| Birth date | 2 July 1879 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Santiago, Chile |
| Death date | 8 November 1954 (aged 75) |
| Death place | Santiago, Chile |
| Office | Minister of the Interior |
| Term start | 30 July 1940 |
| Term end | 23 December 1940 |
| President | Pedro Aguirre Cerda |
| Predecessor | Humberto Álvarez Suárez |
| Successor | Arturo Olavarría |
| Term start 1 | 26 December 1939 |
| Term end 1 | 8 February 1940 |
| President 1 | Pedro Aguirre Cerda |
| Predecessor 1 | Pedro Enrique Alfonso |
| Successor 1 | Humberto Álvarez Suárez |
| Office 2 | Minister of National Defense |
| Term start 2 | 13 April 1939 |
| Term end 2 | 26 December 1939 |
| President 2 | Pedro Aguirre Cerda |
| Predecessor 2 | Alberto Cabero |
| Successor 2 | Alfredo Duhalde |
| Office 3 | Mayor of Santiago |
| Term start 3 | 7 November 1932 |
| Term end 3 | 23 April 1935 |
| Predecessor 3 | Armando Silva |
| Successor 3 | Absalón Valencia |
| Office 4 | Minister of Justice and Public Instruction |
| Term start 4 | 1 February 1924 |
| Term end 4 | 1924 |
| President 4 | Arturo Alessandri Palma |
| Predecessor 4 | Domingo Durán |
| Successor 4 | Jorge Prieto Echaurren |
| Party | Radical Party |
| Occupation | Writer, politician |
| Profession | professor, lawyer |
| Spouse | Amanda Labarca |
Guillermo Labarca Hubertson (2 July 1879 – 8 November 1954) was a Chilean writer and politician, member of the Radical Party.
Biography
He was born in Santiago, Chile, on 2 July 1879. He completed his secondary education at the Instituto Andrés Bello and the Instituto Nacional. While pursuing studies that led him to qualify as a professor and lawyer, he collaborated with the magazines Instantáneas de Luz y Sombra and Pluma y Lápiz, and in 1905 became editorial secretary of Zig-Zag.
In 1905 he married Amanda Labarca, who later adopted his surname as her literary name.
In 1907 he was appointed professor of History and Geography at the Liceo de Aplicación. In 1910 he was commissioned by the Chilean government to continue his studies in the United States, enrolling at Columbia University in New York City. He returned to Chile in 1913.
In 1924 he was appointed Minister of Justice and Public Instruction, and also temporarily served as Minister of the Interior. During the administration of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (1927–1931), he resided in Mendoza, Argentina. Upon returning to Chile, he served as Mayor of Santiago between 1932 and 1935.
In 1939 he was appointed Minister of National Defense, and the following year again served as Minister of the Interior under President Pedro Aguirre Cerda.
He later served for ten years, until November 1952, as Executive Vice President of the Caja Nacional de Empleados Públicos y Periodistas, overseeing an extensive urban construction program.
He died in Santiago on 8 November 1954.[1]
Works
Books
- Al Amor de la Tierra (1908)
- Mirando al Océano (1911)
References
- ^ "Guillermo Labarca Hubertson" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2022.