Rafael Yrarrázaval
Rafael Yrarrázaval | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1933 – 15 May 1941 | |
| Constituency | 9th Departmental Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 September 1902 |
| Died | 4 January 1976 (aged 73) |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Spouse | Blanca Correa Larraín |
| Children | Two |
| Parent(s) | Carlos Yrarrázaval Correa Margarita Correa Vergara |
| Profession | Businessman |
Rafael Yrarrázaval Correa (born 12 September 1902 – died 4 January 1976) was a Chilean politician and businessman who served as deputy of the Republic.[1]
Biography
Yrarrázaval Correa was born in Santiago, Chile, on 12 September 1902. He was the son of Carlos Yrarrázaval Correa and Margarita Correa Vergara.[1]
He studied at the College of the Sacred Hearts of Santiago and later at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile. He devoted himself to commercial activities as well as to agriculture and industry.[1]
He served as deputy general manager of Tejidos y Vestuarios Ruddof S.A. and later of Vestex, where he was promoted to general manager in 1953. He was also general manager of Champagne Valdivieso S.A. He held positions as sub-manager and manager of the Agricultural Trade Company (Empresa de Comercio Agrícola, ECA).[1]
He married Blanca Correa Larraín on 30 May 1924, with whom he had two daughters.[1]
Political career
Yrarrázaval Correa joined the Conservative Party as an assembly member in 1919 and served as general director from 1925.[1]
He was elected deputy for the Ninth Departmental Grouping (Rancagua, Caupolicán and Cachapoal) for the 1933–1937 legislative period, serving on the Standing Committee on Internal Police and Regulations.[1]
He was re-elected for the reformed Ninth Departmental Grouping (Rancagua, Caupolicán, San Vicente and Cachapoal) for the 1937–1941 legislative period. During this term, he served on the Standing Committee on Internal Government, which he chaired for a period, and was a member of the Special Committee on Agriculture and Colonization during one of his terms.[1]
He was the author of a constitutional reform bill that removed from Congress the power to increase public expenditure.[1]
Other activities
He was a shareholder of the Banco de Chile, Tattersall, COPEC, and other companies. He served as councillor of the Chilean Press Society between 1928 and 1934 and as vice-president of its council. He was also a councillor of the Society of Cloth and Uniforms and of the Mutual Protection Society of Chile. He served as life councillor and manager of the A. Yrarrázaval Correa Foundation.[1]
He was the legal holder of the Vínculo Mayorazgo de la Conquista and was declared patron of the census of the same name by judicial ruling on 19 September 1919. He was a member of the Club Hípico.[1]
Death
Rafael Yrarrázaval Correa died in Santiago, Chile, on 4 January 1976.[1]