Government of David Padilla Arancibia, 1978–79

General David Padilla Arancibia had taken the Presidency 24 November 1978, and formed his cabinet.

Ministry / Date	24.11.1978[1]	27.11.1978[2]	16.01.1979[3]	11.05.1979[4]	22.06.1979[5]
Foreign and Religious Affaire	Raul Botelho Gozalves, ind			Jorge Escobari Cusicanqui, ind
Interior, Migration and Justice	Raul Lopez Leyton, mil
National Defense	Hugo Céspedes Espinoza, mil				Ismael Saavedra Sandoval, mil
Planning and Co-ordination	Gary Prado Salmón, mil
Finance	vacancy	Wenceslao Albo Quiroz, ind		Javier Alcoreza Melgarejo, mil
Education and Culture	Jose Olvis Arias, mil			Simon Sejas Tordoya, mil
Transport, Communications and Aviation	Ariel Ascarrunz Hurtado, mil		Juan Muñoz Revollo, mil
Labor and Union Affairs	Vito Ramírez López, mil		Hermes Fellman Forteza, mil
Industry, Commerce and Tourism	Óscar Jaime Pammo Rodríguez, mil
Mining and Metallurgy	Jorge Echazú Aguirre, mil
Energy and Hydrocarbons	Mario Candia Navarro, mil
Agriculture and Peasant Affairs	Rolando Saravia Ortuño, mil		Félix Villarroel Terán, mil
Health and Social Security	Luis Rivera Palacios, mil
Housing and Urbanism	Alrerto Saenz, mil	Norberto Salomón Soria, mil
Economic Integration	no	no	no	Gustavo Fernández Saavedra, ind
Press and Information	Victor Aguilar Dorado, mil
Secretary to the Cabinet	Abel Elías Sainz, mil			Jaime Arancibia Echeverria, ind

mil – military

ind – independent

Notes

1. Decreto Presidencial N° 15977, 24.11.1978. http://www.gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo
2. Decreto Presidencial N° 15982, 27.11.1978. http://www.gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo
3. Decreto Presidencial N° 16108, 16.01.1979. http://www.gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo
4. Decreto Presidencial N° 16461, 11.05.1979. http://www.gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo
5. Decreto Presidencial N° 16630, 22.06.1979. http://www.gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo