Carlos Vial Infante

Carlos Vial Infante (8 October 1892 – 6 March 1986) was a Chilean civil engineer, businessperson, politician and member of the Liberal Party. Vial twice served as the National Defense during the administration of President Jorge Alessandri

Early life and education Vial was born on 8 October 1892 in Berck, France to and Clarencia Aurora Ricania Demetria Infante Concha. Vial's father was a military officer and politician, who served as the Minister of Finance during the administration of President José Manuel Balmaceda. One of seven siblings, Vial and was the younger brother of the lawyer, farmer, and Conservative Party politician Alberto Vial Infante.

He also owned the estate “El Llano de Pirque” in the commune of Pirque, valued at 470,000 pesos in 1908. He left the ministry on 25 April 1961, but returned on 26 September 1963, serving until the end of the administration on 3 November 1964.

Among other activities, he was a member of the Club de la Unión, the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura (SNA), the Club de Golf Los Leones, the Club Hípico de Santiago, and the Automóvil Club de Chile. He died in Santiago on 6 March 1986, aged 93.

Personal life On 25 November 1916, Vial married Julia Amelia Correa García, with whom he had two children. Vial's son Carlos Vial Correa, an agricultural engineer, later served as mayor of the commune of Pirque representing the Liberal Party.