Óscar Agüero Corvalán

Oscar Agüero Corvalán (31 July 1907 – 26 August 1992) was a Chilean politician who served as a minister.

He served as Minister of Agriculture from July to November 1952, during the final months of Gabriel González Videla's presidency. He later served as Chilean ambassador to Spain from 1970 to 1973, during the presidency of Salvador Allende.

Family and education

The son of Eleodoro Agüero Vio and Mamerta Corvalán Orellana, he attended the Internado Nacional Barros Arana in Santiago. He later studied at the School of Pharmacy of the University of Chile, graduating as a pharmacist in 1927.

He married Nelly Wood Walters, with whom he had two children, Adriana and Óscar. His son became a lawyer and served as president of the University of Chile Student Federation (FECh) from 1958 to 1959.

Political career

He headed the pharmacy service of the Junta Central de Beneficencia and later that of the Caja de Seguro Obligatorio. In 1931, he attended a pharmacy congress in Spain, where he was made an honorary member of the Royal Pharmaceutical College of Madrid. In 1953, the Spanish government awarded him the Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit.

From 1933 to 1955, he was general manager of Laboratorio Chile. In July 1952, President Gabriel González Videla appointed him Minister of Agriculture. He remained in office until González Videla's term ended on 3 November that year.

In 1965, he joined Chile's delegation to the United Nations, with the honorary rank of ambassador. He was appointed ambassador to Spain in 1970. During his tenure, Chile and Spain signed the 1972 financial cooperation agreement between Chile and Spain, which provided a framework for bilateral supplies and credit agreements over the following months. He presented his credentials in 1971 and represented the government of Salvador Allende until 1973.