Sergio Recabarren
Chilean lawyer, diplomat and politician (1919-1991)
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Sergio Recabarren Valenzuela (16 July 1919 – 5 December 1991) was a Chilean lawyer, diplomat and politician. A leading figure of the Agrarian Labor Party (PAL), he served as Minister of the Interior and Minister of Finance during the second administration of President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo.[1]
Sergio Recabarren | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1953 – 6 January 1955 | |
| Constituency | 7th Departamental Grouping (Santiago, 1st District) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1919 |
| Died | 5 December 1991 (aged 72) |
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| Parent(s) | Arturo Recabarren Isaura Valenzuela |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Lawyer and politician |
Biography
He was born in Santiago on 16 July 1919, the son of Arturo Recabarren and Isaura Valenzuela.[1] He completed his primary and secondary education at Instituto Alonso de Ercilla, the Liceo de Aplicación and the Federico Hanssen Night School in Santiago.[1]
He studied law at the University of Chile and was sworn in as a lawyer in 1953, with a thesis titled *Solidaridad continental*. He also pursued studies in pedagogy, sociology, psychology and cultural history, and practiced law independently in Santiago.[1] He served as teaching assistant in the courses of Economic Policy, Constitutional Law and Financial Law at the University of Chile.[1]
Political career
Agrarian Labor Party
Recabarren joined the Agrarian Labor Party at its foundation and became its national president in 1951.[1] At the party convention held in Chillán on 1 May 1951, he participated in the proclamation of General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo as presidential candidate.[1]
Deputy (1953–1955)
In the 1953 Chilean parliamentary election, he was elected deputy for the 7th Departamental Grouping (Santiago, 1st District).[1] During his tenure he sat on the Standing Committees on Constitution, Legislation and Justice; Finance; Labor and Social Legislation; and Foreign Affairs.[1]
On 6 January 1955, he resigned his seat after President Ibáñez appointed him Minister of the Interior. A by-election was held on 6 February 1955, and the replacement deputy, Rafael Agustín Gumucio, took office on 22 March.[1]
Minister of the Interior and Minister of Finance (1955)
Recabarren served as Minister of the Interior from 6 January to 21 February 1955, succeeding Arturo Olavarría Bravo and later being succeeded by Carlos Montero Schmidt.[1]
He then served as Minister of Finance from 21 February to 30 May 1955, succeeding Francisco Cuevas Mackenna and followed by Abraham Pérez Lizana.[1]
Diplomatic career
After leaving the Finance Ministry, he was appointed Chile’s Ambassador to the United Nations, a position he held for a brief period.[1]
In 1962 he ran in the by-election to fill the vacancy left by deputy Humberto Pinto Díaz (United Conservative Party), but was not elected.[1]
Death
Recabarren died in Santiago on 5 December 1991 at the age of 72.[1]