title: First Cabinet of Hugo Banzer
text: # First Cabinet of Hugo Banzer
  
  General Hugo Banzer Suárez took the Presidency of Bolivia on 21 August 1971 and formed his cabinet.
  
  | Ministry / Date | Foreign and Religious Affaire | Interior | National Defense | Planning and Co-ordination | Finance | Education and Culture |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 22.08.1971 | Mario Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, FSB | Andrés Selich Show, mil | Jaime Florentino Mendieta Vargas, mil | Edwin Rodríguez Aguirre, MNR | Raúl Lema Peláez, MNR | Augusto Mendizábal Moya, FSB |
  | 28.12.1971 | | Mario Adett Zamora, mil | | Julio Prado Salmón, MNR | Edwin Rodríguez Aguirre, MNR | Mario Méndez Elías, FSB |
  | 24.08.1972 | | | | | Luis Bedregal Rodo, MNR | |
  | 04.09.1972 | | | | | | |
  | 04.09.1972 | | | | | | Jaime Tapia Alipaz, FSB |
  | 03.10.1972 | | | | | | |
  | 22.11.1972 | | | | | | |
  | 23.04.1973 | | Alfredo Arce Carpio, MNR | | | | |
  | 21.05.1973 | | Walter Castro Avendaño, mil | | | | |
  | 04.08.1973 | | | | | | |
  | 10.09.1973 | | | | | Armando Pinell Centellas, MNR | |
  | 13.09.1973 | | | | | | |
  | 09.10.1973 | | | | Fernando Paz Baldivieso, MNR | | |
  | 26.11.1973 | Alberto Guzmán Soriano, mil | | | | Jaime Quiroga Mattos, ind | Mario Serrate Ruíz, FSB |
  | 04.12.1973 | | | | Sergio Otero Gómez, MNR | | |
  | 14.02.1974 | | Juan Pereda Asbún, mil | | | | |
  | 23.04.1974 | | | | | | |
  | 08.07.1974 | | | René Bernal Escalante, mil | | Victor Castillo Suárez, mil | Waldo Bernal Pereira, mil |
  | 12.07.1974 | | | | | | |
  | 09.11.1974 | | | | Juan Lechín Suárez, mil | | |
  | 12.01.1976 | | | | | Carlos Calvo Galindo, ind | |
  | 19.04.1976 | Oscar Adriázola Valda, mil | | | | | |
  | 28.05.1976 | | | | | | |
  | 09.11.1976 | | | | | | Jaime Niño de Guzmán Quiroz, mil |
  | 13.10.1977 | | | | | David Blanco Zabala, ind | |
  | 28.11.1977 | | Guillermo Jiménez Gallo, mil | | | | |
  | 23.12.1977 | | | Hugo Bretel Barba, mil | | | |
  | Ministry / Date | Transport and Communications | Labor and Union Affairs | Industry y Commerce | Mining and Metallurgy | Energy and Hydrocarbons | Agriculture and Peasant Affairs (*) |
  | 22.08.1971 | Ambrosio García Rivera, FSB | Ciro Humboldt Barrero, MNR | Héctor Ormachea Peñaranda, MNR | Carlos Serrate Reich, MNR | Roberto Capriles Gutiérrez, FSB | José Gil Reyes, mil |
  | 28.12.1971 | | | | Edmundo Nogales Ortíz, MNR | | |
  | 24.08.1972 | | | | Raúl Lema Patino, MNR | | |
  | 04.09.1972 | | | | | | |
  | 04.09.1972 | | | | | | |
  | 03.10.1972 | | | | | | |
  | 22.11.1972 | | | | | | |
  | 23.04.1973 | | Guillermo Fortún Suárez, MNR | Juan Pereda Asbún, mil | | | Alberto Natusch Busch, mil |
  | 21.05.1973 | | | | | | |
  | 04.08.1973 | | | | | | |
  | 10.09.1973 | | Angel Gemio Ergueta, MNR | | Javier Bedregal Gutierrez, MNR | | |
  | 13.09.1973 | | | | | | |
  | 09.10.1973 | | | | | | |
  | 26.11.1973 | | Alfredo Franco Guachalla, MNR | | Raúl Lema Patino, MNR | | |
  | 04.12.1973 | | | | | | |
  | 14.02.1974 | | | Miguel Ayoroa Montaño, mil | | Guillermo Jiménez Gallo, mil | |
  | 23.04.1974 | | | | | | |
  | 08.07.1974 | Wálter Nuñez Rivero, mil | Mario Vargas Salinas, mil | | José Antonio Zelaya Salinas, mil | | |
  | 12.07.1974 | | | | | | |
  | 09.11.1974 | Julio Trigo Ramírez, mil | | Víctor González Fuentes, mil | | | |
  | 12.01.1976 | | | | | | |
  | 19.04.1976 | | | | | | |
  | 28.05.1976 | | | Alfonso Villalpando Armaza, mil | | | |
  | 09.11.1976 | | | Carlos Rodrigo Lea Plaza, mil | Alfonso Villalpando Armaza, mil | | |
  | 13.10.1977 | Fadrique Muñoz Reyes, ind | | | | Luis Cordero Montellano, mil | |
  | 28.11.1977 | | | | Ernesto Camacha Hurtado, mil | | |
  | 23.12.1977 | | | | | | |
  
