Alfonso David Lebón
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PresidentSalvador Allende
Preceded byJorge Arrate
Succeeded byClaudio Sepúlveda Donoso
Constituency5th Departmental Group
Alfonso David Lebón | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Mining of Chile | |
| In office 10 July 1972 – 28 July 1972 | |
| President | Salvador Allende |
| Preceded by | Jorge Arrate |
| Succeeded by | Claudio Sepúlveda Donoso |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1953 – 15 May 1961 | |
| Constituency | 5th Departmental Group |
| Ambassador of Chile to Canada | |
| In office March 1971 – July 1973 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1921 |
| Died | 23 October 1992 (aged 70) |
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| Spouse | Astrid Manni (m. 1958) |
| Children | Two |
| Parent(s) | Francisco David Deek Matilde Lebón Francisco |
| Profession | Merchant, farmer, politician |
Alfonso David Lebón (1 December 1921 – 23 October 1992) was a Chilean merchant, farmer and politician.
He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile from 1953 to 1961, as Minister of Mining in July 1972 under President Salvador Allende, and as Chile’s ambassador to Canada from 1971 to 1973.[1]
He was born in Antofagasta, the son of Francisco David Deek and Matilde Lebón Francisco. He studied at the Colegio de los Hermanos Maristas in Los Andes. He later worked as a merchant and farmer at the “Los Tamarindos” estate.[1]
On 5 July 1958, he married Astrid Olga Manni Bittner, with whom he had a son.[1]