title: Cabinet of Jorge Córdova
text: # Cabinet of Jorge Córdova
  
  The Córdova Cabinet constituted the 23rd cabinet of the Bolivian Republic. It was formed on 17 August 1855, 2 days after Jorge Córdova was sworn-in as the 12th president of Bolivia following the 1855 general election, succeeding the Belzu Cabinet. It was dissolved on 9 September 1857 upon Córdova's overthrow in a coup d'état and was succeeded by the Cabinet of José María Linares.
  
  ## Composition
  
  | Portfolio | Minister | Party | Prof. | Took office | Left office | Term |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | President | Jorge Córdova | Mil. | Mil. | 15 August 1855 | 9 September 1857 | 756 |
  | Minister General | Juan de la Cruz Benavente | Ind. | Law. | 15 August 1855 | 17 August 1855 | 2 |
  | Minister of the Interior and Worship | Basilio Cuéllar | Ind. | Law. | 17 August 1855 | 9 September 1857 | 754 |
  | Minister of War | José María Pérez de Urdininea | Mil. | Mil. | 15 August 1855 | 9 September 1857 | 756 |
  | Minister of Finance and Material Police | Miguel María de Aguirre | Ind. | Eco. | 17 August 1855 | 9 September 1857 | 754 |
  | Minister of Public Instruction and Foreign Affairs | Juan de la Cruz Benavente | Ind. | Law. | 8 November 1854 | 9 September 1857 | 1,036 |
  
  ## History
  
  Upon his assumption to office, Córdova charged all ministerial portfolios to Juan de la Cruz Benavente as minister general pending the formation of a proper ministerial cabinet. De la Cruz had already been serving as minister of public instruction and foreign affairs in the cabinet of Manuel Isidoro Belzu since 8 November 1854. A full council of ministers was appointed on 17 August 1855, two days later, composed of four ministers. In this cabinet, a new department, material police, was established as part of the Ministry of Finance.
  
  One ex-president, José María Pérez de Urdininea (1828) was a member of this cabinet.
  
  ### Cabinets
  
  | N° | Formed | Days | Decree |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | I | 17 August 1855 | 754 | Supreme Decree 17-08-1855 |
  
  ### Structural changes
  
  | Portfolio | Part of | Transferred to | Date | Decree |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Police | None | Ministry of Finance | 17 August 1855 | Supreme Decree 17-08-1855 |
  