Absalón Valencia

Absalón Valencia
Member of the Senate
In office 15 May 1926 – 6 June 1932
Constituency	9th Provincial Grouping
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 15 May 1921 – 11 September 1924
Constituency	Santiago
In office 15 May 1912 – 15 May 1918
Constituency	La Laja, Nacimiento and Mulchén
Personal details
Born	(1877-07-20)20 July 1877 Los Andes, Chile
Died	24 September 1950(1950-09-24) (aged 73) Santiago, Chile
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	María Luisa Montau Moreira
Alma mater	University of Chile
Occupation	Lawyer, politician

Absalón Valencia Zavala (20 July 1877 – 24 September 1950) was a Chilean lawyer and politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. He served as deputy and later as senator of the Republic and held several ministerial posts during the early twentieth century.

Biography

He was born in Los Andes on 20 July 1877, the son of Silvestre Valencia López and Norberta Zavala Herrera. In 1917 he married María Luisa Montau Moreira, and they had four children.

He studied at the Liceo of Cauquenes and later at the University of Chile, where he received his law degree on 16 September 1897 with a thesis entitled La propiedad literaria.

Shortly after graduating he was appointed secretary of the court of Talcahuano and in 1903 became reporting clerk of the Court of Concepción. Before entering parliamentary life he participated in the company El Morro of Talcahuano, which held the concession for the exploitation of the port’s pier. He later resigned his participation in the enterprise upon assuming parliamentary office.

Political career

Valencia joined the Liberal Democratic Party and in 1911 presented his candidacy for deputy for the Bío-Bío electoral grouping.

He was elected deputy for La Laja, Nacimiento and Mulchén for the 1912–1915 legislative period, serving on the Standing Committee on Legislation and Justice.

He was re-elected for the 1915–1918 period, serving on the Standing Committees on Elections and on Legislation and Justice.

He was later elected deputy for Santiago for the 1921–1924 legislative period, serving on the Standing Committee on Legislation and Justice and as substitute member of the Standing Committee on Internal Police.

He was re-elected deputy for Santiago for the 1924–1927 period, serving on the Standing Committees on Social Legislation and on Style Revision. The National Congress was dissolved on 11 September 1924 by decree of the governing military junta.

He was elected senator for the 9th Provincial Grouping for the 1926–1934 period, serving on the Standing Committees on Constitution, Legislation, Justice and Rules and on Internal Police, and as substitute member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs. The National Congress was dissolved on 6 June 1932 following the socialist coup of that year.

Ministerial career

He served as Minister of Industry and Public Works from 6 September 1914 to 7 June 1915. He later returned to the portfolio of Public Works between 21 December 1922 and 1923.

In 1932 he was appointed Minister of Finance and also assumed the portfolio of Justice from October to December of that year.

Other activities

In 1935 he served as mayor of Santiago. He was also councillor of the State Railways and director of the Banco Español. He collaborated with the press on various public matters.

He was a member of the Club de La Unión, the Club de Septiembre and the Club Liberal.

He died in Santiago on 24 September 1950.

External links

• BCN Profile

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