Aníbal Rodríguez
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Aníbal Rodríguez Herrera (1868 - c.1930) was a Chile
an political figure, who served several times as minister.
He was born the son of Juan Esteban Rodríguez Segura and of Ignacia Herrera. While he was still a university student, from 1886 to 1891, he worked as a civil servant on the Ministry of the Interior
. He graduated as a lawyer from the Universidad de Chile on January 9, 1891. He married Rosa Velasco Martínez, and after her death, he married for a second time her sister, Graciela Velasco Martínez.
In 1895 he was named secretary of the Council of State, position he held until 1899, when he became a temporary under-secretary of the Interior, where he worked very closely with future President
Pedro Montt
. Between 1901 and 1902, he was also Intendant of Tarapacá
. While there, he also worked as a teacher at the Liceo de Iquique. In 1902, he returned to his former position at the ministry, which he maintained until 1906, when he resigned his position in order to run for Congress.
He joined Montt's National Party and was elected a deputy for Temuco
and Imperial (1906-1909). President Pedro Montt
appointed him Minister of War and Navy on August 29, 1908, a position he maintained until January 22, 1909. He was reelected as a deputy but this time for "Concepción
, Talcahuano, Lautaro and Coelemu" (1909-1912), and elected first vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies on June 2, 1909. President Montt reappointed him as Minister of War and Navy on September 15, 1909 and he remained so until June 25 of the following year.
President Ramón Barros Luco
appointed him once more as Minister of War and Navy, a position he held from June 11 to August 15, 1911; and President Juan Luis Sanfuentes
once again appointed him between September 23 and November 11, 1919. On March 28, 1912 he was elected President of the Chamber of Deputies, and reelected three more times as a deputy for "Concepción, Talcahuano, Lautaro and Coelemu" (1912-1915), (1915-1918) and (1918-1921). He was reelected for the final time as a deputy for "Constitución, Cauquenes y Chanco" (1921-1924).
On January 12, 1923, President Arturo Alessandri
appointed him Minister of Finance, position he held until March 16 of the same year. He retired from politics in 1925 in order to take over as Public Registrar of Properties in Santiago, where he died.
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.
He was born the son of Juan Esteban Rodríguez Segura and of Ignacia Herrera. While he was still a university student, from 1886 to 1891, he worked as a civil servant on the Ministry of the Interior
Ministry of the Interior (Chile)
The Ministry of the Interior and Public Security is the cabinet-level administrative office in charge of "maintaining public order, security and social peace" within Chile. It is also charged with planning, directing, coordinating, executing, controlling, and informing the domestic policies...
. He graduated as a lawyer from the Universidad de Chile on January 9, 1891. He married Rosa Velasco Martínez, and after her death, he married for a second time her sister, Graciela Velasco Martínez.
In 1895 he was named secretary of the Council of State, position he held until 1899, when he became a temporary under-secretary of the Interior, where he worked very closely with future President
President of Chile
The President of the Republic of Chile is both the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Chile. The President is responsible of the government and state administration...
Pedro Montt
Pedro Montt
Pedro Elías Pablo Montt Montt was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile from 1906 to his death from a probable stroke in 1910...
. Between 1901 and 1902, he was also Intendant of Tarapacá
Tarapacá
Tarapacá may refer to:*Tarapacá Province, Chile, a former province, now divided into**Tarapacá Region**Arica-Parinacota Region*Tarapacá Department , a former department of Peru...
. While there, he also worked as a teacher at the Liceo de Iquique. In 1902, he returned to his former position at the ministry, which he maintained until 1906, when he resigned his position in order to run for Congress.
He joined Montt's National Party and was elected a deputy for Temuco
Temuco
Temuco is a city and commune, capital of the Cautín Province and of the Araucanía Region in southern Chile. The name comes from the Mapudungun language, meaning "temu water"; "temu" is a tree used by Mapuches for medicinal purposes. The city is located 670 km south of Santiago...
and Imperial (1906-1909). President Pedro Montt
Pedro Montt
Pedro Elías Pablo Montt Montt was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile from 1906 to his death from a probable stroke in 1910...
appointed him Minister of War and Navy on August 29, 1908, a position he maintained until January 22, 1909. He was reelected as a deputy but this time for "Concepción
Concepción, Chile
Concepción is a city in Chile, capital of Concepción Province and of the Biobío Region or Region VIII. Greater Concepción is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with 889,725 inhabitants...
, Talcahuano, Lautaro and Coelemu" (1909-1912), and elected first vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies on June 2, 1909. President Montt reappointed him as Minister of War and Navy on September 15, 1909 and he remained so until June 25 of the following year.
President Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón Barros Luco was President of Chile between 1910 and 1915.Barros Luco was born in 1835 in Santiago, Barros Luco was son of Ramón Luis Barros Fernández and Dolores Luco Fernández de Leiva. He graduated from Law School in 1858...
appointed him once more as Minister of War and Navy, a position he held from June 11 to August 15, 1911; and 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....
once again appointed him between September 23 and November 11, 1919. On March 28, 1912 he was elected President of the Chamber of Deputies, and reelected three more times as a deputy for "Concepción, Talcahuano, Lautaro and Coelemu" (1912-1915), (1915-1918) and (1918-1921). He was reelected for the final time as a deputy for "Constitución, Cauquenes y Chanco" (1921-1924).
On January 12, 1923, President Arturo Alessandri
Arturo Alessandri
Arturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma was a Chilean political figure and reformer, who served twice as the President of Chile, first between 1920 and 1924, and then again in 1925, and finally from 1932 until 1938....
appointed him Minister of Finance, position he held until March 16 of the same year. He retired from politics in 1925 in order to take over as Public Registrar of Properties in Santiago, where he died.