Víctor Barberis Yori
Víctor Barberis Yori | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1973 – 11 September 1973 | |
| Succeeded by | 1973 Chilean coup d'état |
| Constituency | 7th Departamental Group |
| President of the University of Chile Student Federation | |
| In office 1954–1955 | |
| Preceded by | Germán Urzúa |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Bohbendrich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 July 1930 Curicó, Chile |
| Died | 2018 (aged 87–88) |
| Party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Pediatrician, politician |
Víctor Héctor Barberis Yori (10 July 1930 – 2018) was a Chilean pediatrician and politician, member of the Socialist Party of Chile. He served as a deputy during the last months of the Chilean National Congress before its dissolution in 1973.[1]
Biography
Víctor Barberis was born in Curicó, on 10 July 1930, the son of José Víctor Barberis (1899–1963) and Herminia Sabina Yori Garrone (1902–1997).[1] He studied at the Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera in Santiago,[1] and earned a medical degree specialising in pediatric curative medicine for insurance employees from the University of Chile.[2]
His thesis was titled Fracture of the pelvis in children. As a medical student, he served as assistant in Anatomy, Health Education, and Pediatrics,[1] and in 1952 he received a poetry award at the «Student Festival».[3]
He practiced at Hospital Arriarán and in the medical service of the Ferrobádminton football club.[1] He was active in university politics as head of the Radical University Group and was a delegate to the University Council and to the World Youth Rights Congress in Vienna.[1]
From 1954 to 1955, he served as president of the Student Federation of the University of Chile (FECh),[1] led Chile’s delegation to the Latin American Student Congress in Montevideo,[1] and presided over the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research.[4]
Legislative term 1973
In 1973, Barberis was elected Deputy for the Socialist Party in the complementary election, representing Santiago’s First District.[1] He served on the Permanent Health Commission.[5] His term ended following the military coup of 11 September 1973 and the subsequent decree that dissolved Congress on 21 September.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Reseña biográfica parlamentaria: Víctor Barberis Yori". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Listado oficial de médicos cirujanos residentes — Page 14" (PDF). Ministerio de Salud de Chile. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ Luis Valencia Avaria (1986). Anales de la República: textos constitucionales de Chile y registro de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo desde 1810. Editorial Andrés Bello.
- ^ "La dialéctica del poder popular en Chile" (PDF). Repositorio Universidad de Chile. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Labor parlamentaria de Víctor Barberis Yori, Legislatura año 1973" (PDF). Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 7 September 2025.