Manuel Sanhueza
Manuel Sanhueza | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 28 January 1972 – 6 April 1972 | |
| President | Salvador Allende |
| Preceded by | Lisandro Cruz Ponce |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Tapia Valdés |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1925 |
| Died | 31 January 2000 (aged 74) |
| Party | |
| Spouse | Gabriela Jara |
| Children | 6 |
| Parent(s) | Alberto Sanhueza María Cruz |
| Alma mater | University of Concepción (LL.B) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Manuel Augusto Sanhueza Cruz (9 July 1925 – 31 January 2000) was a Chilean lawyer, academic, and politician. He served as Chile’s Minister of Justice in 1972 under President Salvador Allende.[1][2]
Biography
Born in Concepción, he studied law at the University of Concepción, graduating in 1950. He later taught there and served as acting director of the Law School.[1]
Originally a member of the Radical Party, he joined the Radical Left (PIR) in 1971 and was appointed Minister of Justice on 28 January 1972, leaving office on 6 April after the PIR split from the Popular Unity coalition.[2]
During the military dictatorship, he defended political prisoners and co-founded the “Group of 24” (Grupo de Estudios Constitucionales).[2] He was dismissed from the University of Concepción in 1980,[1] helped found Intransigencia Democrática (1985) and later the Party for Democracy (PPD). In 1990 President Patricio Aylwin appointed him Ambassador to Hungary.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Death of Professor Manuel Sanhueza Cruz". Panorama UdeC (in Spanish). 8 March 2000. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Tribute in Memory of Manuel Sanhueza Cruz". Chilean Senate – Journal of Sessions (in Spanish). 22 March 2000. Retrieved 5 August 2013.