Tomás Alejandro Ríos Valdivia (September 29, 1901, Valparaíso, Chile – July 30, 2000, Santiago, Chile) was a Chilean pedagogue and politician, minister of state under presidents Gabriel González Videla and Salvador Allende, as well as deputy for Santiago between 1945 and 1953. He was a member of the Radical Party.[1]
Alejandro Ríos Valdivia | |
|---|---|
| Ministry of the Interior and Public Security | |
| In office January 28, 1972 – February 10, 1972 | |
| President | Salvador Allende |
| Preceded by | José Tohá |
| Succeeded by | Hernán del Canto |
| Minister of National Defense of Chile | |
| In office November 3, 1970 – January 7, 1972 | |
| President | Salvador Allende |
| Preceded by | Sergio Ossa |
| Succeeded by | José Tohá |
| Minister of Education of Chile | |
| In office November 3, 1946 – August 4, 1947 | |
| President | Gabriel González Videla |
| Preceded by | Humberto Enríquez Frödden |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Molina Garmendia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 29, 1901 Valparaíso, Chile |
| Died | July 30, 2000 (aged 98) Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Radical Party of Chile Democratic Socialist Radical Party |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Pedagogue and politician |
Biography edit
His parents were Moisés Ríos González and Rita Valdivia Muñoz.[1][2]
He studied at the Seminary of Santiago and then at the Liceo de Aplicación, also in the Chilean capital. He then entered the Pedagogical Institute of the University of Chile to study pedagogy. He graduated as a history and geography teacher in 1923.[1][2]
He worked as a teacher at the Military School and the Higher Institute of Carabineros.[1][2]
As such, during the government of González Videla he became Minister of Public Education.[3][4] During his tenure in the portfolio, the Universidad Técnica del Estado, today the Universidad de Santiago, was formed.[2]
In 1964, he formed the Movement for the Doctrinal Recovery of the Radical Party to support the presidential candidacy of Salvador Allende in that year's presidential elections.[5][6][7]
With Allende in power, he served as the Minister of National Defense.[1][2][8] He was elected as a deputy for the 7th Departmental Group of Santiago, first district, during the periods 1945–1949 and 1949–1953.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Biografías de chilenos: miembros de los poderes Ejecutivo, Legislativo y Judicial (1876–1973), Armando de Ramón and others, Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, 2003, Volume IV, pp. 34–35.
- ^ a b c d e "Familia Aguirre". 2009-12-07. Archived from the original on 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ La Segunda (Santiago). November 29, 1993. p. 7.
- ^ El Mercurio (Santiago). November 1, 1996. p. A3.
- ^ "La Nacion (June 1964)" (PDF). culturadigital.udp.cl (in Spanish). 1964-06-30. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "La Nacion (July 1964)" (PDF). culturadigital.udp.cl (in Spanish). 1964-07-01. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "La Nacion (August 1964)" (PDF). culturadigital.udp.cl (in Spanish). 1964-08-09. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Administración de la defensa: la experiencia chilena en el período 1932–1973" (PDF). fasoc.cl. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
External links edit
- Chile, BCN Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de (2020). "Tomás Alejandro Ríos Valdivia. Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- "LiCEO DE APLICACIÓN". emiliofs.bligoo.com. 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2024-01-24.