Germán Vergara Donoso
Chilean politician
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Germán Vergara Donoso (Constitución, 6 March 1902 – Santiago, 14 April 1987) was a Chilean lawyer, political scientist, diplomat, and politician. He served as a Minister of State — in the portfolio of Foreign Affairs — during the administrations of Presidents Gabriel González Videla and Jorge Alessandri.[1]
Germán Vergara Donoso | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 3 November 1958 – 26 August 1961 | |
| President | Jorge Alessandri |
| Preceded by | Alberto Sepúlveda |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Martínez Sotomayor |
| In office 10 February 1950 – 27 February 1951 | |
| President | Gabriel González Videla |
| Preceded by | Germán Ignacio Riesco |
| Succeeded by | Horacio Walker Larraín |
| In office 2 August 1947 – 7 July 1948 | |
| President | Gabriel González Videla |
| Preceded by | Raúl Juliet |
| Succeeded by | Germán Ignacio Riesco |
| Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 24 December 1932 – 24 December 1938 | |
| President | Arturo Alessandri |
| Preceded by | Alfonso Bulnes |
| Succeeded by | Joselín de la Maza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 March 1902 |
| Died | 14 April 1987 (aged 85) |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Family and education
Vergara was born in Constitución on 6 March 1902, the son of judge Ramón Antonio Vergara Rodríguez and Elena Donoso Bascuñán.[2] He completed his primary and secondary education at the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones in Santiago, and his higher education at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and the University of Chile, where he qualified as a lawyer in 1924.[3]
He later undertook a postgraduate specialization diploma at the Institute of Advanced International Studies in Paris, France.[3] He never married and had no children.[3]
Public life
In 1921, Vergara entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of his country. He served as secretary in Brussels (Belgium) in 1925 and in Lima (Peru) in 1929. Between 1932 and 1938, during the second administration of President Arturo Alessandri Palma, he held the position of Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs.[3]
In 1946, he served as a delegate of Chile to the United Nations (UN).[3]
He was head of the Ministry's legal advisory office between 1944 and 1947. On 2 August of the latter year, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs by President Gabriel González Videla, serving two terms: until 7 July 1948, and later for twenty days in February 1950.[3]
Eight years later, he was again appointed to the post, this time by President Jorge Alessandri. He left office on 26 August 1961.[3][4]