The cabinet ministers of Pedro Aguirre Cerda comprised the heads of the executive ministries of Chile during his presidency, which lasted from 24 December 1938 to 25 November 1941.
The cabinet was initially structured around the Popular Front coalition, integrating Radical, Socialist, Democratic and other centrist or left-leaning political sectors, although it later experienced significant reshuffles due to political realignments and the outbreak of the Second World War.
List of Ministers Ministry Name Term Interior Pedro Enrique Alfonso 24 December 1938 – 26 December 1939 Guillermo Labarca 26 December 1939 – 8 February 1940 Humberto Álvarez 8 February 1940 – 30 July 1940 Guillermo Labarca 30 July 1940 – 23 December 1940 Arturo Olavarría 23 December 1940 – 16 September 1941 Carlos Valdovinos 16 September 1941 – 6 October 1941 Leonardo Guzmán 6 October 1941 – 10 October 1941 Jerónimo Méndez 10 October 1941 – 21 November 1941 Alfredo Rosende 21 November 1941 – 25 November 1941 Foreign Affairs Abraham Ortega 24 December 1938 – 8 February 1940 Cristóbal Sáenz 8 February 1940 – 30 July 1940 Marcial Mora 30 July 1940 – 7 November 1940 Manuel Bianchi Gundián 7 November 1940 – 26 March 1941 Luis Álamos Barros 26 March 1941 – 10 October 1941 Juan Bautista Rossetti 10 October 1941 – 25 November 1941 National Defense Alberto Cabero 24 December 1938 – 13 April 1939 Guillermo Labarca 13 April 1939 – 26 December 1939 Alfredo Duhalde 26 December 1939 – 24 October 1940 Juvenal Hernández 24 October 1940 – 10 June 1941 Carlos Valdovinos 10 June 1941 – 25 November 1941 Finance Roberto Wachholtz 24 December 1938 – 26 December 1939 Pedro Enrique Alfonso 26 December 1939 – 7 November 1940 Marcial Mora 7 November 1940 – 10 June 1941 Guillermo del Pedregal 10 June 1941 – 25 November 1941 Commerce and Supply Arturo Riveros 6 October 1941 – 25 November 1941 Public Education Rudecindo Ortega 24 December 1938 – 8 February 1940 Juan Antonio Iribarren 8 February 1940 – 10 June 1941 Raimundo del Río 10 June 1941 – 6 October 1941 Ulises Vergara 6 October 1941 – 25 November 1941 Justice Raúl Puga 24 December 1938 – 10 June 1941 Domingo Godoy 10 June 1941 – 6 October 1941 Tomás Mora 6 October 1941 – 25 November 1941 Labor Antonio Poupin 24 December 1938 – 12 March 1940 Juan Pradenas 12 March 1940 – 25 November 1941 Development Arturo Bianchi 24 December 1938 – 28 September 1939 Óscar Schnake 28 September 1939 – 25 November 1941 Public Health Miguel Etchebarne 24 December 1938 – 28 September 1939 Salvador Allende 28 September 1939 – 25 November 1941 Lands and Colonization Carlos A. Martínez 24 December 1938 – 28 September 1939 Rolando Merino Reyes 28 September 1939 – 25 November 1941 Agriculture Arturo Olavarría 24 December 1938 – 8 February 1940 Víctor Moller Bordeu 8 February 1940 – 24 October 1940 Alfonso Quintana 24 October 1940 – 10 June 1941 Raúl Puga 10 June 1941 – 25 November 1941
Jerónimo Méndez's Vice Presidency This was the transitional cabinet that served between the death of Pedro Aguirre Cerda and the election of President Juan Antonio Ríos, also from the Radical Party.
Ministry Name Term Interior Alfredo Rosende 25 November 1941 – 2 April 1942 Foreign Affairs Juan Bautista Rossetti 25 November 1941 – 5 January 1942 Guillermo del Pedregal 5 January 1942 – 2 April 1942 National Defense Carlos Valdovinos 25 November 1941 – 2 April 1942 Finance Guillermo del Pedregal 25 November 1941 – 2 April 1942 Commerce and Supply Arturo Riveros 25 November 1941 – 2 April 1942 Public Education Ulises Vergara 25 November 1941 – 2 April 1942 Justice Tomás Mora 25 November 1941 – 2 April 1942 Labor Juan Pradenas Muñoz 25 November 1941 – 2 April 1942 Development Oscar Schnake 25 November 1941 – 16 December 1941 Rolando Merino Reyes 16 December 1941 – 2 April 1942 Public Health Salvador Allende 25 November 1941 – 2 April 1942 Lands and Colonization Rolando Merino Reyes 25 November 1941 – 2 April 1942 Agriculture Raúl Puga 25 November 1941 – 2 April 1942
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