Eduardo Paredes Martínez

Eduardo Paredes Martínez (8 March 1910 – ?) was a Chilean civil engineer and socialist politician who served as Minister of Mines under President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo from March to April 1953.

Biography

Paredes was the son of Primitivo Paredes and Amalia Martínez. He married Abigail Barrientos Bolados, with whom he had four children: Mireya, Eduardo, María Eugenia and Ximena.

He joined the Socialist Party of Chile in 1937 and held positions within the party at both the regional and national levels.

In 1953, while a member of the Popular Socialist Party (PSP), Paredes was appointed Minister of Mines by President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, becoming the first person to hold the newly created post. At the same time, he was appointed director-general of roads, a position he held from 1953 to 1959.

During the presidency of Salvador Allende, Paredes was appointed director-general of public works in 1969. On 10 July 1972, he was appointed coordinating director-general of the Santiago Metro and took office on 16 July.