Litré Quiroga
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Littré Quiroga | |
|---|---|
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 30 November 1931 – 19 December 1932 | |
| Preceded by | Arturo Montecinos |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel González Videla |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1930 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Constituency | 22nd Departamental Circumscription |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1881 |
| Party | Radical Party |
Littré Quiroga Arenas (3 February 1881 – ?) was a Chilean lawyer and politician.[1]
Quiroga was born in Santiago, Chile, on 3 February 1881, the son of José Carlos Quiroga and Jesús Arenas.[1] He married Laura Novoa Aguayo and later, in Santiago on 16 May 1940, Ernestina González Gutiérrez.[1]
He studied at the Liceo de Concepción and continued legal studies there. He qualified as a lawyer on 5 September 1902; his thesis was titled “Elección y subrogación del Presidente de la República”.[1]
He worked as a writer for the newspaper El Sur of Concepción and served as a professor of philosophy at the University of Concepción. He was also president of the council of the newspaper La Nación.[1]
Political career
Quiroga was affiliated with the Radical Party.[1]
He served as secretary of the Council of Ministers. In 1940 he was appointed undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour, and in 1941 fiscal of the Caja de Colonización.[2][1]