Eugenio Celedón
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Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (1994–1996)
Eugenio Celedón | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Public Works and Transport | |
| In office 12 November 1969 – 3 November 1970 | |
| President | Eduardo Frei Montalva |
| Preceded by | Sergio Ossa |
| Succeeded by | Pascual Barraza |
| Superintendent of Sanitary Services | |
| In office 1 April 1990 – 23 September 1996 | |
| President | Patricio Aylwin (1990–1994) Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (1994–1996) |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Juan Eduardo Saldivia |
| Councillor of El Tabo | |
| In office 1970 – 11 September 1973 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1926 |
| Died | March 19, 2018 (aged 92) |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Carmen Cariola Feuereisen |
| Children | 10 |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Civil engineer, academic, researcher, businessperson, trade association leader, and politician |
Eugenio Celedón Silva (Santiago, 1 January 1926 – 19 March 2018) was a Chilean engineer, academic, researcher, businessperson, trade association leader and Christian Democratic politician.
He served as a cabinet minister —in the portfolio of Public Works and Transport— during the final part of the administration of president Eduardo Frei Montalva.
He completed his primary and secondary education at the Deutsche Schule Santiago, and then studied at the University of Chile, graduating as a civil engineer with a specialization in hydraulics in 1950.[1]
He married Carmen Cariola Feuereisen, with whom he had ten children: María Eliana, Eugenio, Ximena, María Carolina, Ricardo, Patricia, Mónica, Gerardo, Luz María and Paula.[1]