Eliodoro Domínguez
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Eliodoro Domínguez | |
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| Minister of Public Education | |
| In office 4 February 1952 – 28 July 1952 | |
| President | Gabriel González Videla |
| Preceded by | Bernardo Leighton |
| Succeeded by | Luis Cruz Ocampo |
| Member of the Senate of Chile | |
| In office 15 May 1941 – 15 May 1949 | |
| Constituency | 2nd Provincial Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1898 |
| Died | 12 April 1992 (aged 93) |
| Party | Radical Party |
| Occupation | Accountant, educator, politician |
Eliodoro Segundo Domínguez Domínguez (11 September 1898 – 12 April 1992) was a Chilean accountant, educator, and politician.[1]
He served as a Senator representing Atacama and Coquimbo (1941–1949), and later as Minister of Public Education during the presidency of Gabriel González Videla in 1952.[1]
Domínguez was born in Lautaro. He completed his studies at the Instituto Comercial of Talcahuano and at the Instituto Superior de Comercio de Santiago.[1]
He qualified as a State General Accountant and later as a teacher of commercial mathematics and accounting, graduating in 1914 and 1917 respectively.[1]
Professional career
Beginning in 1917, Domínguez worked as a teacher of commercial mathematics and accounting. He was employed in several commercial firms before dedicating himself fully to education.[1]
He taught in Talcahuano, Vallenar, Temuco, and Santiago. From 1928 onward, he served as Head of Commercial Education at the Ministry of Education.[1] He was removed from this position during the first government of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, but reinstated in 1932, later becoming Director General and Director of Technical Education.[1]
He also served as professor and director of the Technical Pedagogical Institute, resigning in 1948, and taught at the School of Social Work of the University of Chile.[1]
Political career
In 1926, Domínguez participated in the Chilean Educational Reform movement and was a member of the Revolutionary Committee of the Pedagogical Congress of Chile.[1]
He was a founding member of the Marxist Socialist Party, in 1931 and later of the Socialist Party in 1933. In subsequent years, he joined the Radical Party.[1]
In 1941, he was elected Senator for the Second Provincial Group (Atacama and Coquimbo), serving until 1949. During his tenure, he was a substitute member of the Permanent Committees on Foreign Relations and Finance and Budgets, and a full member of the Permanent Committees on Public Education and National Defense.[1]
He was appointed Minister of Public Education on 4 February 1952, serving until 28 July of the same year under President Gabriel González Videla.[1]