Francisco Lira Merino
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Constituency7th Departamental Group (Santiago, 1st District)
Born11 August 1918
Santiago de Chile, Chile
Died15 November 1987 (aged 69)
Chile
Francisco Lira Merino | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1949 – 15 May 1957 | |
| Constituency | 7th Departamental Group (Santiago, 1st District) |
| Ambassador of Chile to Italy | |
| In office 1956–1959 | |
| Ambassador of Chile to Colombia | |
| In office 1965–1970 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1918 Santiago de Chile, Chile |
| Died | 15 November 1987 (aged 69) Chile |
| Party | |
| Occupation | Dentist, diplomat and politician |
| Committees | Foreign Relations Committee |
Francisco Javier Lira Merino (11 August 1918 – 15 November 1987) was a Chilean dentist, diplomat and politician affiliated first with the Agrario Laborista Party and later with the National Popular Party.
He was born in Santiago de Chile to Francisco Javier Lira Montesinos and Celia Merino Maturana. He studied at the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones de Santiago and later entered the Faculty of Dentistry at the Universidad de Chile, obtaining his degree as dentist in 1941.[1]
He married Inés Bianchi Barros on 14 May 1943; the couple had nine children. He joined the Agrario Laborista Party in 1949, later entering the National Popular Party in 1958, becoming its president in 1960.[1]