Pedro Jesús Rodríguez González (1907–1982) was a
Chile
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an lawyer, academic, business leader and Chilean
Christian Democrat
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It was conceived as a combination of modern democratic ...
politician, Minister of state during the first part of the administration of President
Eduardo Frei Montalva
Eduardo Nicanor Frei Montalva (; 16 January 1911 – 22 January 1982) was a Chilean political leader. In his long political career, he was Minister of Public Works, president of his Christian Democratic Party, senator, President of the ...
. He was born in
Valparaiso on September 25, 1907 and died in
Santiago
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on July 7, 1982. His parents were Pedro Rodriguez Rozas and Josefina González Otaegui.
Education
He studied at the Lyceum of the German capital and later entered the School of Law, Catholic University, where he graduated as a lawyer in 1930.
Career
In 1942, along with his partner Jose Fuenzalida Balbontín, he was a driving force in the urbanization of the
La Dehesa
La Dehesa is a suburban neighborhood in Lo Barnechea Commune of Santiago, Chile. It borders Las Condes to the south and Vitacura to the west. It is located in a valley near the Andes, in the northeast of the city, north of the Mapocho River. ...
ranch, which he later consolidated as one of the main sectors of the eastern part of the capital.
He was an integral attorney of the Supreme Court between 1953 and 1958 and president of the Bar Association in 1963.
He was also one of the founding members of the
Chilean Christian Democratic Party and as such was called to serve in the government of his comrade
Frei Montalva as Justice Minister.
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Christian Democratic Party (Chile) politicians
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni
1907 births
1982 deaths
20th-century Chilean lawyers