In the political history of Chile, Jorge Alessandri is one of the names the record keeps returning to.
The record lists Jorge Alessandri as Chilean politician and President (1896–1986).
Jorge Alessandri was born at Santiago in 1896. His recorded nationality is Chile. He was educated at University of Chile and Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, mass movements, total war and the collapse of empires reshaped what a political career could be.
The offices held were President of Chile (1958–1964), deputy of Chile and senator of Chile.
His political affiliation is recorded as independent politician.
What survives of a political career is usually not the speeches but the institutions left behind.
Recognition followed: Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1960), Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (1964), Grand Cross of the Order of Merit and Grand Cross of the Order Bernardo O'Higgins.
That the career was made in Chile is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Jorge Alessandri died in 1986, aged 90. The assessment continues, as it does for anyone who held power - which is the ordinary fate of a political life.
Achievements
- President of Chile (1958–1964)
- deputy of Chile
- senator of Chile
- Chilean Minister of Finance (1947–1950)
- Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic — 1960
- Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III — 1964
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit
- Grand Cross of the Order Bernardo O'Higgins
- Educated at University of Chile and Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera
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