Joaquín Figueroa Larraín (1863 - May 30, 1929) was a

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an politician, and brother of President

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Figueroa was born in

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, the son of Francisco de Paula Figueroa Araoz and of Rosalía Larraín Echeverría. He studied at the San Ignacio School and then went on to study law at the

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, graduating on January 13, 1886. He married Elena Amunátegui Valdés but they had no children. Figueroa decided to embark on a political career and joined the Independent Liberal Party. On October 25, 1907, President

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appointed Figueroa as Minister of Industry and Public Works, a position which he kept until August 29, 1908. President Montt also appointed him as Minister of Finance between June 15 and September 15, 1909. Then, in a 1908

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, he was elected

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for

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, Chile and then reelected in 1912. President

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appointed him Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cult and Colonization from May 29 to August 8, 1912. Joaquín Figueroa was a Director of the National Children's Fund (''Patronato Nacional de la Infancia''); Vice Presidente of the Santiago Charity Council (''Junta de Beneficencia de Santiago''); director of the San Luis Hospital and in 1911, one of the founders of the ''National Historic Museum of Chile'' and later one of its directors. He died in Santiago, in 1929, at the age of 66.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Figueroa Larrain, Joaquin 1863 births 1929 deaths Politicians from Santiago Chilean people of Extremaduran descent Independent Liberal Party (Chile) politicians Chilean Ministers of Public Works Members of the Senate of Chile Chilean philanthropists University of Chile alumni Chilean people of Spanish descent

Figueroa Figueroa ( gl, Figueiroa) is a Spanish surname of Galician origin. Notable people with the surname include: *Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones (1863–1950), Spanish politician, Prime Minister (1912-1918) *Amon Tobin (1972–), Brazili ...

Foreign ministers of Chile Chilean Ministers of Finance

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