Horacio Walker Larraín

Horacio Walker Larraín (Santiago, — ) was a Chilean politician who served as Chile's Foreign Affairs Minister from 1950 to 1951 for President Gabriel González Videla, and as Justice Minister (briefly in 1931) for President Juan Esteban Montero. A lawyer and member of the Christian Democratic Party, he also served as a Senator from 1933 to 1949, and as the ambassador to Peru (1965 to 1968).

Early life Walker was born in Santiago on July 12, 1887. His father was the jurist Joaquín Walker Martínez and his mother, Elisa Larraín Alcalde. He was the paternal grandfather of former chancellor and former senator Ignacio Walker, former senator Patricio Walker, senator Matías Walker and former minister Antonio Walker; and maternal grandfather of former senator Ignacio Pérez Walker. His studies were completed in Chile and the United States, graduating as a lawyer from George Washington University in 1907; while in 1910, he obtained his degree from the University of Chile. In said North American country he resided accompanying his father, who served as ambassador in that country.

On September 2, 1931, he was appointed by the administration of the then vice president of the Republic and Minister of the Interior, Manuel Trucco Franzani; as Minister of Justice, serving until November 15 of that year. Two decades later, he was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs, serving in that capacity from February 27 to April 11, 1950, under the administration of the radical president Gabriel González Videla; He briefly resumed work on May 8, 1950.