Eduardo Urzúa

Eduardo Urzúa Merino (20 July 1916 – 31 May 1999) was a Chilean lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Finance and Minister of the Interior during the second government of President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. He later served as a member of the Constitutional Court of Chile from 1985 to 1991.

Biography

Urzúa was born in Curicó on 20 July 1916. He studied law at the University of Chile and was admitted to practice as a lawyer in February 1952.

During the second government of President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Urzúa served as Undersecretary of Finance from 1952 to 1953. He also served as a member lawyer of the Supreme Court of Chile.

On 27 August 1956, Urzúa was appointed Minister of Finance, succeeding Óscar Herrera Palacios. He remained in office until 3 November 1958, when he was succeeded by Roberto Vergara Herrera. In 1958, he also served as Minister of the Interior.

Constitutional Court

In September 1985, Urzúa was appointed a member of the Constitutional Court of Chile by President Augusto Pinochet. Decree No. 827 of 4 September 1985 appointed him to the court with effect from 9 September, replacing Miguel Ibáñez Barceló. The Constitutional Court records Urzúa as serving on the court from 10 September 1985 until 20 July 1991.

Urzúa died in Santiago, Chile, on 31 May 1999, at the age of 82.