Ulises Vergara Osses (1881 – unknown) was a Chilean history and geography teacher, educator, and politician.
Ulises Vergara | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Public Education of Chile | |
| In office 7 July 1948 – 22 July 1948 | |
| President | Gabriel González Videla |
| Preceded by | Enrique Molina Garmendia |
| Succeeded by | Armando Mallet |
| In office 6 October 1941 – 2 April 1942 | |
| President | Pedro Aguirre Cerda |
| Preceded by | Raimundo del Río |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Bustos Aburto |
| Rector of the Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera | |
| In office 1928–1954 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Mondaca Cortés |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Oyarzún |
| Rector of the Liceo José Victorino Lastarria, Santiago | |
| In office 5 December 1928 – 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Tomás Guevara Silva |
| Succeeded by | Emilio Muñoz Mena |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1881 |
| Party | Radical Party |
| Spouse | Elcira Rojas |
| Children | 3 |
| University of Chile | |
| Profession | Teacher, politician |
A member of the Radical Party of Chile, he served twice as Minister of Public Education, first under President Pedro Aguirre Cerda and Acting President Jerónimo Méndez Arancibia from 1941 to 1942, and again briefly under President Gabriel González Videla in 1948.[1]
He also served as rector of the Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera from 1928 to 1954, one of the longest tenures in the institution's history.[2]
Biography
editVergara was born in San Javier in 1881, the son of Pedro Vergara and Adelaida Osses.[3]
He completed his primary and secondary education at the Liceo Abate Molina in Talca, before studying at the Faculty of Law, University of Chile. He later transferred to the Institute of Pedagogy, University of Chile, where he qualified as a secondary-school teacher of history and geography.[3]
He married Elcira Rojas, with whom he had three children.[3]
Academic career
editVergara began his teaching career in 1908 at the Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera. He later joined the faculty of the Institute of Pedagogy, University of Chile.[3]
On 5 December 1928, he was appointed rector of the Liceo José Victorino Lastarria, Santiago, succeeding Tomás Guevara Silva, and remained in that position until 1929.[4]
At the same time, he assumed the rectorship of the Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera, serving continuously from 1928 to 1954.[3] He also taught at the Chilean Army War Academy and the Military Academy of Bernardo O'Higgins.[3]
Political career
editAs a member of the Radical Party of Chile, Vergara was appointed Minister of Public Education by President Pedro Aguirre Cerda on 6 October 1941.[3] Following Aguirre Cerda's death, he remained in office under Acting President Jerónimo Méndez Arancibia until 2 April 1942, when Juan Antonio Ríos assumed the presidency.[1]
He returned to the Ministry of Public Education under President Gabriel González Videla, serving from 7 to 22 July 1948.[3][1]
In addition to his ministerial duties, Vergara served as president of the Camilo Henríquez Night Schools Society, president and director of the National Teachers' Society, director of the Public Employees' Cooperative Society, and member of both the Commercial Union Society and the Secondary Education Council.[3]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Valencia Avaria, Luis (1986). Anales de la República: registros de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo. Editorial Andrés Bello.
- ↑ "List of Rectors". Instituto Nacional. 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 de Ramón Folch, Armando (2003). Biografías de Chilenos: Miembros de los Poderes Ejecutivos, Legislativo y Judicial. Vol. IV. Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile. p. 256.
- ↑ "History of Liceo José Victorino Lastarria". Liceo José Victorino Lastarria.