Gabriel González Videla cabinet ministers
The cabinet ministers of Gabriel González Videla were the members of the executive branch appointed to lead Chile's ministries during his presidential administration (1946–1952).
His cabinets reflected the shifting political landscape of the early Cold War period in Chile, initially incorporating members of the Communist Party before its proscription under the 1948 Law for the Permanent Defense of Democracy.
Ministerial composition evolved in response to domestic polarization, economic stabilization efforts, and changing congressional alliances, resulting in significant reconfiguration across key portfolios throughout his term.
List of Ministers
Ministry |
Name |
Term |
|---|---|---|
Interior |
Luis Alberto Cuevas |
3 November 1946 – 2 August 1947 |
Alfredo Rosende |
23 June 1947 – 14 July 1947 |
|
Luis Alberto Cuevas |
14 July 1947 – 2 August 1947 |
|
Immanuel Holger |
2 August 1947 – 7 July 1948 |
|
Alfonso Quintana |
7 July 1948 – 25 August 1948 |
|
Immanuel Holger |
25 August 1948 – 27 February 1950 |
|
Pedro Enrique Alfonso |
27 February 1950 – 29 March 1951 |
|
Alfonso Quintana |
29 March 1951 – 29 July 1952 |
|
Carlos Torres Hevia |
29 July 1952 – 3 November 1952 |
|
Foreign Affairs |
Raúl Juliet |
3 November 1946 – 2 August 1947 |
Germán Vergara |
2 August 1947 – 7 July 1948 |
|
Germán Riesco |
7 July 1948 – 10 February 1950 |
|
Germán Vergara |
10 February 1950 – 27 February 1950 |
|
Horacio Walker |
27 February 1950 – 19 June 1951 |
|
Eduardo Yrarrázaval |
19 June 1951 – 29 July 1952 |
|
Fernando García Oldini |
29 July 1952 – 3 November 1952 |
|
National Defense |
Manuel Bulnes |
3 November 1946 – 16 April 1947 |
Ernesto Merino |
16 April 1947 – 17 April 1947 |
|
Juvenal Hernández |
17 April 1947 – 2 August 1947 |
|
Guillermo Barrios |
2 August 1947 – 3 November 1952 |
|
Finance |
Roberto Wachholtz |
3 November 1946 – 10 January 1947 |
Germán Picó Cañas |
10 January 1947 – 2 August 1947 |
|
Jorge Alessandri |
2 August 1947 – 7 February 1950 |
|
Arturo Maschke |
7 February 1950 – 27 February 1950 |
|
Carlos Vial Espantoso |
27 February 1950 – 19 October 1950 |
|
Raúl Irarrázabal |
19 October 1950 – 15 June 1951 |
|
Germán Picó Cañas |
15 June 1951 – 29 July 1952 |
|
Ignacio Lorca |
29 July 1952 – 3 November 1952 |
|
Justice |
Guillermo Correa |
3 November 1946 – 16 April 1947 |
Humberto Correa |
16 April 1947 – 2 August 1947 |
|
Eugenio Puga |
7 July 1948 – 10 February 1950 |
|
Luis Felipe Letelier |
7 July 1948 – 25 May 1949 |
|
Juan Bautista Rossetti |
25 May 1949 – 7 February 1950 |
|
Eugenio Puga |
7 February 1950 – 27 February 1950 |
|
Ruperto Puga |
27 February 1950 – 26 June 1950 |
|
Humberto Parada |
26 June 1950 – 29 July 1952 |
|
Adriana Olguín |
29 July 1952 – 3 November 1952 |
|
Education |
Alejandro Ríos Valdivia |
3 November 1946 – 2 August 1947 |
Enrique Molina Garmendia |
2 August 1947 – 7 July 1948 |
|
Ulises Vergara |
7 July 1948 – 22 July 1948 |
|
Armando Mallet |
22 July 1948 – 7 February 1950 |
|
Manuel Rodríguez Valenzuela |
7 February 1950 – 27 February 1950 |
|
Bernardo Leighton |
27 February 1950 – 4 February 1952 |
|
Eliodoro Domínguez |
4 February 1952 – 29 July 1952 |
|
Luis Cruz Ocampo |
29 July 1952 – 3 November 1952 |
|
Health |
Fernando Claro |
3 November 1946 – 16 April 1947 |
Manuel Sanhueza Flores |
16 Abril 1947 – 2 August 1947 |
|
José Santos Salas |
2 August 1947 – 7 July 1948 |
|
Guillermo Varas |
7 July 1948 – 7 February 1950 |
|
Manuel Aguirre Geisse |
7 February 1950 – 27 February 1950 |
|
Jorge Mardones |
27 February 1950 – 29 July 1952 |
|
Sótero del Río |
29 July 1952 – 29 July 1952 |
|
Public Works |
Carlos Contreras |
3 November 1946 – 16 April 1947 |
Ernesto Merino |
16 April 1947 – 29 July 1952 |
|
Ricardo Bascuñán |
29 July 1952 – 3 November 1952 |
|
Labor |
Luis Bossay |
3 November 1946 – 14 January 1947 |
Juan Pradenas Muñoz |
14 January 1947 – 22 January 1948 |
|
José Santos Salas |
22 January 1948 – 2 April 1948 |
|
Ruperto Puga |
2 April 1948 – 9 February 1949 |
|
Luis Felipe Letelier |
9 February 1949 – 7 February 1950 |
|
Fernando García Oldini |
7 February 1950 – 27 February 1950 |
|
Ramón Plaza Monreal |
27 February 1950 – 21 June 1950 |
|
Ruperto Puga |
21 June 1950 – 8 August 1950 |
|
Alejandro Serani |
8 August 1950 – 29 July 1952 |
|
Juan Atala |
29 July 1952 – 3 November 1952 |
|
Lands and Colonization |
Víctor Contreras Tapia |
3 November 1946 – 16 April 1947 |
Humberto Aguirre Doolan |
16 April 1947 – 2 August 1947 |
|
Ricardo Bascuñán |
2 August 1947 – 14 August 1947 |
|
Fidel Estay |
14 August 1947 – 7 February 1950 |
|
Ciro Álvarez |
7 February 1950 – 27 February 1950 |
|
Francisco Melfi |
4 February 1952 – 11 March 1952 |
|
Hugo Grove |
11 March 1952 – 29 July 1952 |
|
Camilo Cobo |
29 July 1952 – 3 November 1952 |
|
Agriculture |
Miguel Concha |
3 November 1946 – 16 April 1947 |
Pedro Castelblanco |
16 April 1947 – 2 August 1947 |
|
Ricardo Bascuñán |
2 August 1947 – 7 July 1948 |
|
Víctor Opazo |
7 July 1948 – 7 February 1950 |
|
Francisco Steeger |
7 February 1950 – 27 February 1950 |
|
Fernando Moller |
27 February 1950 – 3 April 1952 |
|
Alfonso Quintana |
3 April 1952 – 29 July 1952 |
|
Oscar Aguero Corvalán |
29 July 1952 – 3 November 1952 |
|
Economy and Commerce |
Roberto Wachholtz |
1946 – 1947 |
Luis Bossay |
1947 |
|
Alberto Baltra |
1947 – 1950 |
|
Eugenio Vidal |
1950 |
|
Julio Ruiz Bourgeois |
1950 |
|
Benjamín Claro |
1950 – 1951 |
|
José Luis Infante |
1951 – 1952 |
|
Pablo Larraín Tejada |
1952 |
|
Alberto Garnham |
1952 |
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