Juan Antonio Ríos cabinet ministers
The cabinet ministers of Juan Antonio Ríos comprised the heads of the executive ministries of Chile during his presidency, which lasted from 2 April 1942 to 27 June 1946.
The cabinet initially reflected the continuation of the Popular Front alignment, though it progressively shifted amid wartime diplomacy, internal political fragmentation, and Ríos’ deteriorating health, which led to increased ministerial rotation in the final stage of his administration.
List of Ministers
Ministry |
Name |
Term |
|---|---|---|
Interior |
Raúl Morales Beltramí |
2 April 1942 – 1943 |
Julio Allard Pinto |
1943 |
|
Osvaldo Hiriart |
1943 – 1944 |
|
Alfonso Quintana |
1944 – 1945 |
|
Hernán Figueroa Anguita |
1945 |
|
Luis Álamos Barros |
1945 |
|
Alfredo Duhalde |
1945 – 27 June 1946 |
|
Foreign Affairs |
Ernesto Barros Jarpa |
1942 |
Joaquín Fernández |
1942 – 1946 |
|
Finance |
Benjamín Matte Larraín |
1942 |
Guillermo del Pedregal |
1942 – 1943 |
|
Arturo Matte Larraín |
1943 – 1944 |
|
Santiago Labarca |
1944 – 1945 |
|
Pablo Ramírez |
1945 – 1946 |
|
Justice |
Jerónimo Ortúzar |
1942 |
Oscar Gajardo |
1942 – 1944 |
|
Benjamín Claro |
1944 |
|
Eugenio Puga |
1944 – 1945 |
|
Enrique Arriagada |
1945 – 1946 |
|
Public Education |
Oscar Bustos Aburto |
1942 |
Benjamín Claro |
1942 – 1943; 1946 |
|
Enrique Marshall |
1943 – 1945 |
|
Juan Antonio Iribarren |
1945 – 1946 |
|
National Defense |
Alfredo Duhalde |
1942 – 1943 |
Benjamín Claro Velasco |
1943 |
|
Óscar Escudero Otárola |
1943 – 1944 |
|
Arnaldo Carrasco |
1944 – 1946 |
|
Public Works and Communications |
Óscar Schnake |
1942 |
Manuel Hidalgo |
1942 – 1943 |
|
Ricardo Bascuñán |
1943 |
|
Abraham Alcaíno |
1943 – 1944 |
|
Gustavo Lira Manso |
1944 |
|
Eduardo Frei Montalva |
1944 – 1946 |
|
Lands and Colonization |
Pedro Poblete |
1942 |
Enrique Arriagada |
1942 – 1943 |
|
Osvaldo Fuenzalida |
1943 |
|
Alejandro Lagos |
1943 |
|
Osvaldo Vial |
1943 – 1944 |
|
Manuel Casanueva |
1944 – 1945 |
|
Fidel Estay |
1944 – 1946 |
|
Agriculture |
Remigio Medina |
1942 |
Fernando Moller Bordeu |
1942 – 1943 |
|
Horacio Serrano |
1943 |
|
Alfonso Quintana |
1943 – 1944 |
|
Manuel Casanueva |
1944 |
|
Jorge Urzúa |
1944 – 1946 |
|
Labor |
Leonidas Leyton |
1942 |
Mariano Bustos |
1942 – 1946 |
|
Lisandro Cruz Ponce |
1946 |
|
Public Health |
Eduardo Escudero |
1942 |
Miguel Etchebarne |
1942 – 1943 |
|
Jerónimo Méndez |
1943 |
|
Sótero del Río |
1943 – 1946 |
|
Economy and Commerce |
Pedro Álvarez |
1942 |
Francisco Solar |
1942 |
|
Froilán Arriagada |
1942 – 1943 |
|
Rodolfo Jaramillo |
1943 |
|
Arturo Riveros |
1943 |
|
Guillermo del Pedregal |
1943 |
|
Fernando Moller |
1943 – 1944 |
|
Alejandro Tinsly |
1944 – 1945 |
|
Pedro Enrique Alfonso |
1945 – 1946 |
Provisional Vice Presidencies
This was the transitional cabinet that served between the death of Juan Antonio Ríos and the election of President Gabriel González Videla, also from the Radical Party.
Alfredo Duhalde (27 June 1946–17 October 1946) and Juan Antonio Iribarren (17 October 1946–3 November 1946) were the vice-presidents.
Ministry |
Name |
Term |
|---|---|---|
Interior |
Vicente Merino |
27 June 1946 – 6 September 1946 |
Juan Antonio Iribarren |
6 September 1946 – 17 October 1946 |
|
Luis Alberto Cuevas |
17 October 1946 – 3 November 1946 |
|
Foreign Affairs |
Joaquín Fernández |
27 June 1946 – 3 November 1946 |
National Defense |
Arnaldo Carrasco |
27 June 1946 – 3 November 1946 |
Finance |
Pablo Ramírez Rodríguez |
27 June 1946 – 14 August 1946 |
Luis Álamos Barros |
14 August 1946 – 6 September 1946 |
|
Arturo Maschke |
6 September 1946 – 3 November 1946 |
|
Commerce and Supply |
Manuel Hidalgo Plaza |
27 June 1946 – 6 September 1946 |
Oscar Gajardo |
6 September 1946 – 3 November 1946 |
|
Public Education |
Benjamín Claro Velasco |
27 June 1946 – 6 September 1946 |
Humberto Enríquez |
6 September 1946 – 3 November 1946 |
|
Justice |
Fernando Moller Bordeu |
27 June 1946 – 6 September 1946 |
Eugenio Puga Fischer |
6 September 1946 – 3 November 1946 |
|
Labor |
Lisandro Cruz Ponce |
27 July 1946 – 3 November 1946 |
Luis Mandujano |
6 September 1946 – 3 November 1946 |
|
Development |
Manuel Tovarías |
27 June 1946 – 3 November 1946 |
Public Health |
Juan Garafulic |
27 June 1946 – 17 October 1946 |
René García Valenzuela |
17 October 1946 – 3 November 1946 |
|
Lands and Colonization |
Fidel Estay |
27 July 1946 – 3 November 1946 |
Agriculture |
Humberto Mendoza |
27 July 1946 – 17 October 1946 |
Humberto Aguirre Doolan |
17 October 1946 – 3 November 1946 |
Timeline
References
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