José Santos Salas

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José Santos Salas in 1927.

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]

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Sources[]

  • De Ramón Folch, Armando. Biografías de Chilenos. Santiago: Ediciones UC.
Political offices
Preceded by
Minister of Hygiene, Social Assistance and Welfare
1925
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Minister of Hygiene, Social Assistance and Welfare
1927
Succeeded by
Enrique Balmaceda
Preceded by
Minister of Justice and Public Instruction
1927
Succeeded by
Enrique Balmaceda
Preceded by
Minister of Public Health, Social Assistance and Welfare
1947-1948
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Mayor of Santiago
1947-1950
Succeeded by
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