Sótero del Río Gundián
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Sótero del Río Gundián (born March 29, 1900 in Cauquenes , † May 10, 1969 in the United States) was a Chilean surgeon and politician.
Life
Río Gundián graduated from the Universidad de Chile in 1922 with a degree in medicine and initially worked at the Hospital del Salvador in Santiago. After studying in Europe, he worked as a specialist in tuberculosis research in the capital's San José Hospital . He taught social medicine at the Universidad de Chile, he was also President of the Sociedad de Asistencia Social, Chairman of the Sociedad Médica de Chile and President of the Sociedad de Tisiología de Chile.
In the governments of the presidents Juan Esteban Montero , Juan Antonio Ríos , Gabriel González Videla and Jorge Alessandri , he headed various departments as ministers: social affairs (1931–1932), health and prevention (1943–1946, 1952), health (1959–1961) , Interior (1959-1964).
Honors
- 1958: Great Cross of Merit with Star and Shoulder Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
literature
- Empresa Periodística de Chile (Ed.): Diccionario biográfico de Chile. - Santiago de Chile, 1944
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Río Gundián, Sótero del |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chilean surgeon and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cauquenes |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1969 |
| Place of death | United States |