Isaac Hevia Concha

Isaac Hevia Concha (11 April 1870 – 19 August 1952) was a Chilean civil engineer and politician. A member of the Radical Party, he served as Minister of Hygiene, Social Welfare and Labour under President Emiliano Figueroa Larraín and later as a deputy representing northern Chile.

Hevia was an honorary member of the 2nd Fire Company and received the medal for 60 years of service in that institution.

Biography Hevia was born in Talca on 11 April 1870, the son of Toribio Hevia and Carmen Concha. In 1900 he married Elena Morel Alvarado in Talca; the couple had five children: Ester, Marta, Inés, Jorge and Raquel.

He studied at the Liceo of Talca and later at the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences of the University of Chile, graduating as a civil engineer in 1900 with a thesis titled Cálculo de puente.

He worked as an engineer for the Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado, where he remained until 1927. During his career he also served as the first administrator of the Atacama Railway and as head of the Department of Tracks and Works.

Political career Hevia was a member of the Radical Party. In 1926 he was appointed by President Emiliano Figueroa Larraín as Minister of Hygiene, Social Welfare and Labour, serving from 27 November 1926 to 23 May 1927.

He was elected deputy for the Third Departamental Grouping (Chañaral, Copiapó, Freirina and Vallenar) for the 1930–1934 legislative period. During his parliamentary tenure he served on the Permanent Commissions on Industry and Commerce and on Roads and Public Works.

The 1932 Chilean coup d'état led to the dissolution of the National Congress on 6 June of that year.