Guillermo Azócar
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Guillermo Azócar | |
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| Member of the Senate of Chile | |
| In office 15 May 1937 – 15 May 1945 | |
| Constituency | Ñuble, Concepción and Arauco |
| In office 15 May 1933 – 15 May 1937 | |
| Constituency | Atacama and Coquimbo |
| In office 15 May 1926 – 7 May 1931 | |
| Constituency | Atacama and Coquimbo |
| Ministry of Agriculture | |
| In office 7 May 1931 – 21 July 1931 | |
| President | Carlos Ibáñez del Campo |
| Preceded by | Luis Matte Larraín |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Cereceda |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1921–1924 | |
| Constituency | Quillota and Limache |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 January 1887 |
| Died | 2 February 1965 (aged 78) |
| Party | Liberal Party Radical Party Socialist Party |
| Relatives | Arturo, Andrés and Patricio Aylwin (nephews) |
Guillermo Eliseo Azócar Álvarez (26 January 1887 – 2 February 1965) was a Chilean lawyer, farmer and politician.[1]
He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies, as a Senator, and as Ministry of Agriculture during the first government of President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo.[1]
Azócar was born in Curicó on 26 January 1887, the son of Eliseo Azócar Parada and Eloísa Álvarez Montero.[1]
He completed his primary and secondary education at the Instituto Nacional. He later studied law at the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer on 6 July 1911 with a thesis entitled Recurso de casación.[1]
Professional and business career
Azócar practiced law and engaged extensively in agricultural activities. As a farmer, he operated the La Primavera estate in La Granja until 1941, focusing on livestock production.[1]
In 1926, he established a dairy business in Santiago and later promoted cooperative initiatives to centralize milk production. He was an early adopter of milk pasteurization in Chile. He later acquired additional agricultural estates in Monte Águila and Santa Bárbara.[1]
He received awards at agricultural exhibitions held at the Quinta Normal and was a member of the Club of Viña del Mar. He also collaborated with the newspaper El Día of Valparaíso and participated in the creation of the publishing company Claridad in 1939.[1]
Political career
Azócar was politically affiliated with the Liberal Party, later the Radical Party, and finally the Socialist Party.[1]
He served as municipal councillor and mayor of La Granja during the late 1910s.[1]
In the 1921 parliamentary election, he was elected Deputy for Quillota and Limache, serving from 1921 to 1924 and sitting on the Chamber's Permanent Committee on Finance.[1]
In 1926, he entered the Senate representing Atacama and Coquimbo, serving from 1926 to 1931. During this period, he sat on several Senate committees, including Finance, Commerce and Municipal Loans, as well as Agriculture and Mining as a substitute member.[1]
In May 1931, he was appointed Ministry of Agriculture under President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, resigning from his Senate seat due to incompatibility with ministerial office.[1]
Following the dissolution of Congress in 1932, he was re-elected Senator in 1933 for Atacama and Coquimbo, and later in 1937 for Ñuble, Concepción and Arauco, serving until 1945. During this final senatorial term, he served as vice-president of the Senate between 1943 and 1944 and chaired the Senate Permanent Committee on Finance and Budgets.[1]