Luis Schmidt Quezada
Luis Schmidt Quezada | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Development | |
| In office 24 February 1928 – 24 August 1929 | |
| President | Carlos Ibáñez del Campo |
| Preceded by | Conrado Ríos |
| Succeeded by | Emiliano Bustos |
| Minister of Social Welfare | |
| In office 6 June 1928 – 21 June 1928 | |
| President | Carlos Ibáñez del Campo |
| Preceded by | Alejandro Lazo Guevara |
| Succeeded by | Luis Carvajal Laurnaga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1887 |
| Died | 8 December 1959 (aged 72) |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Carolina Mac-Quade (div.) Juana Mac-Quade |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Tedoro Schmidt Weischel Juana Quezada |
| Relatives | Carolina Schmidt (grand-daughter) |
| Education | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Luis Schmidt Quezada (1 July 1887 – 8 December 1959) was a Chilean lawyer and politician of German descent who was a member of the Liberal Party (PL). He served as a minister of state during the first administration of President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo and as mayor of Arica.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Schmidt was born in Angol on 1 July 1887, the son of Juana Quezada del Río and German immigrant Teodoro Schmidt Weichsel, who had arrived in Chile in 1858 at the age of 24.[1] He studied at the University of Chile, graduating with a law degree in 1902.[2]
He first married Carolina Mac-Quade Recart. Following her death, he married her sister, Juana Mac-Quade Recart; both were daughters of Guillermo Mac-Quade Azócar and Carolina Recart Novion.[1][2] Schmidt and his second wife had two children, Lucía and Alfredo. The latter was the father of Carolina Schmidt, who later served as a cabinet minister during both administrations of President Sebastián Piñera.[3]
Political career
[edit]Schmidt practiced law before entering the public administration. He served as director-general of the Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE) and later as a director of the Federico Santa María Technical University.[1][2] He was also vice president of the Central Bank of Chile, with which he was associated for approximately fifteen years.[1][2]
A member of the Liberal Party, Schmidt was appointed Minister of Development by President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo on 24 February 1928. He remained in office until 23 August 1929.[2] Concurrently, from 6 to 21 June 1928, he served as acting Minister of Social Welfare.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Mauricio Pilleux Cepeda. "Genealogía de la Familia Schmidt". [www.genealog.cl](http://www.genealog.cl). Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 de Ramón Folch, Armando (2003). Biografías de Chilenos: miembros de los poderes Ejecutivo, Legislativo y Judicial (1876–1973). Vol. IV. Santiago: Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile. pp. 118–119.
- ↑ 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.