Pedro Foncea
Pedro Foncea Aedo | |
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| Minister of Labor | |
| In office 1 March 1954 – 14 April 1954 | |
| President | Carlos Ibáñez del Campo |
| Preceded by | Oscar Herrera Palacios |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Vassallo Rojas |
| Director-General of the Chilean Social Security Service | |
| In office 1953–1954 | |
| President | Carlos Ibáñez del Campo |
| Preceded by | Jorge Aravena Carrasco |
| President of Colo-Colo | |
| In office 1951–1953 | |
| Preceded by | Hugo Larraín |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Labán |
| President of the Central Football Association of Chile | |
| In office 1950–1951 | |
| Preceded by | Raúl Maffei |
| Succeeded by | José Carril |
| In office 1946–1948 | |
| Preceded by | Osvaldo García Burr |
| Succeeded by | Raúl Maffei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1907 Victoria, Chile |
| Died | 2003 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party |
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| Spouse(s) | Irma Navarro |
| Children | 5 |
| Parents | Eleodoro Foncea Petronila Aedo |
| Relatives | José Foncea (brother) |
| Education | Sacred Hearts School, Santiago |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Pedro Foncea Aedo (Victoria, 15 September 1907 – Santiago, 2003) was a Chilean lawyer, judge, and politician who was a member of the Popular Socialist Vanguard (VPS) and later the Partido Agrario Laborista (PAL).[1]
He served as Minister of Labour from March to April 1954 during the second administration of President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo.[2]
In addition, he held several positions in Chilean sports administration, including roles with Colo-Colo, the Chilean Football Federation, and Rangers de Talca.[3]
Early life
Foncea was born in Victoria, Chile, on 15 September 1907, the son of Eleodoro Foncea Contreras and Petronila Aedo Carrasco.[3] His brother, José Antonio Foncea Aedo, later served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate between 1953 and 1973.[4]
He attended the seminary in Valparaíso before studying law at the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones de Santiago. He qualified as a lawyer on 13 December 1929 with a thesis entitled La sesión del derecho de herencia.[3] He married Irma Navarro Donoso, with whom he had five children.[3]
Foncea began his professional career as a labour judge in Talca, a position he held for eight years.[3] He also served as director of Trabajo, a newspaper associated with the National Socialist Movement of Chile, and was involved in the establishment of trade unions in Talca.[3]
Political career
In the 1941 Chilean parliamentary election, Foncea unsuccessfully stood for the Chamber of Deputies in Santiago as a candidate of the Popular Socialist Vanguard (VPS). He later joined the Agrarian Labor Party (PAL) and became a member of its executive board.[3]
Foncea unsuccessfully stood for the Senate in Santiago in the 1953 Chilean parliamentary election. During the second administration of President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, he was subsequently appointed director-general of the Social Insurance Service (SSS), serving until 1954.[3]
On 1 March 1954, Foncea was appointed Minister of Labour. He served until 14 April of that year, when he was succeeded by Carlos Vassallo Rojas.[2]
Foncea died in Santiago in 2003.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 Valencia Avaria, Luis (1986). Anales de la República: registros de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo (2nd ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Andrés Bello. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Pedro Pablo Figueroa (1953). Diccionario Biográfico de Chile. I (9th ed.). Santiago, Chile: Empresa Periodística de Chile. p. 443. Search this book on
- ↑ Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (n.d.). "Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias; José Antonio Foncea Aedo". Library of Congress of Chile. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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