. 13 November 2019 3 December 2019 20 [4][6]
Yerko Núñez MDS Agr. 3 December 2019 6 November 2020 339 [7][8]
Minister of Government Arturo Murillo MDS Bus. 13 November 2019 19 October 2020 341 [4][9]
Wilson Santamaría MDS Law. 19 October 2020 20 October 2020 1 [10][11]
Arturo Murillo MDS Bus. 20 October 2020 6 November 2020 17 [12][13]
Minister of Defense Luis Fernando López Mil. Mil. 13 November 2019 9 March 2020 117 [4][14]
Gastón Ramiro Peñaloza Mil. Mil. 9 March 2020 10 March 2020 1 [15][16]
Luis Fernando López Mil. Mil. 10 March 2020 6 November 2020 241 [17][18]
Minister of Development Planning Office vacant 13 November 2019 – 15 November 2019 2 [19][20]
Carlos Melchor Díaz Ind. Eco. 15 November 2019 4 August 2020 2,105
Office vacant 4 August 2020 – 5 August 2020 1 [21]
Branko Marinković Ind. Bus. 5 August 2020 28 September 2020 54 [22][23]
Gonzalo Quiroga Ind. Eco. 28 September 2020 6 November 2020 39 [24][25]
Minister of Communication Roxana Lizárraga Ind. Jrnl. 13 November 2019 26 January 2020 74 [4][26]
Office vacant 26 January 2020 – 28 January 2020 2 [27]
Isabel Fernández Suárez Ind. Jrnl. 28 January 2020 4 June 2020 128 [28][29]
Office merged with the Ministry of the Presidency [30][31]
Minister of Economy and Public Finance José Luis Parada MDS Eco. 13 November 2019 7 July 2020 237 [4][32]
Óscar Ortiz Antelo MDS B.A. 7 July 2020 28 September 2020 83 [33][34]
Branko Marinković Ind. Bus. 28 September 2020 6 November 2020 39 [24][35]
Minister of Hydrocarbons Office vacant 13 November 2019 – 14 November 2019 1 [36][37]
Víctor Hugo Zamora PDC F.E. 14 November 2019 6 November 2020 358
Minister of Productive Development and the Plural Economy Office vacant 13 November 2019 – 14 November 2019 1 [36][38]
Wilfredo Rojo Parada Ind. Bus. 14 November 2019 7 May 2020 175
Office vacant 7 May 2020 – 8 May 2020 1 [39]
Óscar Ortiz Antelo MDS B.A. 8 May 2020 7 July 2020 60 [40][41]
Abel Martínez MDS Eco. 7 July 2020 28 September 2020 83 [33][34]
Office vacant 28 September 2020 – 29 September 2020 1 [42]
Adhemar Guzmán Ind. Eco. 29 September 2020 6 November 2020 38 [43][44]
Minister of Public Works, Services, and Housing Yerko Núñez MDS Agr. 13 November 2019 3 December 2019 20 [4][45]
Iván Arias Ind. Jrnl. 3 December 2019 6 November 2020 339 [46][8]
Minister of Mining and Metallurgy Office vacant 13 November 2019 – 18 November 2019 5 [47][48]
Carlos Huallpa Ind. Uni. 18 November 2019 8 May 2020 172
Fernando Vásquez Arnez Ind. Eng. 8 May 2020 30 May 2020 22 [40][41]
Office vacant 30 May 2020 – 12 June 2020 13 [49]
Jorge Oropeza Terán UCS Law. 12 June 2020 6 November 2020 147 [50][51]
Minister of Justice and Institutional Transparency Álvaro Coimbra MDS Law. 13 November 2019 6 November 2020 359 [4][52]
Minister of Labor, Employment, and Social Security Office vacant 13 November 2019 – 27 November 2019 14 [53][54]
Óscar Bruno Mercado MDS Law. 27 November 2019 3 December 2019 306
3 December 2019 28 September 2020 [55][56]
Álvaro Tejerina Ind. C.E. 28 September 2020 6 November 2020 39 [24][25]
Minister of Health Office vacant 13 November 2019 – 14 November 2019 1 [36][57]
Aníbal Cruz Ind. Dr. 14 November 2019 7 April 2020 145
Office vacant 7 April 2020 – 8 April 2020 1 [58]
Marcelo Navajas Ind. Surg. 8 April 2020 20 May 2020 42 [59][60]
Eidy Roca Ind. Surg. 20 May 2020 28 May 2020 170 [61][62]
28 May 2020 6 November 2020 [63][64]
Minister of Environment and Water María Elva Pinckert MDS Law. 13 November 2019 6 November 2020 359 [4][65]
Minister of Education Office vacant 13 November 2019 – 18 November 2019 5 [47][48]
Virginia Patty Ind. Law. 18 November 2019 28 January 2020 71
Víctor Hugo Cárdenas UCS Prof. 28 January 2020 4 June 2020 265 [28][66]
Minister of Education, Sports, and Cultures 4 June 2020 19 October 2020 [30][31]
Reynaldo Paredes Ind. Law. 19 October 2020 20 October 2020 1 [67][11]
Víctor Hugo Cárdenas UCS Prof. 20 October 2020 6 November 2020 17 [12][13]
Minister of Rural Development and Land Mauricio Ordoñez MAS Agr. 13 November 2019 28 January 2020 76 [4][68]
Eliane Capobianco MDS Law. 28 January 2020 6 November 2020 283 [28][69]
Minister of Energies Rodrigo Guzmán MDS Eco. 13 November 2019 6 November 2020 359 [4][70]
Minister of Cultures and Tourism Office vacant 13 November 2019 – 14 November 2019 1 [36][71]
Martha Yujra MDS Uni. 14 November 2019 4 June 2020 203
Office merged with the Ministry of Education [30][31]
Minister of Sports Office vacant 13 November 2019 – 14 November 2019 1 [36][72]
Milton Navarro ADN C.E. 14 November 2019 4 June 2020 203
Office merged with the Ministry of Education [30][31]

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