Luis Barros Borgoño

Luis Barros Borgoño
Acting President of Chile
In office
October 1, 1925 (1925-10-01) – December 23, 1925 (1925-12-23)
Preceded byArturo Alessandri
Succeeded byEmiliano Figueroa
Personal details
Born(1858-03-26)March 26, 1858
Santiago, Chile
DiedJuly 26, 1943(1943-07-26) (aged 85)
Santiago, Chile
Parent(s)Manuel Barros Arana
Eugenia Borgoño Vergara
Alma materUniversity of Chile (LL.B)
Occupation

Luis Barros Borgoño (Latin American Spanish: [lwis ˈβaros βoɾˈɣoɲo]; March 26, 1858 – July 26, 1943) was a Chilean politician who served as Vice President of Chile in 1925.[1]

Born in Santiago, he was the son of Manuel Barros Arana and Eugenia Borgoño Vergara. He graduated as a lawyer in 1880, held a position in the Supreme Court in 1884, was Minister of War and Navy on three occasions (1890, 1892 and 1895–96), was Minister of Foreign Affairs twice (1894 and 1918) and Finance Minister in 1901.

As the conservative candidate in the Chilean presidential election of 1920, he faced the liberal Arturo Alessandri and was defeated by a very slim margin.[2] When Alessandri resigned again on October 1, 1925 Vice President Barros became the Acting President though he technically remained Vice-President until December 23, 1925, when Emiliano Figueroa took the office.[3]

During his brief presidency, a decree was introduced on October the 17th 1925 which sought to encourage productive, distributive, and credit cooperative societies; regarding them as legal persons while also according numerous facilities to them.[4]

Barros was also an author who focused on history. He wrote several volumes including The Muzzi Mission, a Life of Admiral Patricio Lynch and Mission in the Plata, in which he defended his uncle, Diego Barros and his participation in the negotiations with Argentina over Patagonia.

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Minister of the Interior2 October 192523 October 1925 Military
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Commerce2 October 192515 October 1925 Liberal
15 October 192523 October 1925 Liberal
Minister of Justice and Public Instruction2 October 192523 October 1925 Military
Minister of Finance2 October 192523 October 1925 Liberal
Minister of War2 October 192523 October 1925 Military
Minister of Navy2 October 192523 October 1925 Military
Minister of Public Works, Commerce and Transport2 October 192523 October 1925 Military
Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Colonisation2 October 192523 October 1925 Independent
Minister of Hygiene, Assistance, Social Security and Labour2 October 192510 October 1925 Independent
10 October 192523 October 1925 Independent

References

  1. ↑ Borgoño, Luis Barros; Davis, John William (1924). The Problem of the Pacific and the New Policies of Bolivia. Sun job printing office.
  2. ↑ MONTENEGRO, ERNESTO (1920). "Chile's First Middle-Class President". Current History. 13 (3): 397–402. ISSN 2641-080X. JSTOR 45325571.
  3. ↑ "President of Chile Resigns His Post— Borgono Takes the Place of Alessandri", The Boston Globe, October 1, 1925, p.1
  4. ↑ Bulletin of the Pan American Union Volume 62 By Pan American Union, ‘HISTORICAL SURVEY AND CHARACTERISTICS OF LABOR LEGISLATION IN LATIN AMERICA (PART II)’ BY MOISÉS POBLETE, 1928, P.700
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