Armando Jaramillo Valderrama (10 May 1886 – 29 December 1932) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he served as deputyValencia Avaria (1951), pages 431, 457 and later as senatorValencia Avaria (1951), pages 465, 475 of the Republic and held several ministerial posts in the early twentieth century.
Early life and education Jaramillo was the son of José Domingo Jaramillo Urzúa and Jesús Valderrama Lira, and a nephew of lawyer and politician José María Valderrama.
He attended the Instituto Nacional and later studied law at the University of Chile. He qualified as a lawyer on 10 May 1910. His thesis was titled Inestabilidad de Nuestro Sistema Tributario ("Instability of Our Tax System").
He married Adriana Lyon Vial. Their son, Armando Jaramillo Lyon, also became a senator.
Political career Jaramillo served as mayor of Nancagua in 1909. A member of the Liberal Party, he later held senior positions within the party, including vice president in 1919.
He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for San Fernando, serving three consecutive terms from 1915 to 1924. He served on several parliamentary committees and was first vice president of the Chamber from 1918 to 1919.
He held several cabinet posts during the administrations of Juan Luis Sanfuentes and Arturo Alessandri. He served as Minister of Industry, Public Works and Railways from 1 to 23 July 1920 and again from 3 November 1921 to 22 March 1922. During his tenure, he promoted railway electrification and trans-Andean railway projects and introduced administrative reforms concerning public works and road services.
Jaramillo was Minister of Justice and Public Instruction from 23 December 1920 to 16 August 1921, during which he promoted reform of the Penal Code. He also served twice as acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, from 6 May to 18 June 1921 and from 3 January to 1 February 1924.
He served three terms as Minister of the Interior: from April to July 1922, in August 1922, and from January to August 1925. His final term began under Emilio Bello Codesido and continued after Alessandri returned to the presidency. He also briefly served as acting minister responsible for health, welfare and labour in 1925.
Jaramillo was elected to the Senate for Talca Province for the 1924–1930 term, but his tenure was interrupted when Congress was dissolved following the September 1924 coup. He returned to the Senate representing O'Higgins Province, Colchagua Province and Curicó Province for the 1926–1934 term. His second term was also cut short when Congress was dissolved following the June 1932 coup d'etat.
He subsequently served as president of the Central Bank of Chile in 1932 and was a member of the Centro Liberal and the Club de la Unión.
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