Juan Antonio González Ibieta
Juan Antonio González Ibieta (1834 – 15 March 1904) was a Chilean surveyor and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and as a senator for Maule Province.
Originally a member of the Liberal Party, González later joined the Radical Party. His parliamentary career extended from his election as a substitute deputy in 1876 until his death while serving in the Senate in 1904.
Early life
González was born in 1834 to Juan Antonio González Palma and Mercedes Ibieta Benavente. He studied at the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences of the University of Chile and qualified as a surveyor on 14 September 1855. He never married.
Political career
González was initially a member of the Liberal Party and later joined the Radical Party.
He was elected substitute deputy for Concepción and Talcahuano for the 1876–1879 parliamentary period.
In 1882, González was elected full deputy for Itata for the 1882–1885 term. He served as a substitute member of the permanent committee for government and foreign relations. He was reelected for Itata for the 1885–1888 term and became a member of the same committee.
González was again elected deputy for Itata for the 1888–1891 parliamentary period. He continued to serve on the permanent committee for government and foreign relations and was a member of the Conservative Commission during the 1888–1889 congressional recess.
He was reelected for Itata for the 1891–1894 term, continuing as a member of the permanent committee for government and foreign relations. González won another term for the same constituency for 1894–1897 and served on the permanent committee for internal police.
His final term in the Chamber ended early when he entered the Senate on 2 November 1896 as senator for Maule Province, replacing Federico Errázuriz Echaurren, who had been elected President of Chile. The seat corresponded to the 1894–1900 constitutional period. González served as a substitute member of the permanent committee for constitution, legislation and justice and as a member of the permanent committee for government and foreign relations. He was also a member of the Conservative Commission during the 1897–1898 congressional recess.
González was reelected senator for Maule for the 1900–1906 parliamentary period. During this term, he served on the permanent government and budget committees.
He died on 15 March 1904 while still serving in the Senate.