Marco Antonio de la Cuadra
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Marco Antonio de la Cuadra | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Development | |
| In office 8 April 1932 – 4 June 1932 | |
| President | Juan Esteban Montero |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1924 – 8 April 1932 | |
| Constituency | 1st Departmental Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1890 |
| Died | 1972 (aged 81–82) |
| Party | Liberal Democratic Party Conservative Party Radical Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Marco Antonio de la Cuadra Poisson (1890 – 1972) was a Chilean lawyer and politician.[1] He served as member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile between 1924 and 1932.[2]
He was born in 1890, the son of Marco Antonio de la Cuadra Palma and Eugenia Poisson.[1] He studied at the Instituto Nacional and later at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, being admitted as a lawyer on 3 May 1912.[1] He subsequently practiced law independently.
In 1918 he was appointed secretary of the Intendancy of Tarapacá. In April 1932, President Juan Esteban Montero appointed him Minister of Development (Ministro de Fomento), a position he held between 8 April and 4 June 1932. Upon accepting the ministry, he resigned his seat in the Chamber of Deputies.[1]