José Domínguez Echenique

José Germán Domínguez Echenique (14 April 1900 – 9 August 1961) was a Chilean lawyer, farmer and conservative politician. He was the son of Francisco Domínguez Cerda and Irene Echenique Gandarillas, and married Luisa Ríos Mackenna in 1925.

Professional Activities He studied at the Colegio San Ignacio, where he was a classmate of Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga and Manuel Larraín Errázuriz. He later studied law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, dedicating himself afterwards to agricultural work in the province of Colchagua.

He served as a broker of the Santiago Stock Exchange, was a partner in the firm “Pinto, Domínguez y Palma”, and worked at the Caja de Crédito Hipotecario.

Political Activities A member of the Conservative Party, he served as regidor of the Municipality of Santiago from 1938 to 1941.

He was elected Deputy for the Santiago Metropolitan 1st District for the 1941–1945 period, serving on the Permanent Committee on Internal Government. He was re-elected for the 1945–1949 term, joining the Committee on Agriculture and Colonization.

He served as Mayor of Santiago between 1951 and 1952. He was also president of the publishing company El Chileno and director of the Club Fernández Concha.