Edgardo Barrueto
Edgardo Barrueto | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Chile to Costa Rica | |
| In office 1965–1967 | |
| President | Eduardo Frei Montalva |
| Preceded by | Pedro Montero Fehrman |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Rodríguez Ballesteros |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 15 May 1957 – 15 May 1965 | |
| Constituency | 8th Provincial Group |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1949 – 15 May 1957 | |
| Constituency | 21st Departmental Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 April 1907 |
| Died | 12 October 2005 (aged 98) |
| Party | Independent (–1957) · Agrarian Labor Party (1957–1958) · Liberal Party (1962–1966) |
| Spouse(s) | María Luisa Fauré Silva; Inés Martínez Martínez (second marriage) |
| Children | 7 |
| Parent(s) | Bernardo Barrueto Molinet; Adriana del Carmen Reeves Mendoza |
| Relatives | Darío Barrueto Molinet (uncle) · Héctor Barrueto (cousin) · Víctor Barrueto (grandson) |
| Residence(s) | Temuco; Santiago |
| Alma mater | Carabineros School |
| Profession | Farmer, politician |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Carabineros de Chile |
| Years of service | c. 1927–1936 |
| Rank | Officer |
Edgardo Alejandro Barrueto Reeve (22 April 1907 – 12 October 2005) was a Chilean former carabinero, farmer and conservative-leaning politician. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for two consecutive terms (1949–1957), then as a Senator (1957–1965), and later as Chile's ambassador to Costa Rica (1965–1967) under President Eduardo Frei Montalva.
Early life and family
Barrueto was born in Arauco to Bernardo Barrueto Molinet and Adriana del Carmen Reeves Mendoza. His uncle was politician Darío Barrueto Molinet, his cousin Héctor Barrueto, and his grandson Víctor Barrueto served as a deputy (1990–2006) and Intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region (2006–2007). He studied at the Seminary in Concepción and then entered the Carabineros de Chile academy, serving as an officer until 1936, when he retired to work in agriculture.
He married María Luisa Fauré Silva and, in a second marriage, Inés Martínez Martínez; he had seven children.
Professional and civic activity
Barrueto managed the El Hualli San Luis farm near Cajón, Temuco, focusing on dairy and crops. He was a member of the Temuco Agricultural Development Society (SOFO) and the local Dairy Cooperative, and also belonged to the Society of Retired Law-Enforcement Officers, the Temuco Social Club, and several sports and charitable associations.
Political career
Barrueto began in local government as a councillor (regidor) for Temuco and later acting mayor.
In the 1949 election he won a seat as an independent Agrarian candidate (on the Progressive Liberal Party list) for the 21st Departmental Group (Temuco, Lautaro, Imperial, Pitrufquén and Villarrica) for 1949–1953, serving on the Permanent Commission of Agriculture and Colonization and the Special Commission on the Peasantry. He was re-elected for 1953–1957, remaining on Agriculture and Colonization.
In 1957 he joined the Agrarian Labor Party (PAL) and was elected senator for the 8th Provincial Group (Biobío, Malleco and Cautín) for 1957–1965. In the Senate he served on the Permanent Commissions of Public Works (first period) and of Mining (second period), as well as the Special Commission on Credit for Agricultural Mechanization, and was part of the PAL parliamentary committee (1958). He later left the PAL and, in 1962, joined the Liberal Party.
After leaving the Senate in 1965, President Eduardo Frei Montalva appointed him Chilean ambassador to Costa Rica, a post he held until 1967.
Barrueto died in Santiago on 12 October 2005, aged 98.