Eduardo León Villarreal
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Eduardo León Villarreal | |
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.jpg) León Villarreal in 1968. | |
| Minister of Labor and Social Welfare | |
| In office 15 February 1968 – 3 November 1970 | |
| President | Eduardo Frei Montalva |
| Preceded by | William Thayer Arteaga |
| Succeeded by | José Oyarce |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1911 |
| Died | 15 November 1991 (aged 80) |
| Spouse | Genoveva Castro |
| Parent(s) | Gregorio León Emilia Villarreal |
| Occupation | Lawyer, academic, politician |
Eduardo León Villarreal (7 April 1911 – 15 November 1991) was a Chilean lawyer, academic, and politician. He served as a cabinet minister during the government of president Eduardo Frei Montalva.
He was the son of Gregorio León Villarroel and Emilia Villarreal Vargas.[1]
He studied law through courses and seminars at the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones de Valparaíso, being sworn in as a lawyer in 1940. Later, he would also teach law at the same institution.[1]
León Villarreal worked as a lawyer for various workers’ confederations and served as general manager of the Aconcagua Consumers’ Cooperative between 1942 and 1946.[1]
In 1968 he joined Frei Montalva’s cabinet as Minister of Labor and Social Welfare, replacing William Thayer Arteaga, and remained in office until the end of the administration in 1970.[1][2]
Previously, he had served as Director of Labor in the same ministry.[2]
He was married, in second nuptials, to journalist Genoveva Castro Sauritain, who died in 2006.[2]