Víctor Hugo Arias Briones

Víctor Hugo Arias Briones (15 May 1913 – 15 May 1979) was a Chilean lawyer and politician affiliated with the Radical Party.

He served as a Deputy during the XXXIX Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile, representing the 14th Departmental Group, corresponding to the communes of Linares, Loncomilla and Parral (1941–1945).

Early life and career Arias was born in San Javier to Ángel Custodio Arias and Elcira Briones. He studied at the Lyceum of Talca and later at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, earning his law degree in 1934 with a thesis titled Las inhabilidades parliamentarias.

He practised law in Santiago and held several positions, including councillor of the Caja de Seguro Obrero (1940), director of the insurance company “La Acción Social”, and director of Laboratorio Chile.

Political career A member of the Radical Party (PR), Arias became secretary general of the party in 1940 and served as a delegate to the Convention of the Left in 1937. He was elected Deputy for the 14th Departmental Group in 1941, serving on the Standing Committee on Economy and Trade.

In 1945 he joined the Judicial Service of the Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado.