Carlos Briones

Carlos Briones
Minister of the Interior
In office
July 1973 – 9 August 1973
PresidentSalvador Allende
Preceded byCarlos Prats
Succeeded byOrlando Letelier
In office
27 August 1973 – 11 September 1973
Preceded byOrlando Letelier
Succeeded byÓscar Bonilla
Secretary-General of the Socialist Party of Chile
In office
1985–1986
Personal details
Born(1914-06-09)9 June 1914
Died19 January 2000(2000-01-19) (aged 85)
PartySocialist Party of Chile
SpouseHildegard Krassa
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Chile
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Carlos Octavio Briones Olivos (9 June 1914 – 19 January 2000) was a Chilean lawyer and politician, member of the Socialist Party of Chile (PS), of which he served as secretary general between 1985 and 1986. He twice served as Minister of the Interior in 1973 during the final months of President Salvador Allende’s government.