The cabinet ministers of Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez comprised the heads of the executive ministries of Chile during his presidency, which lasted from 3 November 1958 to 3 November 1964.
The cabinet was characterized by a predominance of independent technocrats and professionals, with limited partisan representation, reflecting Alessandri’s managerial and non-party-based approach to government.
List of Ministers Ministry Name Term Interior Enrique Ortúzar 3 November 1958 – 19 January 1959 Sótero del Río 19 January 1959 – 3 November 1964 Foreign Affairs Germán Vergara Donoso 3 November 1958 – 26 August 1961 Carlos Martínez Sotomayor 26 August 1961 – 14 September 1963 Enrique Ortúzar 14 September 1963 – 17 December 1963 Julio Philippi 17 December 1963 – 3 November 1964 Economy, Development and Reconstruction Roberto Vergara Herrera 3 November 1958 – 15 September 1960 Julio Philippi 15 September 1960 – 26 August 1961 Luis Escobar Cerda 26 August 1961 – 26 September 1963 Julio Philippi 26 September 1963 – 17 December 1963 Manuel Pereira Irarrázaval 17 December 1963 – 3 November 1964 Finance Roberto Vergara Herrera 3 November 1958 – 15 September 1960 Eduardo Figueroa Geisse 15 September 1960 – 18 October 1961 Luis Mackenna Shiell 18 October 1961 – 3 November 1964 Public Education Francisco Cereceda 3 November 1958 – 15 September 1960 Eduardo Moore 15 September 1960 – 5 October 1961 Patricio Barros Alemparte 5 October 1961 – 26 September 1963 Alejandro Garretón Silva 26 September 1963 – 3 November 1964 Justice Julio Philippi 3 November 1958 – 5 September 1960 Enrique Ortúzar 5 September 1960 – 3 November 1964 National Defense Carlos Vial Infante 3 November 1958 – 25 April 1961 Joaquín Fernández Fernández 25 April 1961 – 18 July 1961 Enrique Bahamonde Ruiz 18 July 1961 – 26 August 1961 Julio Pereira Larraín 26 August 1961 – 26 September 1963 Carlos Vial Infante 26 September 1963 – 3 November 1964 Public Works and Transport Pablo Pérez Zañartu 3 November 1958 – 15 September 1960 Ernesto Pinto Lagarrigue 15 September 1960 – 3 November 1964 Agriculture Jorge Saelzer 3 November 1958 – 15 September 1960 Manuel Casanueva Ramírez 15 September 1960 – 26 August 1961 Orlando Sandoval 26 August 1961 – 1 August 1963 Pedro Enrique Alfonso 1 August 1963 – 26 September 1963 Ruy Barbosa Popolizio 26 September 1963 – 3 November 1964 Lands and Colonization Julio Philippi 3 November 1958 – 15 September 1960 Enrique Bahamonde Ruiz 15 September 1960 – 26 August 1961 Julio Philippi 26 August 1961 – 20 May 1963 Paulino Varas 20 May 1963 – 10 July 1963 Julio Philippi 10 July 1963 – 26 September 1963 Federico Peña Cereceda 26 September 1963 – 17 December 1963 Ruy Barbosa Popolizio 17 December 1963 – 6 May 1964 Paulino Varas 6 May 1964 – 3 November 1964 Labor and Social Welfare Eduardo Gomien 3 November 1958 – 15 September 1960 Hugo Gálvez 15 September 1960 – 26 September 1963 Miguel Schweitzer Speisky 26 September 1963 – 3 November 1964 Public Health Eduardo Gomien 3 November 1958 – 29 October 1959 Sótero del Río 29 October 1959 – 26 August 1961 Benjamín Cid 26 August 1961 – 14 September 1963 Francisco Rojas Villegas 26 September 1963 – 3 November 1964 Mining Roberto Vergara Herrera 3 November 1958 – 15 September 1960 Enrique Serrano de Viale Rigo 15 September 1960 – 26 October 1961 Julio Chaná 26 October 1961 – 30 March 1962 Joaquín Prieto Concha 30 March 1962 – 26 September 1963 Luis Palacios Rossini 26 September 1963 – 3 November 1964
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