Javier Ibáñez del Campo

Javier Ibáñez del Campo (27 March 1884 – 9 September 1937) was a Chilean military officer and politician. He served as Deputy for the 14th Departmental Circumscription (Loncomilla, Linares and Parral) between 1930 and 1932.

Biography He was born in Linares, Chile, on 27 March 1884, the son of Francisco Ibáñez Ibáñez and María Nieves del Campo Leiva. He was the brother of former President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. He married Ángela Ivanovic Roccatagliata.

Ibáñez studied at the Military School "Bernardo O'Higgins" in Santiago, Chile. He entered as a cadet in April 1902 and reached the rank of colonel in 1926. He retired from active service on 28 February 1928. Like his brother, he belonged to the Batallón Tren I.

In December 1927, he was part of the presidential delegation that visited Valdivia and was authorized by President Ibáñez to assess local needs and report them to the Government.

He later presided over the community that, from 1927 onward, exploited marble deposits on Cambridge Island in the Magallanes Region.

Political career He was a member of the Democratic Party and served as its president between 1927 and 1931.

In 1930, he was elected Deputy for the 14th Departmental Circumscription of Loncomilla, Linares and Parral for the 1930–1934 term. He served on the Permanent Committees of Interior Government and of War and Navy. The revolutionary movement of 4 June 1932 dissolved Congress on 6 June 1932.

He died in Quillota, Chile, on 9 September 1937.