Eliecer Mejías
Eliecer Mejías | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1949 – 15 May 1953 | |
| Constituency | 15th Departmental Group |
| In office 15 May 1941 – 15 May 1945 | |
| Constituency | 12th Departmental Group |
| In office 15 May 1930 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Constituency | 17th Departmental Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 June 1895 Talca, Chile |
| Died | 28 September 1961 (aged 66) Santiago, Chile |
| Party | Democratic Radical Party Radical Party |
| Spouse | Inés Rougier |
| Alma mater | University of Chile Fiscal Law Course of Concepción (now the Faculty of Law, University of Concepción) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Eliecer Mejías Concha (16 June 1895 – 28 September 1961) was a Chilean lawyer and Radical Party politician.[1]
Biography
He was born in Talca on 16 June 1895, the son of Salustino Mejías and Rosenda Concha. He married Inés Rougier in 1927.[1]
He studied at the Liceo de Hombres de Talca (now Liceo Abate Molina) and at the University of Chile, later completing his legal studies at the Fiscal Law Course of Concepción (now the Faculty of Law of the University of Concepción). He was sworn in as a lawyer in 1921 with the thesis Observaciones sobre el recurso de casación en el fondo en materia civil.[1]
Professional career
He practiced law in Santiago, serving as a prosecutor and as a member of the Housing Fund Council. He was director of the Sociedad Productora de Maderas de Nahuelbuta and of the Hipódromo Chile. He also served as a Local Police Judge and as executive vice-president of the Institute of Agricultural Economics.[1]
He taught at the Liceo de Talca and at the University of Concepción.[1]
Political career
A member of the Radical Party, he became its secretary-general in 1940 and was a delegate to the 1937 Left Convention.[1]
He was elected Deputy for the 15th Departmental Group (San Carlos, Bulnes, Yungay) for the 1930–1934 term, serving on the Committee on Government and Interior. The revolutionary movement of 4 July 1932 suspended Congress.[1]
He was elected again as Deputy for the 12th Departmental Group (Talca, Curepto, Lontué) for 1941–1945, serving on the Committee on National Defense.[1]
In 1945, President Juan Antonio Ríos appointed him Minister of the Interior.[1]
He was reelected Deputy for the 17th Departmental Group (Tomé, Concepción, Talcahuano, Yumbel, Coronel) for the 1949–1953 term, serving on the Committee on Education.[1]
Bibliography
- Urzúa Valenzuela, Germán. Historia Política de Chile y su Evolución Electoral desde 1810 a 1992. Editorial Jurídica de Chile, 3rd ed., 1992.
- Castillo Infante, Fernando. Diccionario Histórico y Biográfico de Chile. Editorial Zig-Zag, 6th ed., 1996.
- Ramón Folch, Armando de. Biografías de Chilenos: Miembros de los Poderes Ejecutivo, Legislativo y Judicial. Ediciones Universidad Católica, 2nd ed., 1999.