Ladislao Errázuriz Lazcano

Ladislao Errázuriz Lazcano (12 May 1882 – 9 December 1941) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. A member of the Liberal Party and later of the Liberal Union faction, he served as deputy and senator

Biography He was born in Santiago on 12 May 1882, the son of former deputy Ladislao Errázuriz Echaurren and Rosa Lazcano Echaurren. He was the father of the future senator Ladislao Errázuriz Pereira.

In 1905 he married Blanca Pereira Iñíguez, and they had six children.

He studied at the San Ignacio School and at the Sagrados Corazones School in Santiago. He later studied law at the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer on 26 May 1905. He subsequently devoted himself to the practice of law.

Political career Errázuriz belonged to the Liberal Party, of which he served as president. After the party divided he remained with the Liberal Union faction, in opposition to the Liberal Alliance.

He served as councillor of the Municipality of Santiago before entering the National Congress.

He was elected deputy for Santiago for the 1918–1921 legislative period. During this term he served as first vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies between 4 June and 5 September 1919 and was a member of the Standing Committee on Public Instruction. On 5 November 1920 he resigned his seat after being elected senator.

He was elected senator for Curicó for the 1918–1924 period and took office on 2 November 1920, replacing Fernando Lazcano Echaurren, who had died in August 1920. During this term he served as substitute member of the Standing Committee on Legislation and Justice and as member of the Standing Committees on Government and Elections, Public Instruction and War and Navy. He was also a member of the Conservative Commission during the 1923–1924 parliamentary recess.

He was appointed Minister of War and Navy by President Juan Luis Sanfuentes on 1 July 1920, taking office on 5 July and serving until 23 December of that year. During his tenure he ordered the mobilisation of the Chilean Army along the northern frontier in response to reports of troop movements by Peru and Bolivia.

In 1924 he was proclaimed a presidential candidate with the support of the Unión Nacional, but his candidacy did not prosper after the military movement of 23 January 1925 that brought Arturo Alessandri back to power following the coup of 11 September 1924.

After these events he was deported in March 1925, accused of attempting to incite a military uprising within the Valdivia Regiment. He travelled through several American countries and later settled in Paris. He returned to Chile on 13 May 1926 following the constitutional guarantees established by the 1925 Constitution of Chile.

He was elected senator for the 5th Provincial Grouping for the 1926–1934 period. During this term he served on the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and as substitute member of the Standing Committee on Government. On 22 February 1927 he submitted his resignation from the Senate; however, after various procedures it was ultimately archived in 1933 without having been accepted.

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

Other activities He served as director of the Compañía de Seguros La Alianza Chilena in 1923, director of the Compañía Chilena de Navegación Interoceánica in 1939 and director of the insurance company La Chilena Consolidada in 1939. He was also a member of the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura.

He died at his estate El Peumo in Llolleo on 9 December 1941.