Arturo Alemparte
Arturo Alemparte Quiroga (19 September 1878 – 3 January 1944) was a Chilean lawyer, politician, academic, and diplomat.
A member of the National Party, he represented Angol and Traiguén in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile from 1915 to 1921. He also served as Minister of Justice and Public Instruction and, on three occasions, as Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Colonization.
Biography
Alemparte was born in Concepción on 19 September 1878, the son of Juan Alemparte Uribe and Clarisa Quiroga Navarrete. He married Elena Polhammer.
He attended the Liceo de Concepción before studying law at the University of Chile. He qualified as a lawyer on 18 May 1900 after completing a thesis on pretrial detention and the Chilean penitentiary system.
Alemparte practised law in Valparaíso and was also involved in agriculture, managing properties in Angol. Alongside his legal work, he taught history and geography at the Naval Academy and civil law in the law programme in Valparaíso.
He was a councillor of the National Agricultural Society and belonged to several professional and social organizations. He was also a founding member of the Centro de Abogados de Concepción.
Political career
Alemparte was affiliated with the National Party and belonged to its pro-Alliance tendency. He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Angol and Traiguén for the 1915–1918 legislative term and was re-elected for the same constituency for the 1918–1921 term.
During his parliamentary career, he served on the committees on Legislation and Justice and on Public Instruction. He participated in committee work concerning legislation on compulsory primary education and introduced a bill addressing the legal responsibility of members of Congress who committed criminal offences.
On 12 October 1917, President Juan Luis Sanfuentes appointed Alemparte Minister of Justice and Public Instruction. He remained in office until 18 January 1918. During his tenure, the ministry worked on proposals to reorganize the court system and reform the Code of Civil Procedure.
Alemparte later served three terms as Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Colonization: from 17 October to 19 December 1924, from 20 October to 27 November 1926, and from 21 July to 31 August 1927. His work at the ministry included regulations concerning livestock transit documentation intended to combat cattle theft, measures relating to agricultural assistance and fertilizer costs, and the promotion of irrigation projects.
Diplomatic career
In 1918, Alemparte was a member of the Chilean delegation sent to Argentina for commemorations marking the centenary of the Battle of Maipú.
He subsequently entered the diplomatic service. In 1928, he was appointed Chilean envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Germany and the Netherlands. He also served as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to France and Belgium from 20 March 1928 until 4 May 1931.
Alemparte died in Santiago on 3 January 1944, aged 65.