Diego Barba Valdés
Diego Barba Valdés | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Lands and Colonization | |
| In office 12 September 1973 – 11 July 1974 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | José María Sepúlveda |
| Succeeded by | Mario Mac-Kay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1921 |
| Died | 1 May 2012 (aged 91) |
| Spouse | María Olga Rondanelli |
| Children | Roberto Barba R. |
| Alma mater | Escuela de Carabineros |
| Profession | Police officer |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Carabineros de Chile |
| Rank | General |
Diego Juan Barba Valdés (1921 – May 2012) was a Chilean police officer who held the rank of general in Carabineros de Chile. He served as Minister of Lands and Colonization from 1973 to 1974 during the military government of General Augusto Pinochet.
Life and family
Barba was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1921. He married María Olga Rondanelli Hidalgo, founder of the Bertait College in the Santiago commune of Lo Barnechea.
The couple had one son, Roberto René Barba Rondanelli, a member of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) who served as a councillor for Lo Barnechea from 2012 to 2020 and later became director of the school founded by his mother, as well as executive vice-president of the Fundación Universidad Internacional de la Empresa.[1]
Police career
Barba entered Carabineros de Chile in 1941 and served in various precincts across Coquimbo, Valparaíso and Santiago.[2]
During the administration of President Eduardo Frei Montalva, he was appointed in 1969 as Chile's first police attaché to Costa Rica, a position he held until 1971. He retired from the institution on 9 February 1972 with the rank of general of Order and Security.[2]
After leaving active service, Barba became general manager of the Carabineros Cooperative and a member of the Corps of Retired Generals of Carabineros.[2]
Role in the military government
Following the 11 September 1973 coup d’état, Barba was appointed the next day as Minister of Lands and Colonization. He held the post until the first cabinet reshuffle of the military junta on 11 July 1974.[3]
He died in Santiago in May 2012.[2]
References
- ^ "Los negocios al límite del concejal-operador de Lo Barnechea". Ciper. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d Carabineros de Chile (21 June 2012). "Mejor información para prevenir". ISSUU. p. 74. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Luis Valencia Avaria. "Anales de la República: registros de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo". Editorial Andrés Bello. Retrieved 2 September 2022.