Patricio Barros

Patricio Barros Alemparte (4 November 1920 – 22 September 1986) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. A member of the Liberal Party (PL), he served as a Minister of State — in the portfolio of Public Education — during the administration of President Jorge Alessandri between 1961 and 1963.

Family and education Barros was born in Santiago on 4 November 1920, one of six children of Emilia Alemparte Delón and Patricio Barros Lynch, a direct descendant of the naval officer Patricio Lynch and a great-grandson of the historian Diego Barros Arana. His siblings were Lucía, Inés, Alicia, Marta, and Juan. His sister Marta married the small business owner Julio César Moreira Cabrera; among their children was Iván Moreira, a parliamentarian and member of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI).

He completed his primary and secondary education at the Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera. He later pursued law at the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer in 1945 with the thesis Legislation of Magellanic Lands.

He never married and had no descendants.

Professional career Barros began his professional activity in 1945, working as a banking legal advisor and later as a commission secretary at the Inter-American Conference of Lawyers held in Santiago. He subsequently served as secretary to the Minister of Agriculture Víctor Opaso Cousiño between that year and 1950, during the presidency of the Radical President Gabriel González Videla.

He later held the position of manager of the Agricultural and Forestry Company Pumalín and worked as legal counsel for real estate brokers in Santiago.

Political career In politics, Barros was affiliated with the Liberal Party (PL), serving as party under-secretary and provincial president. On 5 October 1961, President Jorge Alessandri appointed him Minister of Public Education, a position he held until 26 September 1963.

Among other activities, he was a member of the Club de Septiembre, where he served as director and vice-president. He died in Santiago on 22 September 1986, aged 65.