Roberto Muñoz Urrutia

Roberto Muñoz Urrutia (22 October 1906 – 7 October 1981) was a Chilean, physician, surgeon, and politician who was a member of the Partido Agrario Laborista (PAL).

He served as director-general of health in 1955 and as Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare from 1956 to 1957 during the second administration of President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo.

Early life

Muñoz was born on 22 October 1906, the son of Roberto Anacleto Muñoz Inostroza and Delia Rosa Urrutia Fuentes. He studied medicine at the University of Chile.

He was married to Marta Monares Soto, daughter of Anacleto Monares Briones and Claudina Soto Vidal.

Political career

Muñoz served as director-general of health in 1955. On 27 August 1956, President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo appointed him Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare. He remained in office until 8 July 1957, when he was dismissed following a disagreement within the government over proposed increases in food prices. He was subsequently expelled from the PAL following a cabinet reshuffle by Ibáñez.

Muñoz died on 7 October 1981, aged 74. The Doctor Roberto Muñoz Urrutia Hospital in Huépil, Tucapel, Biobío Region, was named in his honour.