Vicente Villalobos
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Vicente Villalobos | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 15 May 1930 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Constituency | 4th Provincial Grouping, Santiago |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1926 – 15 May 1930 | |
| Constituency | 7th Departamental Grouping, Santiago |
| In office 15 May 1924 – 11 September 1924 | |
| Constituency | Santiago |
| In office 15 May 1921 – 15 May 1924 | |
| Constituency | Santiago |
| In office 15 May 1918 – 15 May 1921 | |
| Constituency | Santiago |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1881 |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Escuela de Dibujo de la Sociedad de Fomento Fabril |
| Occupation | Industrial draftsman; jeweler |
Vicente Adrián Villalobos (born 19 July 1881) was a Chilean politician who served as member of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.[1]
He was born at the Los Nogales estate in Quillota on 19 July 1881, son of Antonio Adrián and Filomena Villalobos. He married and had children.[1]
He studied at the Public School of Quillota and at the Drawing School of the Sociedad de Fomento Fabril (SOFOFA) in Santiago, qualifying as an industrial draftsman. He later worked in a jewelry workshop and perfected the trade, becoming economically independent and active in industrial and commercial guilds in Santiago. He was president of the Unión de Artesanos from 1925 and participated in numerous mutual aid and workers’ organizations.[1]
He was member of the Democratic Party, where he held various internal positions until becoming party president.[1]
He served as councilor (regidor) of Santiago from 1913 to 1918 and acted on one occasion as second mayor.[1]
He was Minister of Industry, Public Works and Railways in November 1918 under President Juan Luis Sanfuentes and again during the first administration of Arturo Alessandri Palma between 1923 and 1924. During his tenure he promoted irrigation works, railway expansion, road development, and measures favoring national industry and labor protection.[1]