Cabinet Renewal 2019

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President Morales renewed his cabinet to face head on the general elections approaching in december.

New Cabinet Swearing - Jan. 2019 - with permission of ABI-Jose Lirauze

The modifications are as follows:

1.- Diego Pary, Relaciones Exteriores (Ministry of External Relations)
2.- Juan Ramón Quintana, Presidencia (Ministry of the Presidency)
3.- Carlos Romero, Gobierno (Ministry of Government)
4.- Héctor Arce, Justicia (Ministry of Justice and Transparency)
5.- Luis Arce Catacora, Economía (Ministry of Economy and Public Finance)
6.- Nélida Sifuentes, Desarrollo Productivo (Ministry of Productive Development and Plural Economy)
7.- Gabriela Montaño, Salud (Ministry of Health)
8.- Manuel Canelas, Comunicación (Ministry of Communication)
9.- Óscar Coca, Obras Públicas (Ministry of Public Works, Services and Housing)
10.- César Cocarico, Desarrollo Rural (Ministry of Rural Development and Land)
11.- Luis Sánchez, Hidrocarburos (Ministry of Hydrocarbons)
12.- Mariana Prado, Planificación (Ministry of Development Planning)
13.- Carlos Ortuño, Medio Ambiente (Ministry of Environment and Water)
14.- Tito Montaño, Deportes (Ministry of Sports)
15.- César Navarro, Minería (Ministry of Mining and Metallurgy)
16.- Javier Zavaleta, Defensa (Ministry of Defense)
18.- Milton Gómez, Trabajo (Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security)
19.- Rafael Alarcón, Energías (Ministry of Energies)
20.- Roberto Aguilar, Educación (Ministry of Education)
21.- Wilma Alanoca, Culturas (Ministry of Cultures)

Morales confirmed 13 ministers and changed 7. The ceremony took place in the Casa Grande del Pueblo, in La Paz. The new ministers are Juan Ramón Quintana, Minister of the Presidency; Luis Arce, Minister of Economy and Public Finance; Nélida Sinfuentes, Minister of Productive Development and Plural Economy; Óscar Coca, Minister of Public Works, Services and Housing; Miltón Gómez, Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security; Gabriela Montaño, Minister of Health; and Manuel Canelas, Minister of Communication.

He ratified Diego Pary, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Carlos Romero, Minister of Government; Javier Zavaleta, Minister of Defense; Luis Alberto Sánchez, Minister of Hydrocarbons; Mariana Prado, Minister of Development Planning; Rafael Alarcón, Minister of Energy; César Navarro, Minister of Mining and Metallurgy; Héctor Arce, Minister of Justice and Transparency; Carlos Ortuño, Minister of Environment and Water; Roberto Aguilar, Minister of Education; César Cocarico, Minister of Rural Development and Land; Wilma Alanoca, minister of Cultures; and Tito Montaño, Minister of Sports.

Quintana, Arce and Coca return to the Cabinet.

Sources:

https://erbol.com.bo/noticia/politica/23012019/evo_cambia_7_ministros_vuelven_quintana_y_arce

https://www.eldeber.com.bo/bolivia/Evo-hace-siete-cambios-en-el-Gabinete-encarga-gestion-y-accion-politica-20190123-7212.html

https://www.eldeber.com.bo/bolivia/Quien-es-quien-dentro-del-nuevo-gabinete-de-Evo-20190123-7213.html

https://www.boliviaentusmanos.com/noticias/bolivia/326950/evo-hace-siete-cambios-de-ministros-cuatro-regresan-y-tres-son-nuevos.html