Guillermo Echavarría
Guillermo Echavarría Tagle (21 June 1873 – 23 June 1954) was a Chilean lawyer, landowner and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1906 to 1912. A member of the National Party, he also served as Minister of Industry and Public Works under President Pedro Montt.
Early life
Echavarría was born on 21 June 1873, the son of Ramón Echavarría Barriga and Celia Tagle Hurtado. He trained as a lawyer but devoted part of his professional life to agriculture, managing the Cuchiñi estate in Salamanca, in Coquimbo.
He married his cousin Julia Echavarría Villarroel.
Political career
Echavarría was a member of the National Party, also known as the Monttvarista Party. Within the party organization, he headed its youth association and later served as vice president of its central executive board.
He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Illapel, Ovalle and Combarbalá for the 1906–1909 legislative term. From 12 October 1906 until 6 June 1907, he served as second vice president of the Chamber. During the same term, he sat on the standing committee for government and colonization and served as a substitute member of the committee responsible for the Chamber's internal administration.
During the presidency of Pedro Montt, Echavarría was appointed Minister of Industry and Public Works on 29 August 1908. He initially served until 12 November and resumed the portfolio the following day, remaining in office until 22 January 1909.
Echavarría was reelected to the Chamber for Illapel, Ovalle and Combarbalá for the 1909–1912 term. He again served on the standing committee for government and colonization and was a substitute member of the industry committee.
Echavarría died on 23 June 1954, two days after his 81st birthday.