William Thayer Arteaga
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William Thayer | |
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| Member of the Senate of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Appointed Senator |
| Succeeded by | Augusto Parra Muñoz |
| Minister of Justice of Chile | |
| In office 15 February 1968 – 14 August 1968 | |
| President | Eduardo Frei Montalva |
| Preceded by | Pedro Jesús Rodríguez |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Castillo Velasco |
| Minister of Labor and Social Provision | |
| In office 3 November 1964 – 15 February 1968 | |
| President | Eduardo Frei Montalva |
| Preceded by | Miguel Schweitzer Speisky |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo León Villarreal |
| Head of the Austral University of Chile | |
| In office 1968–1973 | |
| Preceded by | Félix Martínez Bonati |
| Succeeded by | Gustavo Dupuis Pinillos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1918 |
| Died | 28 May 2018 (aged 99)[1][2] |
| Party | National Falange (1942−1957) Christian Democratic Party (1957−1975) Social Christian Movement (1983−1987) National Labour Front (1985−1987) National Renewal (1987−1989) |
| Spouse | Alicia Morel |
| Children | Seven |
| Education | Sagrados Corazones School |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
William Turpin Thayer Arteaga (born 12 October 1918−28 May 2018) was a Chilean politician who served as ministry of State during the period of Eduardo Frei Montalva to later be a collaborator of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.[3]
He is emeritus professor of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[4]
Family and youth
He was born in Santiago on 12 October 1918. He was the son of Laura Arteaga Ureta and Luis Thayer Ojeda, a historian, genealogist, pen-and-ink illustrator, musical composer, and author of numerous books. On 30 November 1945, he married Alicia Morel Chaigneau, a writer. Together they had seven children. He died in Santiago on 28 May 2018.[5]
Education and professional career
He completed his primary education at the Sagrados Corazones School (Padres Franceses) in Viña del Mar and his secondary education at the city’s Liceo. He later entered the Faculty of Law of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, earning his law degree with the thesis “Professional Orientation and Legal Vocation.” He qualified as a lawyer on 19 July 1945.[5]
After graduating, he practiced law primarily in the field of labor law and also engaged in academic teaching at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and the University of Chile.[5]
On 28 June 1968, during a plenary session of the university senate, he was elected Rector of the Austral University of Chile for a four-year term. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote for a second term, but served only a few months of that period, until December 1973, when he was removed from office by the Military Junta established after the military coup of 11 September 1973.[5]
As rector, he promoted the university’s regional character by reactivating the Institute of Regional Studies, which had been inactive at the time of his election. In February 1971, he signed an agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank to implement the Institutional Development Plan, which enabled the construction of the Gabriela Mistral Building (A), now the Central Library; the Pugin Building (B); and the Federico Saelzer Building (C), all located on the Isla Teja campus.[5]
Between 1981 and 1989, he served as general manager of the Legal Publishing House of Chile – Editorial Andrés Bello.[5]
After completing his term as senator, he devoted himself primarily to teaching at the University for Development, where he also served as vice-rector.[5]