Eliecer Mejías Concha

Eliecer Mejías Concha (16 June 1895 – 28 September 1961) was a Chilean lawyer and Radical Party politician.

Biography He was born in Talca on 16 June 1895, the son of Salustino Mejías and Rosenda Concha. He married Inés Rougier in 1927.

He studied at the Liceo de Hombres de Talca (now Liceo Abate Molina) and at the University of Chile, later completing his legal studies at the Fiscal Law Course of Concepción (now the Faculty of Law of the University of Concepción). He was sworn in as a lawyer in 1921 with the thesis Observaciones sobre el recurso de casación en el fondo en materia civil.

Professional career He practiced law in Santiago, serving as a prosecutor and as a member of the Housing Fund Council. He was director of the Sociedad Productora de Maderas de Nahuelbuta and of the Hipódromo Chile. He also served as a Local Police Judge and as executive vice-president of the Institute of Agricultural Economics.

He taught at the Liceo de Talca and at the University of Concepción.

Political career A member of the Radical Party, he became its secretary-general in 1940 and was a delegate to the 1937 Left Convention.

He was elected Deputy for the 15th Departmental Group (San Carlos, Bulnes, Yungay) for the 1930–1934 term, serving on the Committee on Government and Interior. The revolutionary movement of 4 July 1932 suspended Congress.

He was elected again as Deputy for the 12th Departmental Group (Talca, Curepto, Lontué) for 1941–1945, serving on the Committee on National Defense.

In 1945, President Juan Antonio Ríos appointed him Minister of the Interior.

He was reelected Deputy for the 17th Departmental Group (Tomé, Concepción, Talcahuano, Yumbel, Coronel) for the 1949–1953 term, serving on the Committee on Education.