Remigio Medina
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Remigio Medina | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 2 April 1942 – 11 August 1942 | |
| President | Juan Antonio Ríos |
| In office 12 September 1936 – 22 October 1936 | |
| President | Arturo Alessandri |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1937 – 15 May 1941 | |
| Constituency | 18th Departamental Group |
| In office 15 May 1915 – 15 May 1924 | |
| Constituency | Arauco, Lebu and Cañete |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 15 May 1926 – 4 June 1932 | |
| In office 1924 – 11 September 1924 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1873 |
| Died | 22 June 1946 (aged 73) |
| Party | Radical Party (PR) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Remigio Medina Neira (9 March 1873 – 22 June 1946) was a Chilean politician who served as parliamentarian.[1]
He was born in Cañete on 9 March 1873, son of Remigio Medina and Rosario Neira. He married María Medina Acuña, and they had three children: Sergio, Liliana and Pedro.[1]
He studied at the Liceos of Lebu and Concepción and later entered the Faculty of Law of the University of Concepción. He was admitted to the bar on 28 November 1898; his thesis was titled Algunas cuestiones sobre arbitrios.[1]
He practiced law and served as judicial secretary and public notary in Cañete. For a time he also practiced in Temuco.[1]
He was appointed Minister of War and Navy by President Arturo Alessandri Palma, serving from 17 August to 3 November 1921. During his tenure he addressed the conflict over maritime labor known as the "Redondillas" and the State purchase of the railway from Lebu to Los Sauces. In the second administration of President Alessandri he was appointed Minister of Agriculture from 12 September to 22 October 1936. He later served again as Minister of Agriculture under President Juan Antonio Ríos between 2 April and 11 August 1942. That same government appointed him president of the Compañía de Electricidad in 1942. In 1946 he was member of the Tribunal Calificador de Elecciones.[1]
He was member of the Radical Party since 1892 and served as vice president and president of its Central Board between 1915 and 1924.[1]
He was member of the Club Social de Temuco, the Club de Septiembre and other social and sporting institutions in Santiago and Temuco.[1]