Alfredo Bravo Zamora

He was born on 5 February 1890 in Valparaíso, Chile to Guillermo Bravo and Filomena Zamora.^[1] He married Berta Jofré Puelma and they had six children.^[1] He studied at the Liceo de Valparaíso and later at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, being admitted as a lawyer on 18 April 1913 with the thesis Represión de delitos en Chile.^[1]

He practiced law in Valparaíso, taught criminal law at the University of Chile and at the Curso de Leyes de Valparaíso, and participated in notable criminal proceedings.^[1] He was also active in literary activities.^[1]

A member of the Radical Party, he was elected deputy for the 6th Departamental Circumscription (Valparaíso, Quillota, Limache and Casablanca) for the 1926–1930 period, serving on the Permanent Commissions of Public Education and of Constitutional Reform and Rules, and as substitute member on the Commission of Interior Government.^[1]

He was reelected for the 1930–1934 term and served on the Permanent Commission of Legislation and Justice; the Congress was dissolved on 6 June 1932.^[1] He was appointed Minister of Public Education under President Juan Esteban Montero from 8 April to 4 June 1932, during which he implemented administrative reorganization measures.^[1]