Cabinet of José Miguel de Velasco I

José Miguel de Velasco assumed offices as the 4th President of Bolivia on 12 August 1828. Due to the tumultuous events of the time, the original cabinet formed by Velasco on 12 August 1828 continued to function until 24 May 1829, spanning the entire six day presidency of Pedro Blanco Soto and the two nonconsecutive terms of Velasco which preceded and succeeded him.

Velasco cabinet

4th Cabinet of the Republic of Bolivia
1828–1829
José Miguel de Velasco
Date formed12 August 1828 (1828-08-12)
Date dissolved24 May 1829 (1829-05-24)
People and organisations
PresidentJosé Miguel de Velasco (1828)
Pedro Blanco Soto (1828–1829)
José Miguel de Velasco (1829)
Vice PresidentVacant (1828)
José Ramón de Loayza (1828–1829)
Vacant (1829)
No. of ministers3 (on 24 May 1829)
Total no. of members6 (including former members)
History
PredecessorCabinet of Antonio José de Sucre
SuccessorCabinet of Andrés de Santa Cruz
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Velasco formed one cabinet during his presidency, constituting the 4th national cabinet of Bolivia.[1]

Cabinet Ministers

Cabinet of Bolivia
Presidency of José Miguel de Velasco, 1828 and 1829
Office Minister Party Prof. Term Days N.C[lower-alpha 1] P.C[lower-alpha 2]
President José Miguel de Velasco Ind. Mil. 2 August 1828 – 12 August 1828 10 – –
12 August 1828 – 18 December 1828 128
José Ramón de Loayza Ind. Mil. 18 December 1828 – 26 December 1828 8
Pedro Blanco Soto Ind. Mil. 26 December 1828 – 1 January 1829 6
José Miguel de Velasco Ind. Mil. 1 January 1829 – 31 January 1829 30
31 January 1829 – 24 May 1829 113
Vice President Office vacant 2 August 1828 – 26 December 1828[lower-alpha 3] 136
José Ramón de Loayza[lower-alpha 4] Ind. Mil. 26 December 1828 – 1 January 1829 6
Office vacant 1 January 1829 – 24 May 1829[lower-alpha 5] 143
Minister of Interior
and Foreign Affairs		 Casimiro Olañeta Ind. Law. 12 August 1828 – 1 February 1829 173 4 1
Mariano del Callejo[6] Ind. Law. 1 February 1829 – 24 May 1829 112
Minister of War José María Pérez
de Urdininea		 Military Mil. 9 December 1827 – 1 February 1829 420 3[lower-alpha 6] 2[lower-alpha 7]
Anselmo Rivas Military Mil. 1 February 1829 – 24 May 1829 112 4 1
Minister of Finance Miguel María de Aguirre Ind. Law. 29 March 1828 – 1 February 1829 309 3[lower-alpha 6] 2[lower-alpha 7]
Hilarión Fernández Ind. Law. 1 February 1829 – 24 May 1829 112 4 1

Composition

President Antonio José de Sucre had formed two cabinets composed of three ministries during his presidency.[1] On 18 April 1828, a military mutiny in Chuquisaca left Sucre wounded and incapable of performing presidential duties. In his capacity as President of the Council of Ministers, Minister of War José María Pérez de Urdininea assumed the presidency on an interim basis until Sucre presented his official resignation on 2 August.[7]

On 12 August 1828, the Constituent Congress elected Andrés de Santa Cruz president with José Miguel de Velasco as vice president.[3] Santa Cruz, who at the time was in Santiago serving as the ambassador of Peru to Chile, would never assume office and Velasco served as interim president until 18 December. During this time, the main composition of Sucre's cabinet remained intact with Pérez de Urdininea as Minister of War and Miguel María de Aguirre as Minister of Finance. The removal of Infante Facundo as Minister of the Interior in favor of Mariano del Callejo on 12 August was the only change made.[1]

As it became clear that Santa Cruz would not arrive to assume the presidency, the Congress reconvened on 18 December and elected Pedro Blanco Soto and José Ramón de Loayza president and vice president.[8] Loayza served as acting president until the arrival of Blanco Soto on 26 December. However, Blanco Soto never had the opportunity to form a cabinet of his own as he was arrested and assassinated on 1 January 1829 after just six days in office. Following the death of Blanco Soto, the Congress once again reconvened and renominated its original choice of Santa Cruz and Velasco for president and vice president on 31 January 1829.[9] The following day, Velasco, again as acting president in the absence of Santa Cruz, formed a cabinet, removing Sucre's original ministers as well as Olañeta in favor of three new ministers.[10]

The fact that all members of Velasco's cabinet remained in office through Blanco Soto's presidency means that his cabinet is counted as a single body from 12 August 1828 to 24 May 1829 rather than two separate ones despite Velaco's nonconsecutive terms.[1]

Notes
  1. Denoting which national cabinet the minister was originally a part of.
  2. Denoting which presidential cabinet the minister was originally a part of.
  3. On 12 August 1828, the Constituent Congress elected Andrés de Santa Cruz and José Miguel de Velasco interim President and Vice President of the Republic.[2] As Santa Cruz was in Santiago serving as ambassador of Peru to Chile, he was never able to arrive in Bolivia to assume the presidency with Velasco serving as acting president in his absence.[3] Velasco remained acting president until Congress ultimately decided to elect a new president on 18 December. For this reason, Velasco never assumed office as vice president and he is not considered the first Vice President of Bolivia. Rather, his short mandate is considered his first presidential term.[4]
  4. On 18 December 1828, the Constituent Congress elected Pedro Blanco Soto and José Ramón de Loayza interim President and Vice President of the Republic. As Blanco Soto was absent at the time, Loayza served as acting president until Blanco Soto's arrival on 26 December 1828 at which point he assumed office as vice president.[4]
  5. On 31 January 1829, the Constituent Congress once again elected Andrés de Santa Cruz and José Miguel de Velasco interim President and Vice President of the Republic.[5] As Santa Cruz was absent, Velasco served as acting president until Santa Cruz's arrival on 24 May 1829 at which point he assumed office as vice president.[4]
  6. Originally a member of the 3rd national cabinet of Bolivia.
  7. Originally a member of the Sucre ministerial cabinet.

References
  1. Gisbert 2003, pp. 320–321
  2. "Bolivia: Ley de 12 de agosto de 1828". www.lexivox.org. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. "Bolivia: Ley de 12 de agosto de 1828". www.lexivox.org. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. Gisbert 2003, pp. 258–259
  5. "DECRETO SUPREMO No 31-01-1829 del 31 de Enero de 1829 » Derechoteca.com". www.derechoteca.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. "canciller". archive.vn. 19 February 2013. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. "El atentado del 18 de abril de 1828". www.eldiario.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  8. "Acerca del general José Ramón de Loayza". www.eldiario.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  9. "DECRETO SUPREMO No 31-01-1829 del 31 de Enero de 1829 » Derechoteca.com". www.derechoteca.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  10. "DECRETO SUPREMO No 01-02-1829 del 01 de Febrero de 1829 » Derechoteca.com". www.derechoteca.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

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