Arturo Matte

Arturo Matte Larraín
Member of the Senate
In office
9 January 1951 – 15 May 1957
Preceded byArturo Alessandri Palma
Succeeded byJorge Alessandri Rodríguez
Constituency4th Provincial Group – Santiago
Minister of Finance
In office
1 September 1943 – 6 October 1944
PresidentJuan Antonio Ríos
Preceded byGuillermo del Pedregal Herrera
Succeeded bySantiago Labarca
Mayor of Buin
In office
1918–1923
Personal details
Born(1893-06-05)5 June 1893
Santiago, Chile
Died9 April 1980(1980-04-09) (aged 86)
Santiago, Chile
PartyLiberal Party
Spouse
Esther Alessandri Rodríguez
(m. 1918)
ChildrenSix, including Arturo Matte Alessandri and Ester Matte Alessandri
Parent(s)Domingo Matte Pérez
Javiera Larraín Bulnes
RelativesDomingo Matte Larraín (brother)
Luis Matte Larraín (brother)
Benjamín Matte Larraín (brother)
Arturo Alessandri Palma (father-in-law)
Rosa Ester Rodríguez Velasco (mother-in-law)
Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez (brother-in-law)
Máximo Pacheco Gómez (son-in-law)
Magdalena Matte (granddaughter)
Rosa Kornfeld Matte (granddaughter)
Alma materUniversity of Chile (LL.B.)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer, Businessman, Educator

Arturo Matte Larraín (5 June 1893 – 9 April 1980) was a Chilean lawyer, educator, businessman, and politician affiliated with the Liberal Party.

He served as Mayor of Buin (1918–1923), Minister of Finance (1943–1944) under President Juan Antonio Ríos, and Senator for Santiago (1951–1957).