José Santos Salas
José Santos Salas Morales (8 July 1888 – 16 October 1955) was a Chilean physician and politician. He was candidate for the presidential election of 1925, where he was defeated by Emiliano Figueroa.
Salas was one of the leaders of the Social-Republican Union of the Wage Earners of Chile (USRACh), a party that brought together workers and their unions during the 1920s. The leftist movement emerged in parallel to the Communist Party.
He was appointed by the Government Junta of 1925 as Minister of Hygiene, Social Assistance and Welfare. He was Minister of Justice and Hygiene during the administration of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo in 1927. Salas was also Minister of Health of Gabriel González Videla in 1947.
Gonzalez Videla appointed him as mayor of Santiago in 1946, in a position he held until 1950.[1]
See also
Sources
- Pérgola de las Flores San Francisco obtiene permiso de ocupación por parte de Bienes Nacionales Archived 2015-02-06 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of National Property of Chile (in Spanish)
- De Ramón Folch, Armando. Biografías de Chilenos. Santiago: Ediciones UC.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alejandro del Río |
Minister of Hygiene, Social Assistance and Welfare 1925 |
Succeeded by Pedro Lautaro Ferrer |
| Preceded by Isaac Hevia |
Minister of Hygiene, Social Assistance and Welfare 1927 |
Succeeded by Enrique Balmaceda |
| Preceded by Aquiles Vergara Vicuña |
Minister of Justice and Public Instruction 1927 |
Succeeded by Enrique Balmaceda |
| Preceded by Manuel Sanhueza |
Minister of Public Health, Social Assistance and Welfare 1947-1948 |
Succeeded by Guillermo Varas |
| Preceded by Galvarino Gallardo |
Mayor of Santiago 1947-1950 |
Succeeded by Mario Valdés |