Germán Ignacio Riesco Errázuriz (1888 – November 11, 1958) was a Chilean political figure, who served several times as minister between 1919 and 1950. He was of Basque descent and a member of the influential Errázuriz family.
He was born in Santiago in 1888, the son of President Germán Riesco and of First Lady María Errázuriz Echaurren. He graduated as a lawyer from the Universidad de Chile on April 21, 1910. He was Minister of War and Navy of President Juan Luis Sanfuentes between 1919 and 1920; and Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1948 and 1950, under President Gabriel González Videla. He married Rosa Barceló Pinto but they had no children.
References
- "Escritores.cl". Archived from the original on 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
External links
- Genealogical chart of Riesco-Errázuriz family (in Spanish)
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byAníbal Rodríguez | Minister of War and Navy 1919–1920 |
Succeeded byRégulo Valenzuela |
| Preceded byGermán Vergara | Minister of Foreign Affairs 1948–1950 |
Succeeded byHoracio Walker |
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- 1888 births
- 1958 deaths
- Politicians from Santiago, Chile
- Chilean people of Spanish descent
- Chilean people of Basque descent
- Errázuriz family
- Liberal Party (Chile, 1849) politicians
- Foreign ministers of Chile
- Ministers of defense of Chile
- Deputies of the XXXIV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
- Chilean diplomats
- Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera alumni
- University of Chile alumni
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