Ricardo Cruzat

Ricardo Cruzat Hurtado (1845 - 1905) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. He was minister of foreign affairs (1891) under President Jose Manuel Balmaceda and minister of finance (1902-1903). He was a member of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies from 1894-1897.

Political Activities

He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, contributing to their organization. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs, under the administration of President José Manuel Balmaceda ( May 1891 ). Elected Deputy for La Serena, Coquimbo and Elqui ( 1894 - 1897 ), integrated in this period the Standing Committee of Constitution, Law and Justice . In 1902 he was director of Nitrate Company of Antofagasta and was appointed Minister of Finance ( 1902 - 1903 ).

References

Urzúa Valenzuela, Germán (1992). "Historia Política de Chile y su Evolución Electoral" (3.ª edición). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Jurídica de Chile.
Castillo Infante, Fernando (1996). "Diccionario Histórico y Biográfico de Chile" (6.ª edición). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Zig-Zag.

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/20/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.