Luis Alberto Cuevas
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Luis Alberto Cuevas | |
|---|---|
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 3 November 1946 – 2 August 1947 | |
| President | Gabriel González Videla |
| Vice President of Chile | |
| In office 23 June 1947 – 14 July 1947 | |
| President | Gabriel González Videla |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1 March 1926 – 23 April 1926 | |
| Constituency | 1st Departamental Circumscription |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1896 Temuco, Chile |
| Died | 29 July 1973 (aged 77) Santiago, Chile |
| Party | Radical Party |
| Spouse | Nelly Campodónico |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Politician |
Luis Alberto Cuevas Contreras (23 March 1896 – 29 July 1973) was a Chilean lawyer and politician affiliated with the Radical Party. He served as presuntive deputy for Pisagua and Tarapacá in 1926, minister of the Interior (1946–1947), and vice president of the Republic (1947).[1]
He was born in Temuco on 23 March 1896, the son of Juan Cuevas Troncoso and Rosario Contreras Guerrero.[1] He married Nelly Campodónico Alfaro; they had two children.[1]
He studied at the Internado Nacional Barros Arana and at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile. He was sworn in as a lawyer on 4 November 1922; his thesis was entitled La pericia médico–legal: sus imperfecciones en la práctica.[1]
He practised law in Santiago between 1921 and 1923. He later moved to Iquique, where he resided until 1932. In 1930 he was provincial councillor of the Bar Association of Iquique. In 1932 the Government appointed him fiscal procurator and he returned to Santiago, serving in that position until 1946. In 1939 he was head of the Low-Cost Housing Section of the Caja de Crédito Hipotecario and fiscal of the Caja de Seguro Obligatorio. In 1945 he was appointed director general of the National Civil Registry. In 1948 he served as fiscal of the Caja de Crédito Hipotecario and director of the insurance company La Previsión.[1]
He died in Santiago on 29 July 1973.[1]