Mauricio Jungk
Mauricio Jungk | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Mining of Chile | |
| In office 28 January 1972 – 6 April 1972 | |
| President | Salvador Allende |
| Preceded by | Orlando Cantuarias |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Palacios Cameron |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 July 1921 |
| Died | May 26, 1996 (aged 74) |
| Party | Partido Radical (until 1971) Radical Left Party (PIR) |
| Spouse | Adriana Wiegand |
| Children | 4 |
| Profession | Civil engineer |
Mauricio Ernesto Jungk Stahl (Santiago, 18 July 1921 – ibid., 26 May 1996) was a Chilean civil engineer, academic, and politician of German descent, member of the Radical Left Party (PIR). He served as Minister of Mining during the government of socialist president Salvador Allende in 1972.[1]
Biography
He studied at the German School of Santiago and at the University of Chile. He worked at Endesa and as a contractor for the Ministry of Public Works (Chile).[2]
Originally a member of the Radical Party of Chile, he left the party in 1971 to join the Radical Left Party. On 28 January 1972, he entered the cabinet of the Popular Unity government, replacing Orlando Cantuarias.[3] He left office on 6 April of the same year, when his party moved into the opposition.[4][5]
After leaving the government, he was a candidate for rector of the Universidad Técnica del Estado (UTE), losing to Enrique Kirberg.[6] Later, he joined the Inca de Oro Mining Association with Joaquín Lanas and former deputy Manuel Magalhaes, and was a member of the National Mining Society (Sonami).[7]
He was married to Adriana María Wiegand Koch, of German descent, with whom he had four children: Paulina, Adriana, María, and Ricardo.[8]
References
- ^ "Jungk Stahl Mauricio – Anales de la República" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Diccionario Biográfico de Chile, 9th Edition 1953". diccionariobiograficodechile.blogspot.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "CRONOLOGÍA 1972 Cambio y Reacción". Superintendencia de Bancos e Instituciones Financieras. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ Patricio Dooner. "Crónica de una democracia cansada" (PDF). Memoria Chilena. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Le parti de la gauche radicale se retire de la coalition de l'Unité populaire". Le Monde (in French). 8 April 1972. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Elections at UTE: Chile, the main winner" (PDF). Universidad de Santiago de Chile. July 1972. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Boletín informativo Sociedad Nacional de Minería" (PDF). Biblioteca Nacional Digital de Chile (PDF). October 1977. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Anales de la República; Mauricio Jungk Stahl". www.anales.cl. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
External links
- List of Ministers of Mining Archived 2020-11-30 at the Wayback Machine – Ministry of Mining.