Germán Ignacio Riesco
Germán Ignacio Riesco Errázuriz (1888 – November 11, 1958) was a Chilean political figure, who served several times as minister between 1919 and 1950. He was of Basque descent[1] and a member of the influential Errázuriz family.
He was born in Santiago in 1888, the son of President Germán Riesco and of First Lady María Errázuriz Echaurren. He graduated as a lawyer from the Universidad de Chile on April 21, 1910. He was Minister of War and Navy of President Juan Luis Sanfuentes between 1919 and 1920; and Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1948 and 1950, under President Gabriel González Videla. He married Rosa Barceló Pinto but they had no children.
External links
- Genealogical chart of Riesco-Errázuriz family (in Spanish)
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Aníbal Rodríguez |
Minister of War and Navy 1919–1920 |
Succeeded by Régulo Valenzuela |
| Preceded by Germán Vergara |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 1948–1950 |
Succeeded by Horacio Walker |
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