Luis Salas Romo
Luis Salas | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 15 May 1926 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Constituency | 4th Provincial Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1878 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Radical Party |
| Spouse(s) | Rosa Amelia Romo Romo |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Luis Salas Romo (18 February 1878 – ) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. A member of the Radical Party, he served as senator of the Republic and held several ministerial posts during the early twentieth century.[1]
Biography
He was born in Santiago on 18 February 1878, the son of Víctor Salas Muñoz and Nicolasa Romo. On 19 March 1905 he married Rosa Amelia Romo Romo in Quilicura, and they had ten children.[1]
He studied at the Ricardo Olea School and at the Instituto Nacional, later enrolling at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile. His thesis was entitled Necesidad del estudio de medicina legal, en los cursos de Derecho, and he qualified as a lawyer on 14 June 1901.[1]
Political career
Salas belonged to the Radical Party. He served as Minister of Justice and Public Instruction from 16 March to 14 June 1923, and again from 20 July to 5 September 1924. During his tenure he transferred the administration of girls’ secondary schools to the Council of Public Instruction, removing them from the direct control of the ministry.[1]
He was later elected senator for the 4th Provincial Grouping for the 1926–1934 period.[1]
In April 1927 he was exiled due to his opposition to the government of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. Despite this, he retained his status as senator through special authorisation granted by the president of the Senate. During his exile in Buenos Aires he associated with other political exiles.[1]
On 21 September 1930 he participated with other exiles, including Marmaduke Grove, in organising a military uprising and was sentenced to ten years of internal exile. However, he remained in Santiago. In April 1931 he was again deported to Buenos Aires, where he remained until the fall of President Ibáñez. After returning to Chile he founded the Social Republican Party in 1931.[1]
The 1932 socialist coup d'état led to the dissolution of the National Congress on 6 June 1932.[1]
Later political activity
He served as general campaign manager for the presidential campaign of Arturo Alessandri in the election of 4 October 1931, when Alessandri was defeated by Juan Esteban Montero. He again collaborated with Alessandri during the presidential campaign of 1932, in which Alessandri was elected president.[1]
Later he served as Minister of the Interior from 19 April 1934 to 29 January 1935, and again from 13 February to 26 August 1935 and from 18 May to 24 December 1938. At the same time he served as Minister of Health, Welfare and Social Assistance from 21 April 1934 to 12 September 1935.[1]
After the election of Pedro Aguirre Cerda as president in 1938, he withdrew from political life and devoted himself to his legal career.[1]
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