Alejandro Fierro
Alejandro Fierro Pérez de Camino (1831 – 6 June 1927) was a Chilean lawyer, diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Colonization under President Aníbal Pinto and as Minister of Justice and Public Instruction under President Germán Riesco. He also served in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and held several administrative and diplomatic posts.
Education
Fierro was born in Santiago in 1831, the son of Felipe Fierro Illanes and Josefa Pérez de Camino Matta. He married Luisa Carrera Pinto, with whom he had three children.
He studied at the Instituto Nacional and later at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile. He was admitted to practice as a lawyer on 18 April 1856.
Alongside his legal practice, Fierro held several positions in the judiciary and public administration. He served as a public prosecutor, rapporteur of the Supreme Court of Chile, judge of letters and commercial judge in Santiago, and head of the Public Works Section of the Ministry of Industry and Public Works.
Political career
Fierro was successively associated with the National, Radical and Liberal parties. He later became president of the Liberal Party in 1896, during its participation in the Liberal Alliance.
He first entered Congress as substitute deputy for Castro for the 1861–1864 legislative term. He later represented Itata from 1879 to 1882, serving on the Permanent Commission on Government and Foreign Relations. From 1882, he represented Santiago and served on the same commission as well as the Conservative Commission during the congressional recesses of 1882–1883 and 1883–1884.
Under President Aníbal Pinto, Fierro served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Colonization from 16 August 1878 to 17 April 1879. During this period, he also served as acting Minister of War and Navy from 6 March to 2 April 1879.
Fierro subsequently held several administrative positions. He served as intendant of Santiago in 1883 and later as intendant of Tacna. He was also mayor of Santiago.
On 28 April 1890, he was appointed Chilean envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Brazil, serving there during 1890 and 1891.
Fierro returned to cabinet office under President Germán Riesco, serving as Minister of Justice and Public Instruction from 12 May to 30 October 1904.
He died in Santiago on 6 June 1927.