Manuel Pereira Irarrázaval

Pereira was the son of the congressman and minister Guillermo Pereira Íñiguez and Isabel Irarrázaval Correa.^[2]

He studied at the German Lyceum of Santiago and at the Real Arndt-Gymnasium Dahlem in Berlin, Germany. He qualified as a lawyer in 1930 after completing his law studies at the University of Chile.^[2]

At a young age, Pereira entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served as secretary to several Chilean embassies abroad, notably in London, United Kingdom, and Washington, D.C., United States.

He served as a deputy for Chiloé during the periods 1900–1903, and was re-elected for the terms 1903–1906, 1906–1909, again in 1909–1912, 1912–1915, 1915–1918, 1918–1921, and finally for the period 1921–1924.^[1]

Between 1927 and 1931, he served as the official interpreter of the Government of Chile.^[2]

He later entered the private sector, where he remained until 1963, when he was called by President Jorge Alessandri to serve as his final Minister of Economy, Development and Reconstruction.^[2]