  (*) 03.10.1972 – 14.02.1974 Agriculture
  
  | Ministry / Date | Health and Social Security | Housing and Urbanism | Press and Information | Secretary to the Cabinet | Peasant Affairs | State | Coordination |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 22.08.1971 | Carlos Valverde Barbery, FSB | Sergio Leigue Suárez, FSB | Hugo Gonzáles Rioja, FSB | Alfredo Arce Carpio, MNR | no | no | no |
  | 28.12.1971 | | | | | no | no | no |
  | 24.08.1972 | | | Guillermo Fortún Suárez, MNR | | no | no | no |
  | 04.09.1972 | | | | | no | Alfredo Arce Carpio, MNR | no |
  | 04.09.1972 | | Arturo Cronembold Parada, FSB | | Carlos Iturralde Ballivián, FSB | no | | no |
  | 03.10.1972 | | | | | Guido Humerez Cabrera, mil | | no |
  | 22.11.1972 | Luis Leigue Suárez, FSB | Germán Azcárraga Jiménez, FSB | | | | | no |
  | 23.04.1973 | | | Jaime Caballero Tamayo, MNR | Mario Escobari Guerra, mil | Ramón Azero Sanzetenea, mil | | no |
  | 21.05.1973 | | | | | | | no |
  | 04.08.1973 | | | | | | Waldo Cerruto Calderón de la Barca, ind | no |
  | 10.09.1973 | | | | Guido Valle Antelo, ind | | | no |
  | 13.09.1973 | | | Guillermo Bulacia Salek, MNR | | | | no |
  | 09.10.1973 | | | | | | | no |
  | 26.11.1973 | | | | | | | no |
  | 04.12.1973 | | | | | | | no |
  | 14.02.1974 | | | | no | no | | Roberto Capriles Gutiérrez, FSB |
  | 23.04.1974 | | | | no | no | Edwin Tapia Frontanilla, FRB | |
  | 08.07.1974 | | | | no | no | | Juan Lechín Suárez, mil |
  | 12.07.1974 | Jorge Torres Navarro, mil | José Patiño Ayoroa, mil | no | no | no | | |
  | 09.11.1974 | | Walter Núñez Rivero, mil | no | no | no | no | no |
  | 12.01.1976 | | Santiago Maesse Roca, mil | no | no | no | no | no |
  | 19.04.1976 | | | no | no | no | no | no |
  | 28.05.1976 | | | no | no | no | no | no |
  | 09.11.1976 | Guido Vildoso Calderón, mil | | no | no | no | no | no |
  | 13.10.1977 | | Fernando Guillen Monje, mil | no | no | no | no | no |
  | 28.11.1977 | | | no | no | no | no | no |
  | 23.12.1977 | | | no | no | no | no | no |
  
  mil – military
  
  ind – independent
  
  FSB – Bolivian Socialist Falange
  
  MNR – Revolutionary Nationalist Movement
  
  FRB – Barrientista Revolutionary Force
  
  