ABSTRACT This research explores the political fates of Latin American cabinet ministers who served in a government interrupted by crisis. Although the fall of a sitting president means the end of a particular cabinet, the political careers of its members need not perish. Through a classification of career models and C‐means cluster analysis, this study considers numerous factors that may influence the political survival of ministers following a crisis at State level. The results indicate differences based on such variables as expertise, party ties, and specialisation, indicating that certain profiles show a greater capacity for remaining in politics. A work methodology is proposed by which to classify career trajectories, and empirical evidence is produced on a topic scarcely explored in the relevant literature, offering new perspectives on political resilience in contexts of instability.