Jorge Alessandri cabinet ministers
The cabinet ministers of Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez comprised the heads of the executive ministries of Chile during his presidency, which lasted from 3 November 1958 to 3 November 1964.
The cabinet was characterized by a predominance of independent technocrats and professionals, with limited partisan representation, reflecting Alessandri’s managerial and non-party-based approach to government.[1][2][3][4]
List of Ministers
| Ministry | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Interior | Enrique Ortúzar | 3 November 1958 – 19 January 1959 |
| Sótero del Río | 19 January 1959 – 3 November 1964 | |
| Foreign Affairs | Germán Vergara Donoso | 3 November 1958 – 26 August 1961 |
| Carlos Martínez Sotomayor | 26 August 1961 – 14 September 1963 | |
| Enrique Ortúzar | 14 September 1963 – 17 December 1963 | |
| Julio Philippi | 17 December 1963 – 3 November 1964 | |
| Economy, Development and Reconstruction | Roberto Vergara Herrera | 3 November 1958 – 15 September 1960 |
| Julio Philippi | 15 September 1960 – 26 August 1961 | |
| Luis Escobar Cerda | 26 August 1961 – 26 September 1963 | |
| Julio Philippi | 26 September 1963 – 17 December 1963 | |
| Manuel Pereira Irarrázaval | 17 December 1963 – 3 November 1964 | |
| Finance | Roberto Vergara Herrera | 3 November 1958 – 15 September 1960 |
| Eduardo Figueroa Geisse | 15 September 1960 – 18 October 1961 | |
| Luis Mackenna Shiell | 18 October 1961 – 3 November 1964 | |
| Public Education | Francisco Cereceda | 3 November 1958 – 15 September 1960 |
| Eduardo Moore | 15 September 1960 – 5 October 1961 | |
| Patricio Barros Alemparte | 5 October 1961 – 26 September 1963 | |
| Alejandro Garretón Silva | 26 September 1963 – 3 November 1964 | |
| Justice | Julio Philippi | 3 November 1958 – 5 September 1960 |
| Enrique Ortúzar | 5 September 1960 – 3 November 1964 | |
| National Defense | Carlos Vial Infante | 3 November 1958 – 25 April 1961 |
| Joaquín Fernández Fernández | 25 April 1961 – 18 July 1961 | |
| Enrique Bahamonde Ruiz | 18 July 1961 – 26 August 1961 | |
| Julio Pereira Larraín | 26 August 1961 – 26 September 1963 | |
| Carlos Vial Infante | 26 September 1963 – 3 November 1964 | |
| Public Works and Transport | Pablo Pérez Zañartu | 3 November 1958 – 15 September 1960 |
| Ernesto Pinto Lagarrigue | 15 September 1960 – 3 November 1964 | |
| Agriculture | Jorge Saelzer | 3 November 1958 – 15 September 1960 |
| Manuel Casanueva Ramírez | 15 September 1960 – 26 August 1961 | |
| Orlando Sandoval | 26 August 1961 – 1 August 1963 | |
| Pedro Enrique Alfonso | 1 August 1963 – 26 September 1963 | |
| Ruy Barbosa Popolizio | 26 September 1963 – 3 November 1964 | |
| Lands and Colonization | Julio Philippi | 3 November 1958 – 15 September 1960 |
| Enrique Bahamonde Ruiz | 15 September 1960 – 26 August 1961 | |
| Julio Philippi | 26 August 1961 – 20 May 1963 | |
| Paulino Varas | 20 May 1963 – 10 July 1963 | |
| Julio Philippi | 10 July 1963 – 26 September 1963 | |
| Federico Peña Cereceda | 26 September 1963 – 17 December 1963 | |
| Ruy Barbosa Popolizio | 17 December 1963 – 6 May 1964 | |
| Paulino Varas | 6 May 1964 – 3 November 1964 | |
| Labor and Social Welfare | Eduardo Gomien | 3 November 1958 – 15 September 1960 |
| Hugo Gálvez | 15 September 1960 – 26 September 1963 | |
| Miguel Schweitzer Speisky | 26 September 1963 – 3 November 1964 | |
| Public Health | Eduardo Gomien | 3 November 1958 – 29 October 1959 |
| Sótero del Río | 29 October 1959 – 26 August 1961 | |
| Benjamín Cid | 26 August 1961 – 14 September 1963 | |
| Francisco Rojas Villegas | 26 September 1963 – 3 November 1964 | |
| Mining | Roberto Vergara Herrera | 3 November 1958 – 15 September 1960 |
| Enrique Serrano de Viale Rigo | 15 September 1960 – 26 October 1961 | |
| Julio Chaná | 26 October 1961 – 30 March 1962 | |
| Joaquín Prieto Concha | 30 March 1962 – 26 September 1963 | |
| Luis Palacios Rossini | 26 September 1963 – 3 November 1964 |
References
- ↑ "Gobierno de Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez (1958–1964)". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ↑ "La tecnocracia gerencial en Chile: orígenes y transformaciones". Scielo (in Spanish). 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ↑ "Tecnocracia y despolitización en Chile: el antecedente del gobierno de Jorge Alessandri". Dialnet (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ↑ "Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez y el estilo tecnocrático de gobierno". Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
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