Germán Riesco Errázuriz
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Germán Ignacio Riesco Errázuriz (1888 - November 11, 1958) was a Chile
an political figure, who served several times as minister between 1919 and 1950. He was of Basque
descent.
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.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an political figure, who served several times as minister between 1919 and 1950. He was of Basque
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
descent.
He was born in Santiago in 1888, the son of President Germán Riesco
Germán Riesco
Germán Riesco Errázuriz was a Chilean political figure, and he served as President of Chile between 1901 and 1906.-Early life:...
and of First Lady María Errázuriz Echaurren
María Errázuriz
María Errázuriz Echaurren was First Lady of Chile and the wife of President Germán Riesco. María Errázuriz was of Basque descent.She was born in Santiago, the daughter of President Federico Errázuriz Zañartu and of former First Lady Eulogia Echaurren García-Huidobro. She was also the sister of...
. He graduated as a lawyer from the Universidad de Chile on April 21, 1910. He was Minister of War and Navy
Ministry of National Defense (Chile)
The Ministry of National Defense is the cabinet-level administrative office in charge of "maintaining the independence and sovereignty" of Chile. It is also charged with planning, directing, coordinating, executing, controlling and informing the defense policies formulated by the President of...
of President Juan Luis Sanfuentes
Juan Luis Sanfuentes
Juan Luis Sanfuentes Andonaegui was President of Chile between 1915 and 1920. He was son of writer and politician Salvador Sanfuentes Torres and Matilde Andonaegui....
between 1919 and 1920; and Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1948 and 1950, under President Gabriel González Videla
Gabriel González Videla
Gabriel González Videla was a Chilean politician. He was a deputy and senator in the Chilean Congress and was President of Chile from 1946 to 1952...
. He married Rosa Barceló Pinto but they had no children.