Alberto Edwards

Luis Alberto Edwards Vives was a Chilean historian, nationalist politician and lawyer. He was a member of the influential Edwards family. His most famous work was La fronda aristocrática en Chile. This analyzed the history of Chile in the 19th century as a conflict between the authoritarian state and the aristocracy.

Politician

Edwards was member of the National (Montt-Varist) Party, and its deputy from 1909 to 1912 representing Valparaíso and Casablanca. In 1915 he founded the Nationalist Party along with Francisco Antonio Encina and Guillermo Subercaseaux.
Edwards served as a Minister of Finance in the presidency of Emiliano Figueroa Larraín from November 1926 to February 1927. During the government of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, a proto-fascist president, he headed several Ministries: Education from October 1930 to April 1931; Foreign Affairs in July 1931; and Justice in late 1931.