Tomás Monje assumed office as the interim 41st President of Bolivia on 17 August 1946, and his mandate ended on 10 March 1947. The President of the Superior District Court of La Paz, Monje was chosen to lead an interim junta following the violent overthrow of President Gualberto Villarroel on 21 July 1946. Having been ill at the time, Monje only assumed the position 27 days later, chairing the junta until new elections could be held.

Monje formed one cabinet nine days after taking office, constituting the 113th national cabinet of Bolivia as part of the 1946–1947 Government Junta.

Cabinet Ministers Cabinet of BoliviaInterim Presidency of Tomás Monje, 1946–1947 Office Minister Party Term Days N.C P.C President Tomás Monje Ind. Mag. 17 August 1946 – 10 March 1947 205 – –Vice President colspan="6" bgcolor="ECECEC" Secretary-General of the Junta Roberto Bilbao la Vieja – Law. 24 July 1946 – 10 March 1947 216 112 1Minister of Foreign Affairsand Worship(Chancellor) Aniceto Solares PRG Dip. 24 July 1946 – 7 March 1947 226 112 1 colspan="6" bgcolor="ECECEC" 113 1 Minister of Governmentand Justice colspan="6" bgcolor="ECECEC" 113 1 Minister of National Defense Julio César Canelas – – 26 August 1946 – 10 March 1947 196 113 1 Minister of Economy Eduardo Saenz García PSD Law. 26 August 1946 – 10 March 1947 196 113 1 Minister of Public Worksand Communications Carlos Muñoz Roldán – – 26 August 1946 – 10 March 1947 196 113 1 Minister of Work, Health,and Social Security Aurelio Alcoba PIR Uni. 24 July 1946 – 10 March 1947 229 112 1 Minister of Education,Fine Arts, and Indigenous Affairs Manuel Elías P. – Mus. 26 August 1946 – 10 March 1947 196 113 1 Minister of Agriculture,Livestock, andColonization José Saavedra Suárez PSU – 26 August 1946 – 14 May 1947 261 113 1

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All previous members of the cabinet of Néstor Guillén including Guillén himself remained in office upon the assumption of Monje as interim president. They were dismissed when Monje formed his own cabinet on 26 August, with the exception of Secretary-General Roberto Bilbao la Vieja, Foreign Minister Aniceto Solares, and Minister of Work and Social Security Aurelio Alcoba who remained in their positions for the duration of Monje's mandate. The newly appointed members were Julio César Canelas (Defense), Eduardo Saenz García (Economy), Carlos Muñoz Roldán (Public Works), Manuel Elías P. (Education), and José Saavedra Suárez (Agriculture).

The civil junta and Monje's mandate ended on 10 March 1947 upon the inauguration of Enrique Hertzog, the winner of the 1947 general elections.

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