Carlos Vial Infante
Carlos Vial Infante | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 28 September 1963 – 3 November 1964 | |
| President | Jorge Alessandri |
| Preceded by | Julio Pereira Larraín |
| Succeeded by | Juan de Dios Carmona |
| In office 3 November 1958 – 25 April 1961 | |
| President | Jorge Alessandri |
| Preceded by | Luis Vidal Vargas |
| Succeeded by | Joaquín Fernández Fernández |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1892 Berck, France |
| Died | 6 March 1986 (aged 93) Santiago, Chile |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse |
Julia Correa (m. 1916) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Occupation | |
Carlos Vial Infante (8 October 1892 – 6 March 1986) was a Chilean civil engineer, businessperson, politician and member of the Liberal Party.[1] Vial twice served as the National Defense during the administration of President Jorge Alessandri [2]
Early life and education
Vial was born on 8 October 1892 in Berck, France to Juan de Dios Vial Guzmán and Clarencia Aurora Ricania Demetria Infante Concha. Vial's father was a military officer and politician, who served as the Minister of Finance during the administration of President José Manuel Balmaceda.[3] One of seven siblings, Vial and was the younger brother of the lawyer, farmer, and Conservative Party politician Alberto Vial Infante.[4][3]
Vial was educated at the Colegio San Pedro Nolasco in Santiago.[3] Vial later attended the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and qualified as a civil engineer in the mid-1910s.[3][4]
Private activity
Vial worked extensively in the private sector, being a partner in the construction firm Constructora Saa Vial,[3] and serving as chairman of the board of several companies, including the Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores and the Banco Sud Americano.[3] He also served as a director of the Central Bank of Chile, the Compañía de Petróleos de Chile (Copec), and the insurance company “La Marítima”.[3] In 1937, he commissioned architect Fernando de la Cruz to build the mansion that is כיום owned by the Universidad Finis Terrae on Avenida Pedro de Valdivia in Santiago.[5]
He also owned the estate “El Llano de Pirque” in the commune of Pirque, valued at 470,000 pesos in 1908.[3]
Public activity
A member of the Liberal Party,[1] Vial joined the first cabinet of President Jorge Alessandri on 3 November 1958 as Minister of National Defence.[6] He left the ministry on 25 April 1961, but returned on 26 September 1963, serving until the end of the administration on 3 November 1964.[3][4]
Among other activities, he was a member of the Club de la Unión, the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura (SNA), the Club de Golf Los Leones, the Club Hípico de Santiago, and the Automóvil Club de Chile. He died in Santiago on 6 March 1986, aged 93.[3]
Personal life
On 25 November 1916, Vial married Julia Amelia Correa García, with whom he had two children.[3][4] Vial's son Carlos Vial Correa, an agricultural engineer, later served as mayor of the commune of Pirque representing the Liberal Party.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Anales de la República: Carlos Vial Infante". anales.cl. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Valencia Avaria, Luis (1986). Anales de la República: registros de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo (2nd ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Andrés Bello.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k de Ramón Folch, Armando (2003). Biografías de chilenos: miembros de los poderes Ejecutivo, Legislativo y Judicial (1876–1973). Vol. IV. Santiago: Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile. p. 262.
- ^ a b c d Mauricio Pilleux (2021). "Genealogía de la Familia Vial". genealog.cl. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Pirque: Donde el campo tiene aires europeos". El Mercurio. Santiago. 26 May 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ La Vanguardia (28 October 1958). Información del extranjero: Alessandri anuncia su nuevo gobierno (PDF). Barcelona. p. 15.
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