Alfredo Bravo Zamora
Alfredo Bravo Zamora | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1926 – 15 May 1930 | |
| Constituency | 6th Departamental Circumscription |
| In office 1930 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1890 |
| Died | 1 January 1941 (aged 50) |
| Party | Radical Party |
| Spouse | Berta Jofré Puelma |
| Parent(s) | Guillermo Bravo Filomena Zamora |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Politician, Lawyer |
Alfredo Guillermo Bravo Zamora (5 February 1890 – February 1941) was a Chilean lawyer and politician of the Radical Party who served as a deputy and as Minister of Public Education.[1]
Biography
He was born on 5 February 1890 in Valparaíso, Chile to Guillermo Bravo and Filomena Zamora.[1] He married Berta Jofré Puelma and they had six children.[1] He studied at the Liceo de Valparaíso and later at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, being admitted as a lawyer on 18 April 1913 with the thesis Represión de delitos en Chile.[1]
He practiced law in Valparaíso, taught criminal law at the University of Chile and at the Curso de Leyes de Valparaíso, and participated in notable criminal proceedings.[1] He was also active in literary activities.[1]
Political career
A member of the Radical Party, he was elected deputy for the 6th Departamental Circumscription (Valparaíso, Quillota, Limache and Casablanca) for the 1926–1930 period, serving on the Permanent Commissions of Public Education and of Constitutional Reform and Rules, and as substitute member on the Commission of Interior Government.[1]
He was reelected for the 1930–1934 term and served on the Permanent Commission of Legislation and Justice; the Congress was dissolved on 6 June 1932.[1] He was appointed Minister of Public Education under President Juan Esteban Montero from 8 April to 4 June 1932, during which he implemented administrative reorganization measures.[1]