Francisco Cereceda
Francisco Cereceda | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 3 November 1958 – 15 September 1960 | |
| President | Jorge Alessandri |
| Preceded by | Diego Barros Ortíz |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Moore |
| Head of the Federico Santa María Technical University | |
| In office 1936 – 3 November 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Armando Quezada |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Cerutti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1884 |
| Spouse | María Ducaud |
| Children | Five |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Profession | Civil engineer |
Francisco Cereceda Cisternas (15 July 1884 – ?) was a Chilean engineer and politician, a member of the Liberal Party (PL).
He served as a minister of State under Presidents Carlos Ibáñez del Campo and Jorge Alessandri.[1]
Family and education
He was born in the Chilean commune of La Serena on July 15, 1884, the son of Tomás Cereceda and Narcisa Cisternas.[2] He completed his primary and secondary education at the Liceo de La Serena (now Liceo Gregorio Cordovéz), and pursued higher studies at the University of Chile, graduating as an engineer in 1906.[2][3]
He married María Ducaud, with whom he had five children.[2]
Professional career
He began his professional life working in the Department of Hydraulic Engineering of the Ministry of Industry, Public Works and Railways, and from 1916 worked in the private sector on mining projects.[2]
During the first government of President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, in 1927, he was appointed deputy director of the Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE), a position he retained under the vice presidency and presidency of Juan Esteban Montero and under Arturo Alessandri, until 1936.[2] On July 13, 1931, Ibáñez appointed him as a minister of State in the portfolios of Agriculture and Development (Fomento), serving until July 22 of the same year, when he resigned. He immediately returned to the post on July 27 under the vice presidency assumed by Radical Juan Esteban Montero, leaving office on August 21 under the vice presidency of Manuel Trucco Franzani.[2]
Later, under President Jorge Alessandri, on November 3, 1958, he was appointed Minister of Public Education in Alessandri's first cabinet, serving until September 15, 1960.[2][4]
In parallel with his political activity, he served as rector of the Federico Santa María Technical University from 1936 to 1958. He also served as a director of the Gas Company of Valparaíso.[2]
He was named an “honored citizen” of that commune, and among other activities was a member of the Club of Viña del Mar and the Club de Septiembre of Santiago.[2]
References
- ^ Valencia Avaria, Luis (1986). Anales de la República: registros de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Andrés Bello.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i de Ramón Folch, Armando (1999). Biografías de chilenos: miembros de los poderes Ejecutivo, Legislativo y Judicial (1876-1973) (in Spanish). Vol. I. Santiago: Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile. p. 259.
- ^ Genealog.cl
- ^ "Hemeroteca La Vanguardia" (PDF). La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona. October 28, 1958. p. 15.