José Oyarce
José Oyarce | |
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José Oyarce during a parliamentary session. | |
| Minister of Labor and Social Welfare | |
| In office 3 November 1970 – 17 June 1972 | |
| President | Salvador Allende |
| Preceded by | Eduardo León Villarreal |
| Succeeded by | Mireya Baltra |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1953 – 15 May 1961 | |
| Constituency | Santiago, 1st District (7th Departmental Constituency) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 31, 1922 |
| Died | October 6, 2007 (aged 85) |
| Party | Communist Party of Chile (from 1948) |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 5 |
| Occupation | Politician |
José del Carmen Oyarce Jara (31 July 1922 – 6 October 2007) was a Chilean worker and politician of the Communist Party of Chile. He served as a Deputy (1953–1961) and later as Chile’s Minister of Labor and Social Welfare (1970–1972).[1][2]
Biography
Born in Navidad, Oyarce worked from a young age in agricultural labor and later in Chile’s nitrate fields. From 1944 to 1953 he was a stoker and workshop worker at the State Railways in San Eugenio.[1]
A Communist since 1948, he led union bodies (including the “Santiago Watt” federation) and took part in the founding congress of the CUT in 1953.[1]
Political career
Elected Deputy in 1953 and re-elected in 1957, he sat on commissions including Health and Hygiene, Foreign Relations, Education, Government, Constitution and Justice, among others. Several motions he co-sponsored became law, such as extending pension coverage to National Zoo workers (Law 14,618) and regulating the practice of medical assistants (Law 15,226).[1]
Appointed Minister of Labor in Allende’s cabinet, he served from November 1970 to June 1972. A constitutional accusation against him—over interventions in labor disputes—was rejected by Congress on 30 March 1971.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Parliamentary Biography: José Oyarce Jara". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Anales de la República: José Oyarce Jara". anales.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2021.