Miguel Concha Quezada
Miguel Concha | |
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| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 3 November 1946 – 16 April 1947 | |
| President | Gabriel González Videla |
| Preceded by | Humberto Aguirre Doolan |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Castelblanco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 May 1910 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 1981 (aged 70–71) Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Communist Party (–1955) |
| Spouse(s) | Alejandra Molinari |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Mexican Workers University |
| Profession | Economist |
Miguel Concha Quezada (27 May 1910 – 1981) was a Chilean politician who served as a minister.[1]
Concha worked for the Caja de Seguro Obrero for twelve years, eventually becoming an inspector-controller.[1] He was also an active member of the Communist Party of Chile (PC) and worked closely with deputy and party secretary-general Ricardo Fonseca.[1]
During the 1930s and 1940s, he was involved in Chilean intellectual circles and became acquainted with artists and writers including Lola Falcón, Luis Enrique Délano, Pablo Neruda, Nicolás Guillén, and Fernando Alegría.[2]
Ahead of the 1952 Chilean presidential election, he supported Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, who had strong popular backing, while the PC supported Socialist candidate Salvador Allende. After Ibáñez won the election, Concha was appointed superintendent of Supply and Prices in November 1953. The agency had replaced the General Commissariat. He remained in the post until April 1954.[1]
Family and education
He was born in Santiago, Chile, on 27 May 1910 to Graciela Quezada and Miguel Concha, who owned a plaster moulding business. He attended Primary School No. 61 in Santiago and later studied at the Liceo Barros Borgoño and the Instituto Nacional. He went on to study economics, statistics, and social security in evening courses at the University of Chile.[1]
From 1943 to 1944, he lived in Mexico, where he studied economics at the Workers' University of Mexico under Vicente Lombardo Toledano. He graduated in economics after completing a thesis titled General Crisis of Capitalism and Its Impact on Latin America.[2]
In 1937, he married Adolfina Molinari Tapia. They had two daughters, Olivia and Graciela.[1]
Political career
On 3 November 1946, President Gabriel González Videla appointed him Minister of Agriculture.[1] The ministry had a prominent role in the government's plans, which included land reform. He left the cabinet on 16 April 1947 but remained active in politics. Later that year, he ran for the Senate in the provinces of O'Higgins and Colchagua, an area where the landowning political right was particularly strong. He received 21% of the vote but lost to Liberal candidate Francisco Bulnes Correa.[3]
After González Videla's government began persecuting communists under the Law for the Permanent Defense of Democracy, enacted in 1948 and commonly known as the Ley Maldita ("Accursed Law"), he went into hiding. He was later arrested near Villa Alemana.[1]
After Ricardo Fonseca died in 1949, he hoped to become secretary-general of the PC but was not chosen for the post. He gradually became less involved with the party and eventually resigned.[1]
In 1955, he left the PC and was appointed honorary consul in Milan, Italy. He moved there with his family and organised Chile's participation in the 1956 Milan International Fair.[2]
He returned to Chile in 1957, although his daughters remained in Italy for several more years. He then became involved in several construction businesses. He was co-owner of the Sociedad Constructora de Viviendas Económicas (SOCOVI) and the Sociedad Manufacturera de Techos de Cobre (SOMATECO).[2]
He was also a member of the Chilean Chamber of Construction, Asimet, Club Deportivo Magallanes, and the Automobile Club of Chile.[1] He died in Santiago, Chile, in 1981.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 de Ramón, Armando (1999). Biografías de Chilenos: Miembros de los Poderes Ejecutivo, Legislativo y Judicial (1876-1973). I. Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Diccionario Biográfico de Chile (12th ed.). Santiago: Empresa Periodística Chile. 1962–1964. Search this book on
- ↑ "La Nación". Santiago. 15 September 1947. p. 22.
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