Pablo Larraín Tejada

Pablo Larraín Tejada

Pablo Larraín Tejada (26 December 1894 – 22 June 1982) was a Chilean politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.

Early life and family

Larraín was born in Santiago in 1894, the son of Javier Larraín Aldunate and Manuela Tejada Pérez.

He married Luz Orrego Méndez, with whom he had ten children: Pablo, Francisco, Luz Eugenia, Augusto, Antonio, Carmen, José Manuel, Teresa, Inés, and Susana.

He qualified as a lawyer in 1918 and later became active in the Conservative Party.

Political career

Larraín was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Santiago's First District, part of the 7th Departmental Grouping, serving from 1933 to 1937.

During his first term, he sat on the Medical-Social Assistance and Hygiene Committee. He was re-elected for the same constituency for the 1937–1941 term and served on the Internal Government Committee.

In 1952, President Gabriel González Videla appointed Larraín Minister of Economy and Commerce.