Emiliano Bustos León

Emiliano Bustos León (born 22 October 1886 – died 1947) was a Chilean lawyer, public administrator, and deputy of the Republic.

Biography Bustos León was born in Cauquenes, Chile, on 22 October 1886. He was the son of Pedro Tomás Bustos Gutiérrez and Clarisa León Bravo. He married Eugenia Valdovinos del Campo, with whom he had four children.

He studied at the Liceo de Talca and later pursued legal studies at the University of Chile.

Public service career He entered public administration in 1906. He served as Inspector General of Lands and Colonization and later joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he reached the position of acting Undersecretary.

In 1916, he was appointed consul of Chile in Bremen, and subsequently served as attaché to the Chilean Legation in Berlin until 1920.

He later served as Governor of Arica (1921–1925), Intendant of Tarapacá (1925–1927), and Intendant of Cautín (1927–1928). Between 24 August 1929 and 23 July 1930, he held the office of minister of development (fomento). He also served as director of the Agricultural Colonization Fund in 1929 and again in 1931.

In August 1931, he retired from public administration.

Parliamentary career Bustos León was elected deputy for the 13th Departmental Grouping (Constitución, Cauquenes and Chanco) for the 1937–1941 legislative period.

During his parliamentary service, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Public Works and Roads, and acted as a substitute member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Colonization.

Other activities He was a member of the Club de La Unión and was awarded the rank of Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy.