Oscar Bustos Aburto
Oscar Bustos Aburto | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1949 – 15 May 1953 | |
| Constituency | 22nd Departamental Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1887 Tirúa, Chile |
| Died | 1 August 1974 (aged 87) Santiago, Chile |
| Party | Radical Party |
| Spouse | Luzmira Herrera Zapata |
| Children | Oscar Bustos Herrera |
| Occupation | Teacher, psychologist, politician |
Oscar Bustos Aburto (18 March 1887 – 1 August 1974) was a Chilean teacher, psychologist, and Radical Party politician who served as Deputy for the 22nd Departamental Group (Valdivia, La Unión and Río Bueno) during the 1949–1953 legislative period. He also served as Minister of Education during the government of President Juan Antonio Ríos.[1]
Biography
Bustos Aburto was born in Tirúa on 18 March 1887, the son of José Bustos and Fidelmira Aburto. He married Luzmira Herrera Zapata, with whom he had one son: Oscar Bustos Herrera.[1]
He studied at the Escuela Normal de Victoria, where he graduated as Primary School Teacher in 1915, and later pursued further studies at the University of Chile and at the University of Geneva. He earned a degree in Psychology at the Jean-Jacques Rousseau Institute in Geneva.[1][2]
Political career
A member of the Radical Party, Bustos Aburto served as Secretary General of the party.[1]
He was elected Deputy for the 22nd Departamental Group (Valdivia, La Unión and Río Bueno) for the 1949–1953 legislative period.[1]
During the government of President Juan Antonio Ríos he served as Minister of Education of Chile.[1]
Honors
Since 2000, the Corporación de Desarrollo Cultural y Social Aurora de Italia awards the annual “Profesor Oscar Bustos Aburto” scholarship at the Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, recognizing academic and social merit.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Oscar Bustos Aburto – Reseña biográfica". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ "Perfil biográfico — Oscar Bustos Aburto". Biblioteca Nacional Digital de Chile. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
Further reading
- Urzúa Valenzuela, Germán (1992). Historia Política de Chile y su Evolución Electoral desde 1810 a 1992 (3rd ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Jurídica de Chile.
- Castillo Infante, Fernando (1996). Diccionario Histórico y Biográfico de Chile (6th ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Zig-Zag.
- De Ramón, Armando (1999). Biografías de Chilenos: Miembros de los Poderes Ejecutivos, Legislativo y Judicial (2nd ed.). Santiago, Chile: Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile.