The Cabinet of David Toro constituted the 97th national cabinet of the Republic of Bolivia. It was a component of the Government Junta led by President David Toro and was in office from 17 May 1936 to 13 July 1937.

The cabinet was formed after the armed forces ousted President José Luis Tejada Sorzano in a coup d'état which brought a civil-military junta to power. For the first five days of its existence, the cabinet and the junta were chaired by Lieutenant Colonel Germán Busch until the arrival of Toro on 22 May. It was dissolved when Toro was deposed in another coup d'état led by Busch, though the junta Toro chaired remained in power.

Cabinet Ministers Cabinet of BoliviaPresidency of David Toro, 1936–1937 Office Minister Party Term Days President Germán Busch Mil-Soc. Mil. 17 May 1936 – 22 May 1936 –– David Toro Mil-Soc. Mil. 22 May 1936 – 13 July 1937 Vice President colspan="6" bgcolor="ECECEC" Minister of Foreign Affairsand Worship(Chancellor) – Enrique Baldivieso PSU Law. 17 May 1936 – 11 November 1936 97 1 Minister ofPropaganda Enrique Finot PL Law. 11 November 1936 – 13 July 1937 Minister of Governmentand Justice Julio Viera Mil-Soc. Mil. 17 May 1936 – 13 July 1937 97 1 Minister of National Defense Gabriel Gosálvez PSU Eco. 17 May 1936 – 7 September 1936 97 1 Oscar Moscoso Mil-Soc. Mil. 7 September 1936 – 13 July 1937 Minister of Developmentand Communications Pedro Zilveti PRS Law. 17 May 1936 – 13 July 1937 97 1 Minister of Financeand Statistics Fernando Álvarez Campero – Law. 17 May 1936 – 13 July 1937 97 1 Minister of Industryand Commerce Jorge Jórdan Mil-Soc. Mil. 17 May 1936 – 6 August 1936 97 1 Arturo Guillén Mil-Soc. Mil. 6 August 1936 – 13 July 1937 Minister of Miningand Petrol Antenor Ichazo Mil-Soc. Mil. 22 May 1936 – 13 July 1937 97 1 Minister of Workand Social Security Waldo Álvarez CSTB Uni. 22 May 1936 – 17 January 1937 97 1 Javier Paz Campero PSU Law. 17 January 1937 – 13 July 1937 Minister of Educationand Indigenous Affairs Raul Tovar Mil-Soc. Mil. 17 May 1936 – 12 October 1936 97 1 Alfredo Peñaranda Mil-Soc. Mil. 12 October 1936 – 23 November 1937 1 Minister of Agriculture,Colonization, andImmigration Luis Añez Rodríguez Mil-Soc. Mil. 17 January 1937 – 13 July 1937 97 1

Composition The majority of Toro's cabinet consisted of military personnel, particularly members of the young officer corps. Of these, were the four lieutenant colonels Julio Viera (Government and Justice), Jorge Jórdan (Industry and Commerce), Antenor Ichazo (Mining and Petrol), and Luis Añez Rodríguez (Agriculture, Colonization, and Immigration). Other members of the military included Major Raul Tovar (Education and Indigenous Affairs), and Colonel Oscar Moscoso (National Defense). This is not to mention lieutenant colonel Germán Busch, who served as provisional president of the junta until 22 May, as well as David Toro himself, who has a colonel.

Leftist political and social movements were represented by Enrique Baldivieso, one of the founders and leader of the United Socialist Party (PSU).Political handbook of the world 1939. New York, 1939. P. 16. Organized labor was represented by Waldo Álvarez, a key figure in the debilitating general strikes which set the stage for the stage for the coup. Álvarez had been elected as a delegate to the junta by an assembly of the Workers Federation of Labor (FOT) and the Local Workers' Federation (FOL).

The composition of the cabinet was also significantly restructured, elevating the number of ministries to ten. Four of these were the offices of Statistics, Immigration, Commerce, and Indigenous Affairs. In addition, the Office of Propaganda was established as a component of the Foreign Ministry in late 1936. Furthermore, the Ministry of Mining and Petrol was formed on 22 May, foreshadowing a more active involvement by the Bolivian government in the exploitation of its natural resources which would eventually lead to the nationalization of Standard Oil in March 1937. Finally, the Ministry of Work and Social Security was established on 22 May under the leadership of unionist Waldo Álvarez. However, Álvarez would resign in early 1937 following the issuance of an "anti-communist" decree by Toro which led to the arrest of numerous senior officials. A second assembly of the FOT and FOL would elect Javier Paz Campero of the PSU to replace Álvarez.

On 13 July 1937, dissatisfied with what he viewed as unending political compromise and pragmatism, Germán Busch forced the resignation of David Toro. Busch was transmitted control of the junta, becoming de facto president. Many of the ministers in Toro's cabinet would remain in Busch's.

Structural changes

Office Part of Date formed Office of Indigenous Affairs Ministry of Education 17 May 1936 Office of Statistics Ministry of Finance Office of Immigration Ministry of Agriculture Office of Commerce Ministry of Industry Office of Propaganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 November 1936 Ministry Date formed Ministry of Work and Social Security 22 May 1936 Ministry of Mining and Petrol

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