The Cabinet of Rodrigo Paz constitutes the 223rd cabinet of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. It was formed on 8 November 2025 after Rodrigo Paz Pereira was sworn in as the 68th President of Bolivia, following the 2025 general election, succeeding the Arce Cabinet. Paz announced that he would reduce his cabinet from 17 to 12 ministries as part of a policy of austerity and state efficiency.
Transition The transfer of presidential power between the outgoing government of Luis Arce and the incoming government of Rodrigo Paz began on October 22, 2025, and concluded on November 8, 2025, after his swearing-in before the Legislative Assembly.
Transitional cabinet After becoming president elect, Rodrigo Paz announced that José Luis Lupo and Gabriel Espinoza would be part of his governing team. They immediately traveled to the United States to meet with leaders of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.
Inauguration The official inauguration ceremony for the President and Vice President of Bolivia took place on November 8, 2025, in the city of La Paz (the seat of government of Bolivia). Cabinet On November 9, 2025, president Paz swore in new ministers of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, while announcing that some ministries would be merged into others. MinistryMinisterPartyStartEnd1Ministry of the PresidencyJosé Luis Lupo9 November 20253 August 2026Fernando AramayoInd.3 August 2026In office2Ministry of Economy and Public FinancesJosé Gabriel Espinoza9 November 202521 August 2026Ind.Oscar Mario Justiniano Pinto(interim)Ind.21 August 2026In office3Ministry of Foreign AffairsFernando AramayoInd.9 November 20253 August 2026Héctor Huanca3 August 2026In office4Ministry of GovernmentMarco Antonio Oviedo9 November 2025In office5Ministry of DefenseRaúl Marcelo Salinas9 November 20252 June 2026Ernesto Justiniano2 June 2026In office6Ministry of Hydrocarbons and EnergiesMarcelo BlancoInd.22 April 2026In office7Ministry of EducationBeatriz Elena García de AcháInd.9 November 20252 June 20268Ministry of Production, Rural Development, and WaterOscar Mario Justiniano Pinto(interim)Ind.9 November 2025In office9Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social SecurityEdgar Morales Mamani9 November 202521 May 2026Williams José Bascopé21 May 2026In office10Ministry of Health and SportsMarcela Flores9 November 2025In office11Ministry of Public Works, Services, and HousingMauricio Zamora Liebers9 November 2025In office12Ministry of Mining and MetallurgyMarco Antonio CalderónInd.9 November 2025In office -Closed MinistriesMinistry of JusticeFreddy Vidovic9 November 202520 November 2025Jorge Franz García Pinto(interim)20 November 202520 November 2025 -Ministry of Rural Development (Bolivia)José Luis Lupo(interim)9 November 20258 July 2026 -Ministerio de Culturas, Descolonización y DespatriarcalizaciónJorge Franz García (interim)9 November 20258 July 2026 -Ministry of Planning and DevelopmentJosé Fernando Romero PintoInd.9 November 20258 July 2026 -Ministry of Tourism and GastronomyCinthya Martha Yáñez Eid9 November 20258 July 2026
Armed Forces On 13 November 2025, president Paz swore in the new High Command of the Armed Forces of Bolivia, designating General Víctor Hugo Balderrama Quezada as Commander in Chief, General Héctor Alejandro Alarcón Antezana as Commander of the Army, General Sergio Fernando Lora Araoz as Commander of the Air Force and Counter Admiral Ernesto Adalid Alfaro Palma as Commander of the Navy.
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