Juan Bautista Rossetti
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Juan Bautista Rossetti | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1937 – 15 May 1949 | |
| Constituency | 7th Departamental Group (Santiago) |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Commerce | |
| In office 10 June 1941 – 5 January 1942 | |
| President | Pedro Aguirre Cerda / Jerónimo Méndez (Vice President) |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 25 May 1949 – 7 February 1950 | |
| President | Gabriel González Videla |
| Minister of Labour | |
| In office 1 August 1932 – 14 September 1932 | |
| President | Carlos Dávila Espinoza |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 3 November 1952 – 25 October 1953 | |
| President | Carlos Ibáñez del Campo |
| Preceded by | Ignacio Lorca Garnham |
| Succeeded by | Felipe Herrera Lane |
| Ambassador of Chile to France | |
| In office 1953–1959 | |
| President | Carlos Ibáñez del Campo / Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez |
| Preceded by | Joaquín Fernández Fernández |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Morla Lynch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1903 |
| Died | 23 October 1976 (aged 73) |
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| Spouse | Josefina Gallardo López (m. 1945) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Lawyer; Diplomat; Politician |
Juan Bautista Rossetti Colombino (9 October 1903 – 23 October 1976) was a Chilean lawyer, diplomat and politician of Italian descent.
He served as Member of the Chamber of Deputies for three consecutive terms (1937–1949) and later held several ministries under four Chilean presidents: Carlos Dávila Espinoza, Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Gabriel González Videla and Carlos Ibáñez del Campo.[1]
Rossetti was born in Santiago to César Rossetti and Carolina Colombino, both of Italian heritage.[1] He studied at the Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera and later graduated as a lawyer from the University of Chile in 1928, after defending his thesis De la transacción.[1]
He practiced law independently and worked as a finance specialist. He co-owned the newspaper La Opinión—an opposition outlet during the second administration of President Arturo Alessandri—and he was also the owner of Radio Nuevo Mundo. In addition, he engaged in agricultural activities in Lontué (Maule Region).[1]
He married Josefina Gallardo López in 1945, with whom he had five children.[1]