Orlando Cantuarias
Orlando Cantuarias | |
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| Minister of Housing and Urbanism | |
| In office 28 January 1972 – 17 June 1972 | |
| President | Salvador Allende |
| Preceded by | Julio Benítez Castillo |
| Succeeded by | Luis Matte Valdés |
| Minister of Mining | |
| In office 3 November 1970 – 28 January 1972 | |
| President | Salvador Allende |
| Preceded by | Alejandro Hales |
| Succeeded by | Mauricio Jungk |
| Minister of Public Health | |
| In office 24 April 1971 – 18 May 1971 | |
| President | Salvador Allende |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1929 |
| Died | 6 November 2014 (aged 84) |
| Resting place | Parque del Recuerdo |
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| Spouse | María Costa Rivers (m. 1960) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Orlando Cantuarias Valdivieso Cristina Zepeda Olivares |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Gustavo Orlando Octaviano Cantuarias Zepeda (18 December 1929 – 6 November 2014) was a Chilean lawyer and politician, member of the Radical Party of Chile (PR) and later of the Social Democrat Radical Party (PRSD). He served as Minister of Mining and later as Minister of Housing and Urbanism under President Salvador Allende.
He also briefly held the portfolio of Public Health as acting minister. He is especially remembered for his role in the nationalization of copper in 1971.