José was born to Armando de la Maza Ramos and Zoila Rosa Fernández Anguita in Los Ángeles, Chile. He studied at the Liceo de Aplicación in Santiago and graduated as a lawyer from the University of Chile in 1913. He worked as a clerk at the Chilean War Ministry, before turning his attention towards student politics. He married Raquel Lyon Vial and they had a son, José.
Political careeredit
He served as an important member in the Liberal Party, rising to become its president. He also served in the ministry of Arturo Alessandri as the Home minister in 1924, Minister of Justice and Public Instruction in 1925, besides also holding the position of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religion occasionally.
He was twice President of the Senate, in 1936 and 1937. He was also president of the Senate's Committee on Foreign Relations from 1937 until 1953. In 1949 he drafted a law which gave women political rights and was later incorporated into the Chilean Constitution.[2][3]
José Maza Fernández
Diplomatic careeredit
He also served as the Chilean Ambassador to Uruguay, Brazil, Haiti, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Peru at different periods of his diplomatic career. He was also Chile's delegate in the United Nations Conference on International Organization in 1945. He subsequently served as the Chilean representative at the United Nations, before becoming the President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1954. He was subsequently the Chilean Ambassador to Argentina from 1957 to 1958.
Other Activitiesedit
He was one of the founding members of the Caja de Crédito Hipotecario, which was a predecessor of the Banco del Estado de Chile.[4]
Referencesedit
^"GESTORBEN: JOSE MAZA FERNANDEZ - DER SPIEGEL 21/1964". spiegel.de. from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
^"UN General Assembly - President of the 62nd Session - Jose Maza (Chile)". un.org. from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
^Christie, J.L. (2015). Negotiating Gendered Discourses: Michelle Bachelet and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Lexington Books. p. 63. ISBN9781498512350. from the original on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
^"José Maza Fernández - Reseñas Biográficas Parlamentarias". historiapolitica.bcn.cl. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
josé, maza, fernández, october, 1889, 1964, politician, lawyer, diplomat, from, chile, served, president, united, nations, general, assembly, during, tenth, session, from, 1954, 1955, president, united, nations, general, assemblyin, office, 1955, 1956, content. Jose Maza Fernandez 13 October 1889 6 May 1964 was a politician lawyer and diplomat from Chile He served as the President of the United Nations General Assembly during its tenth session from 1954 to 1955 1 Jose Maza FernandezJose Maza FernandezPresident of the United Nations General AssemblyIn office 1955 1956 Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Diplomatic career 4 Other Activities 5 ReferencesEarly life editJose was born to Armando de la Maza Ramos and Zoila Rosa Fernandez Anguita in Los Angeles Chile He studied at the Liceo de Aplicacion in Santiago and graduated as a lawyer from the University of Chile in 1913 He worked as a clerk at the Chilean War Ministry before turning his attention towards student politics He married Raquel Lyon Vial and they had a son Jose Political career editHe served as an important member in the Liberal Party rising to become its president He also served in the ministry of Arturo Alessandri as the Home minister in 1924 Minister of Justice and Public Instruction in 1925 besides also holding the position of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religion occasionally He was twice President of the Senate in 1936 and 1937 He was also president of the Senate s Committee on Foreign Relations from 1937 until 1953 In 1949 he drafted a law which gave women political rights and was later incorporated into the Chilean Constitution 2 3 nbsp Jose Maza FernandezDiplomatic career editHe also served as the Chilean Ambassador to Uruguay Brazil Haiti Panama the Dominican Republic and Peru at different periods of his diplomatic career He was also Chile s delegate in the United Nations Conference on International Organization in 1945 He subsequently served as the Chilean representative at the United Nations before becoming the President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1954 He was subsequently the Chilean Ambassador to Argentina from 1957 to 1958 Other Activities editHe was one of the founding members of the Caja de Credito Hipotecario which was a predecessor of the Banco del Estado de Chile 4 References edit GESTORBEN JOSE MAZA FERNANDEZ DER SPIEGEL 21 1964 spiegel de Archived from the original on 2016 11 20 Retrieved 2016 11 20 UN General Assembly President of the 62nd Session Jose Maza Chile un org Archived from the original on 2016 10 12 Retrieved 2016 11 20 Christie J L 2015 Negotiating Gendered Discourses Michelle Bachelet and Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Lexington Books p 63 ISBN 9781498512350 Archived from the original on 2016 11 21 Retrieved 2016 11 20 Jose Maza Fernandez Resenas Biograficas Parlamentarias historiapolitica bcn cl Retrieved 2016 11 20 Diplomatic postsPreceded byEelco van Kleffens President of the United Nations General Assembly1954 1955 Succeeded byRudecindo Ortega Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Maza Fernandez amp oldid 1152109141, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
