Germán Ignacio Riesco
Chilean politician
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Germán Ignacio Riesco Errázuriz (1888 – November 11, 1958) was a Chilean political figure, who served several times as minister between 1919 and 1950. He was of Basque descent[1] and a member of the influential Errázuriz family.
PresidentGabriel González Videla
Preceded byGermán Vergara
Succeeded byGermán Vergara
Succeeded byCongress dissolved
Germán Ignacio Riesco | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 7 July 1948 – 10 February 1950 | |
| President | Gabriel González Videla |
| Preceded by | Germán Vergara |
| Succeeded by | Germán Vergara |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1924 – 11 September 1924 | |
| Succeeded by | Congress dissolved |
| Constituency | Rancagua |
| Minister of War and Navy | |
| In office 8 November 1919 – 26 March 1920 | |
| President | Juan Luis Sanfuentes |
| Preceded by | Aníbal Rodríguez |
| Succeeded by | Régulo Valenzuela |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1888 , Chile |
| Died | 11 November 1958 (aged 70) , Chile |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Rosa Barceló Pinto |
| Children | None |
He was born in Santiago in 1888, the son of President Germán Riesco and of First Lady María Errázuriz Echaurren. He graduated as a lawyer from the Universidad de Chile on April 21, 1910. He was Minister of War and Navy of President Juan Luis Sanfuentes between 1919 and 1920; and Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1948 and 1950, under President Gabriel González Videla. He married Rosa Barceló Pinto but they had no children.
