Raúl Le Roy

Raúl Le Roy
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1945 – 15 May 1949
Constituency6th Departmental Group
Personal details
Born(1906-04-05)5 April 1906
Died11 October 1985(1985-10-11) (aged 79)
PartyChristian Democratic Party
Spouse
Graciela Barría Sánchez
(m. 1951)
ProfessionLawyer, Academic

Raúl Le Roy Le Roy (5 April 1906 – 11 October 1985) was a Chilean lawyer, academic and Christian democratic politician.[1]

Biography

Le Roy Le Roy was born in Valparaíso, Chile, on 5 April 1906. He was the son of Arturo Le Roy Toledo and Amalia Le Roy.[1]

He studied at the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones of Valparaíso, graduating in 1925, and later completed law courses at the same institution in 1928. He qualified as a lawyer on 5 November 1930, submitting a thesis entitled El contrato de prenda.[1]

He practiced law in Valparaíso and served as a substitute judge (abogado integrante) of the Court of Appeals of Valparaíso. He also worked as a journalist for the newspaper La Unión of Valparaíso.[1]

In academia, he taught Political Economy and Philosophy of Law in the Law Course in 1936. He later lectured in Political Economy and Introduction to the Study of Law at the Catholic University of Valparaíso, where he also served as Director of the School of Law. He additionally taught War Economy at the Naval War Academy.[1]

He married Graciela Barría Sánchez in Santiago on 7 July 1951, with whom he had five children.[1]

Political career

Le Roy Le Roy was initially a member of the Falange Nacional and later joined the Christian Democratic Party. He served for four years as provincial president of the Catholic Youth.[1]

He was elected Deputy for the 6th Departmental Group —Valparaíso and Quillota— for the 1945–1949 term. During his parliamentary service, he was a full member of the Standing Committee on Constitution, Legislation and Justice, and a replacement member of the Committees on Roads and Public Works, and Labour and Social Legislation.[1]

He was also a member of Catholic Action.[1]

Le Roy Le Roy died in Viña del Mar on 11 October 1985.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Raúl Le Roy Le Roy – BCN Parliamentary Biography". Library of the National Congress of Chile.