Francisco Cereceda
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PresidentJorge Alessandri
Preceded byDiego Barros Ortíz
Succeeded byEduardo Moore
Preceded byArmando Quezada
Francisco Cereceda | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 3 November 1958 – 15 September 1960 | |
| President | Jorge Alessandri |
| Preceded by | Diego Barros Ortíz |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Moore |
| Head of the Federico Santa María Technical University | |
| In office 1936 – 3 November 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Armando Quezada |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Cerutti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1884 |
| Spouse | María Ducaud |
| Children | Five |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Profession | Civil engineer |
Francisco Cereceda Cisternas (15 July 1884 – ?) was a Chilean engineer and politician, a member of the Liberal Party (PL).
He served as a minister of State under Presidents Carlos Ibáñez del Campo and Jorge Alessandri.[1]
He was born in the Chilean commune of La Serena on July 15, 1884, the son of Tomás Cereceda and Narcisa Cisternas.[2] He completed his primary and secondary education at the Liceo de La Serena (now Liceo Gregorio Cordovéz), and pursued higher studies at the University of Chile, graduating as an engineer in 1906.[2][3]
He married María Ducaud, with whom he had five children.[2]