Ernesto Pinto Lagarrigue
Ernesto Pinto Lagarrigue | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Public Works | |
| In office 15 September 1960 – 3 November 1964 | |
| President | Jorge Alessandri |
| Preceded by | Pablo Pérez Zañartu |
| Succeeded by | Modesto Collados |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1918 |
| Died | 4 January 1977 (aged 58) |
| Spouse | Luciana Claude |
| Children | Two |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Profession | Civil engineer |
Ernesto Pinto Lagarrigue (Santiago, 15 September 1918 – Santiago, 25 September 1977) was a Chilean engineer and politician. He served as a Minister of State—in the Ministry of Public Works—during the government of President Jorge Alessandri between 1960 and 1964.
Family and education
Pinto was the son of lawyer and stockbroker Ernesto Pinto Bolados and Inés Lagarrigue Rengifo. On his paternal side, he descended from an aristocratic family originating in La Serena and the Elqui Valley. He had three siblings: Fernando, Eduardo, and María Inés.[1]
He completed his primary and secondary education at the German School of Santiago and later pursued higher studies at the University of Chile, where he qualified as a civil engineer in 1941.[2]
Public life
He worked as an engineer at the firm Echenique y Hurtado, as well as at the state-owned Corporation for the Promotion of Production (Corfo).[2]
Between 1959 and 1960, he served as executive vice president of the Housing Corporation (Corvi) during the presidency of Jorge Alessandri.[2] On 15 September 1960, Alessandri appointed him to replace Pablo Pérez Zañartu as Minister of Public Works. He remained in office until the end of the administration in November 1964, during which time he oversaw the national reconstruction process following the devastating 1960 Valdivia earthquake, which had occurred shortly before his appointment.[2] Concurrently, between 14 and 26 September 1963, he also served as acting Minister of Agriculture.
He additionally held the positions of first vice president of the Society for Manufacturing Development (Sofofa) and president of the Central Savings Bank.[2]
Decades later, he served as campaign manager for Jorge Alessandri in the 1970 Chilean presidential election.[3]
References
- ^ "Genealogía de la Familia Rengifo". Genealog.cl. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e de Ramón, Armando et al., Biografías de chilenos: miembros de los poderes Ejecutivo, Legislativo y Judicial (1876–1973), Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, 2003, Vol. III, p. 253
- ^ Arriagada, Arturo; Navia, Patricio, Jefes de campaña en elecciones presidenciales en Chile, 1970–2005, Revista de Historia de Chile y América, Santiago, 2006, vol. 5, p. 128