Carlos Quintanilla assumed office as the interim 37th President of Bolivia on 23 August 1939, and his mandate ended on 15 April 1940. A general of the senior officer corps, Quintanilla assumed control of the presidency on an interim basis following the suicide of his predecessor, Germán Busch.
Quintanilla formed one cabinet three days after taking office, constituting the 101st national cabinet of Bolivia.
Cabinet Ministers Cabinet of BoliviaInterim Presidency of Carlos Quintanilla, 1939–1940 Office Minister Party Term Days N.C P.C President Carlos Quintanilla Military Mil. 23 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 236 – – Vice President colspan="6" bgcolor="ECECEC" colspan="8" bgcolor="ECECEC" Minister of Foreign Affairsand Worship(Chancellor) Alberto Ostria Gutiérrez – Law. 26 August 1939 – 1 October 1941 767 101 1 Minister of Government,Justice, and Propaganda Vicente Leyton – Law. 18 March 1939 – 15 April 1940 394 100 3 Minister of National Defense Angel Ayoroa Military Mil. 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 233 101 1 Minister of Financeand Statistics Fernando Pou Mont – Law. 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 233 101 1 Minister of Industryand Commerce José E. Anze – – 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 233 101 1 Minister of Public Worksand Communications Rubén Terrazas PRG Law. 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 233 101 1 Minister of Miningand Petrol Felipe Manuel Rivera Military Mil. 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 233 101 1 Minister of Workand Social Security Demetrio Ramos Military Mil. 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 233 101 1 Minister of Healthand Hygiene Alfredo Mollinedo PSU Dr. 22 August 1938 – 15 April 1940 602 100 3 Minister of Education,and Indigenous Affairs Bernardo Navajas Trigo PL Law. 12 August 1938 – 15 April 1940 977 100 3 Minister of Agriculture,Colonization, and Immigration Carlos Salinas Aramayo PSU Law. 26 August 1939 – 15 April 1940 233 101 1
Composition In his short mandate, Carlos Quintanilla only formed one ministerial cabinet. Of the 11 ministers, three (Minister of Government Vicente Leyton, Minister of Education Bernardo Navajas Trigo, and Minister of Health Alfredo Mollinedo) were direct holdovers from the Busch cabinet. In addition, Felipe Manuel Rivera, who had been Minister of Defense under Busch up until his death, was made Minister of Mining and Petrol, a position he had also held during the Busch administration. The new Minister of Defense replacing Rivera was Angel Ayoroa who had also served in the Busch cabinet as Minister of Industry.
On the same day as the establishment of the new cabinet, the Ministry of Propaganda was abolished. Notably, the office of the vice presidency was also abolished through a constitutional amendment on 4 December 1939. This decision came after Busch's vice president Enrique Baldivieso had attempted to claim his constitutional succession to the presidency.
The term of the Quintanilla cabinet ended on 15 April 1940 upon the inauguration of Enrique Peñaranda. Foreign Minister Alberto Ostria Gutiérrez would be the only direct holdover into the Peñaranda administration. Minister of Labor Demetrio Ramos would also remain in the Peñaranda administration but would be switched from Minister of Labor and made Minister of Defense and later Government. Finally, Minister of Public Works Rubén Terrazas would return as Minister of Education in 1942 while Minister of Agriculture Carlos Salinas Aramayo would be appointed Foreign Minister in 1943.
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