Paulino Varas
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Paulino Varas | |
|---|---|
| President of the Council of State Defense of Chile | |
| In office 3 November 1964 – 3 November 1970 | |
| President | Eduardo Frei Montalva |
| Preceded by | Arturo Tagle |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Novoa Monreal |
| Minister of Lands and Colonization | |
| In office 6 May 1964 – 3 November 1964 | |
| President | Jorge Alessandri |
| Preceded by | Ruy Barbosa |
| Succeeded by | Hugo Trivelli |
| In office 20 May 1963 – 10 July 1963 | |
| President | Jorge Alessandri |
| Preceded by | Julio Philippi |
| Succeeded by | Julio Philippi |
| Undersecretary of Lands and Colonization | |
| In office 3 November 1958 – 6 May 1964 | |
| President | Jorge Alessandri |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Balmaceda Morales |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 May 1930 |
| Spouse | Cecilia Lira |
| Children | Four |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Paulino Varas Alfonso (born 19 May 1930) is a Chilean lawyer, academic, and politician. He served as Minister of Lands and Colonization during the administration of President Jorge Alessandri, between May and November 1964;[1] and later served as President of the Council of State Defense of Chile (CDE) during the administration of President Eduardo Frei Montalva. He is the only surviving member of Alessandri's ministerial cabinet.
Varas was born in Santiago, Chile on 19 May 1930, the son of lawyer and conservative parliamentarian Fernando Varas Contreras and Cecilia Alfonso Schleyer.[2] He completed his primary and secondary education at the German Lyceum of Santiago, graduating in 1947. After studying medicine for one year,[3] he enrolled in the study of law at the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer on 6 May 1955.[2] His undergraduate thesis, entitled Historical background of the Chilean Civil Code, was written jointly with four other students, including Sergio Concha Rodríguez.[4] He also holds bachelor's degrees in Biology and in Arts.[5]
He married Cecilia Lira Lagarrigue on 7 December 1960, with whom he had four children: Paulino, Felipe, Gregorio, and Alejandra.[2]
Public offices
On 3 November 1958, following the inauguration of independent President Jorge Alessandri, Varas was appointed Undersecretary of Lands and Colonization. He served in an acting capacity as Minister of that department between 20 May and 10 July 1963.[2] Subsequently, on 6 May 1964, he was appointed Minister of Lands and Colonization, a position he held until the end of the administration on 3 November of that year.[2]
He later served as legal adviser to the Council of State Defense of Chile (CDE), eventually becoming President of the institution during the administration of Christian Democratic President Eduardo Frei Montalva (1964–1970).[2]