He was born in Santiago, the son of Benjamín Montero and of Eugenia Rodríguez. Juan Esteban Montero studied at the colegio de San Ignacio and at the Universidad de Chile. He graduated as a lawyer on September 16, 1901, and soon after became professor of civil and Roman law at his alma mater. He also worked as a government lawyer and in private practice. He married Graciela Fehrman Martínez, with whom he had four children: Juan Esteban, Pedro, Benjamín and Carmen.
Montero's first incursion in politics was in 1931, when President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo named him Minister of the Interior and Social Welfare. After the resignation of president Ibáñez on July 26, 1931 he reluctantly agreed to serve in similar position to Ibáñez's successor, Pedro Opazo; just to find himself promoted to president the very next day, after Opazo's resignation. Montero, as a way out of the political impasse, immediately called for presidential elections. In the meanwhile he assumed as vice president.
Very soon after, Montero accepted the presidential nomination of the Radical Party, and in order to qualify, he resigned his vicepresidency on August 20, 1931. The position was assumed by Manuel Trucco. The Trucco administration was only supposed to be a caretaker one, keeping order in the country until the presidential elections. Nonetheless it was faced with very difficult moments such as the Sailors' mutiny in the navy, caused by the reduction of the salaries of the enlisted men (September 1–5, 1931), which was controlled only after an aerial bombing of the fleet and presaged difficult times ahead.
Supported by the Liberals and Conservatives as well as the Radicals, Juan Esteban Montero was the clear winner of the presidential elections, obtaining almost 64% of the popular vote, defeating leftist José Santos Salas, a protégé of former President Carlos Ibáñez. He took over on November 15, in the midst of a political and economic chaos that resulted from the market crash of 1929. His program called for the implementation of an austerity program that involved the reduction of public expenditures and public salaries, a downsizing of the public administration and an increase of the foreign debt. Notwithstanding these harsh measures, the depreciation of the currency continued, and inflation soared while the Central Bank reserves were at an all-time low. This economic program only managed to cause widespread discontent, while in no way improving the economy, and in turn led to his downfall.
On June 4, 1932, colonel Marmaduke Grove staged a coup d'état by taking over the Air Force base of El Bosque, in Santiago, and demanding the resignation of President Montero. Montero refused to call on the army to put down the coup, and instead chose to resign. That same night, the victorious revolutionaries organized a Government Junta composed of retired General Arturo Puga, Eugenio Matte and Carlos Dávila, with colonel Grove as their minister of Defense. After this episode, Montero retired completely from politics, and went back to private practice and business. He died in Santiago, on February 25, 1948, at the age of 69.
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Montero and the second or maternal family name is Rodriguez Juan Esteban Montero Rodriguez February 12 1879 February 25 1948 was a Chilean political figure He served twice as president of Chile between 1931 and 1932 His ExcellencyJuan Esteban MonteroOMCh20th President of ChileIn office December 4 1931 June 4 1932Succeeded byArturo PugaActing President of ChileIn office November 15 1931 December 15 1931Preceded byManuel TruccoIn office July 27 1931 August 20 1931Preceded byPedro OpasoSucceeded byManuel TruccoPersonal detailsBorn 1879 02 12 February 12 1879Santiago ChileDiedFebruary 25 1948 1948 02 25 aged 69 Santiago ChilePolitical partyRadicalSpouseGraciela Fehrman MartinezChildrenJuan EstebanPedroBenjaminCarmenAlma materUniversity of ChileOccupationLawyer Contents 1 Early life 2 Presidency 3 See also 4 External linksEarly life EditHe was born in Santiago the son of Benjamin Montero and of Eugenia Rodriguez Juan Esteban Montero studied at the colegio de San Ignacio and at the Universidad de Chile He graduated as a lawyer on September 16 1901 and soon after became professor of civil and Roman law at his alma mater He also worked as a government lawyer and in private practice He married Graciela Fehrman Martinez with whom he had four children Juan Esteban Pedro Benjamin and Carmen Presidency EditMain article 1931 Chilean presidential election Montero s first incursion in politics was in 1931 when President Carlos Ibanez del Campo named him Minister of the Interior and Social Welfare After the resignation of president Ibanez on July 26 1931 he reluctantly agreed to serve in similar position to Ibanez s successor Pedro Opazo just to find himself promoted to president the very next day after Opazo s resignation Montero as a way out of the political impasse immediately called for presidential elections In the meanwhile he assumed as vice president Very soon after Montero accepted the presidential nomination of the Radical Party and in order to qualify he resigned his vicepresidency on August 20 1931 The position was assumed by Manuel Trucco The Trucco administration was only supposed to be a caretaker one keeping order in the country until the presidential elections Nonetheless it was faced with very difficult moments such as the Sailors mutiny in the navy caused by the reduction of the salaries of the enlisted men September 1 5 1931 which was controlled only after an aerial bombing of the fleet and presaged difficult times ahead Supported by the Liberals and Conservatives as well as the Radicals Juan Esteban Montero was the clear winner of the presidential elections obtaining almost 64 of the popular vote defeating leftist Jose Santos Salas a protege of former President Carlos Ibanez He took over on November 15 in the midst of a political and economic chaos that resulted from the market crash of 1929 His program called for the implementation of an austerity program that involved the reduction of public expenditures and public salaries a downsizing of the public administration and an increase of the foreign debt Notwithstanding these harsh measures the depreciation of the currency continued and inflation soared while the Central Bank reserves were at an all time low This economic program only managed to cause widespread discontent while in no way improving the economy and in turn led to his downfall On June 4 1932 colonel Marmaduke Grove staged a coup d etat by taking over the Air Force base of El Bosque in Santiago and demanding the resignation of President Montero Montero refused to call on the army to put down the coup and instead chose to resign That same night the victorious revolutionaries organized a Government Junta composed of retired General Arturo Puga Eugenio Matte and Carlos Davila with colonel Grove as their minister of Defense After this episode Montero retired completely from politics and went back to private practice and business He died in Santiago on February 25 1948 at the age of 69 See also EditHistory of Chile Norte Grande insurrection Government Junta of Chile 1932 Socialist Republic of Chile List of Chilean coups d etatExternal links EditComplete biography in Spanish Biography in Spanish Short biography Archived 2007 07 04 at the Wayback Machine in Spanish Political officesPreceded byCarlos Frodden Minister of the Interior and Social Welfare1931 Succeeded byMiguel LetelierPreceded byCarlos Frodden Minister of the Interior1931 Succeeded byLuis GutierrezPreceded byPedro Opazo President of Chile1931 Succeeded byManuel TruccoPreceded byManuel Trucco President of Chile1931 1932 Succeeded byArturo Puga Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Juan Esteban Montero amp oldid 1148819884, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
