Humberto Álvarez Suárez
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Humberto Álvarez | |
|---|---|
 Álvarez as Deputy. | |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 31 May 1949 – 15 June 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Arturo Alessandri |
| Succeeded by | Arturo Alessandri |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 15 May 1941 – 15 May 1965 | |
| Constituency | 2nd Provincial Constituency (Atacama and Coquimbo) |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 8 February 1940 – 30 July 1940 | |
| President | Pedro Aguirre Cerda |
| Preceded by | Guillermo Labarca |
| Succeeded by | Guillermo Labarca |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 12 September 1936 – 22 October 1936 | |
| President | Arturo Alessandri Palma |
| Preceded by | Francisco Garcés Gana |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Freeman |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1933 – 8 February 1940 | |
| Constituency | 4th Departmental Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1895 |
| Died | January 24, 1982 (aged 86) |
| Party | Radical Party |
| Spouse | Marta Johannsen |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Pedro Álvarez Josefa Suárez |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Lawyer, academic, politician |
Humberto Nicolás Álvarez Suárez (10 May 1895 – 24 January 1982) was a Chilean lawyer, academic and politician of the Radical Party of Chile. He served as Minister of Justice (1936), Minister of the Interior (1940), Deputy (1933–1940) and Senator (1941–1965). He briefly presided over the Senate of Chile from 31 May to 15 June 1949.
Álvarez was born in La Serena to Pedro Álvarez Rojo and Josefa Suárez Jiliberto. His brother Pedro Álvarez Suárez later served as Minister of Economy and Supplies during the early months of President Juan Antonio Ríos. He studied at the Liceo Gregorio Cordovez and graduated in law from the University of Chile on 5 September 1917 with the thesis Reformas introducidas al Código Civil por el Código de Procesamiento Civil. He married Marta Johannsen Bonchert; they had two children, Humberto and Marta.
Professional career
He worked as secretary-lawyer of the Municipality of Coquimbo (1921–1922), served as relator of the Court of Appeals of La Serena, was secretary to the Civil Code reform commission, and legal secretary of the Association of Electric and Mining Companies. He later practiced law with Gabriel González Videla and Pedro Enrique Alfonso. In business, he presided over the Compañía Olivarera Nacional, the Compañía de Conservas e Industrias Pesqueras S.A., and the Sociedad Pesquera of Iquique. From 1947 he taught procedural law at the University of Chile.
Political career
A member of the Radical Party, Álvarez was elected Deputy for the 4th Departmental Group (La Serena, Elqui, Coquimbo) for the 1933–1937 term. He resigned his seat upon being appointed Minister of Justice by President Arturo Alessandri Palma (12 September–22 October 1936).
He was reelected Deputy for 1937–1941 (now covering La Serena, Elqui, Coquimbo, Ovalle, Illapel and Combarbalá), serving on the Committees of Social Legislation and Justice; Government; Constitution, Legislation and Justice; Finance; and the Joint Committee on the Organic Law of Courts. He again left the Chamber when appointed Minister of the Interior by President Pedro Aguirre Cerda (8 February–30 July 1940); his seat was filled by Rodolfo Masson Villarroel after a by-election.
Álvarez was then elected Senator for Atacama and Coquimbo in 1941 and reelected in 1949 and 1957, serving until 1965. He sat on the Committees of Constitution, Legislation and Justice; Finance; Education; Mining; Budget; and later held the Presidency of the Senate between 31 May and 15 June 1949. He also served as a Chilean delegate to the United Nations General Assembly in 1947.