Cabinet of Jimmy Morales

The Cabinet of Jimmy Morales was the fiftieth cabinet of Guatemala.

Morales Cabinet

Cabinet of Guatemala
2016–2020
Date formedJanuary 14, 2016
Date dissolvedJanuary 14, 2020
People and organisations
PresidentJimmy Morales
Vice PresidentJafeth Cabrera
No. of ministers14
Member party
  •   National Convergence Front
  •   Unionist
  •   Independent
History
Election2015 Guatemalan general election
PredecessorCabinet of Alejandro Maldonado
SuccessorCabinet of Alejandro Giammattei
Logo used by the Government during Jimmy Morales' presidency

The cabinet took office on 14 January 2016 and ended on 14 January 2020.[1]

Composition

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food
Mario Méndez Cóbar
14 January 201614 January 2020 Independent
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources
Sydney Samuels Wilson
14 January 201616 January 2018 Independent
Alfonso Alonzo Vargas
16 January 201814 January 2020 FCN
Minister of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing
Sherry Ordóñez Castro
14 January 201625 January 2016 Independent
José Luis Benito Ruiz
25 January 20162 February 2016 Independent
Aldo García Morales
2 February 201613 April 2018 Independent
José Luis Benito Ruiz
13 April 201814 January 2020 Independent
Minister of Culture and Sports14 January 201612 November 2018 Independent
Elder Súchite Vargas
12 November 201814 January 2020 Independent
Minister of National Defense14 January 20162 October 2017 Military
2 October 201719 December 2019 Military
19 December 201914 January 2020 Military
Minister of Social Development
José Guillermo Moreno Cordón
14 January 20168 August 2017 Independent
Ennio Galicia Muñoz
8 August 201716 January 2018 Independent
Alcides René Obregón Muñoz
16 January 201823 April 2018 Independent
Carlos Velásquez Monge
23 April 201814 January 2020 Independent
Minister of Economy
Rubén Morales Monroy
14 January 201629 April 2017 Independent
Víctor Asturias Cordón
29 April 201716 January 2018 Independent
16 January 201814 January 2020 Independent
Minister of Education14 January 201614 January 2020 Independent
Minister of Energy and Mines
José Pelayo Castañón
14 January 201626 April 2016 Independent
Luis Alfonso Chang Navarro
26 April 201614 January 2020 Independent
Minister of Public Finance14 January 201613 September 2018 Independent
13 September 201814 January 2020 Unionist
Minister of the Interior
Francisco Rivas Lara
14 January 201626 January 2018 Independent
26 January 201814 January 2020 Unionist
Minister of Foreign Affairs14 January 201627 August 2017 Independent
27 August 201714 January 2020 Valor
Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance
Alfonso Cabrera Escobar
14 January 201626 July 2016 Independent
26 July 201629 August 2017 Independent
Carlos Soto Menegazzo
29 August 201714 January 2020 Independent
Minister of Labor and Social Welfare14 January 201618 September 2018 Independent
Gabriel Aguilera Bolaños
18 September 201814 January 2020 Independent

References

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  1. ^ "Conozca las razones por las cuales solo dos ministros han subsistido al gobierno de Jimmy Morales" [Know the reasons why only two ministers have survived the government of Jimmy Morales] (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2022.


Preceded by Morales Cabinet
2016–2020
Succeeded by