Guillermo Correa
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Guillermo Correa | |
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| President of the Central Bank of Chile | |
| In office 1955 – 14 March 1970 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 3 November 1946 – 16 April 1947 | |
| President | Gabriel González Videla |
| Preceded by | Eugenio Puga |
| Succeeded by | Humberto Correa |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 21 May 1933 – 21 May 1937 | |
| President | Arturo Alessandri |
| Preceded by | Francisco Garcés Gana |
| Succeeded by | Rudecindo Ortega |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1930 – 15 May 1937 | |
| Constituency | 11th Departmental Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1900 |
| Died | 14 March 1970 (aged 70) |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Luz María Ossa Undurraga |
| Profession | Lawyer, Academic |
Guillermo Correa Fuenzalida (10 March 1900 – 14 March 1970) was a Chilean lawyer, academic and politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he served as a deputy representing the 11th Departmental Grouping during the 1933–1937 legislative period and held several ministerial posts during his public career.[1]
Correa Fuenzalida was born in Curicó to Rafael Correa Correa and Ignacia Fuenzalida O’Ryan. He married Luz María Ossa Undurraga, with whom he had six children.[1]
He studied at the Liceo de Hombres de Curicó, the Instituto Nacional, and later pursued legal studies at the University of Chile. He qualified as a lawyer on 21 November 1921, with a thesis titled Pago por subrogación.[1]
He combined teaching, professional and administrative activities. In 1922, he was appointed extraordinary professor of Civil Code, and in 1926 became a tenured professor at the Law School of the University of Chile. He served as director of the school between 1925 and 1927.[1]
From 1922 onward, he worked as a lawyer for the Banco Hipotecario and the Sociedad de Turismo y Hoteles de Chile.[1]
