Roberto Wachholtz

Roberto Wachholtz Araya
Roberto Wachholtz Araya as senator
Member of the Senate
In office
11 March 1959 – 15 May 1965
Preceded byJorge Alessandri Rodríguez
Constituency4th Provincial Group, Santiago
Minister of Finance
In office
3 November 1946 – 10 January 1947
PresidentGabriel González Videla
Preceded byArturo Maschke
Succeeded byGermán Picó Cañas
In office
24 December 1938 – 26 December 1939
PresidentPedro Aguirre Cerda
Preceded byFrancisco Garcés Gana
Succeeded byPedro E. Alfonso
Minister of Economy and Commerce
In office
3 November 1946 – 10 January 1947
PresidentGabriel González Videla
Preceded byÓscar Gajardo Villarroel
Succeeded byLuis Bossay
Personal details
Born(1899-07-19)19 July 1899
Tacna, Chile (today Peru)
Died21 May 1980(1980-05-21) (aged 80)
PartyRadical Party
SpouseSenta Buchholtz Kern
Children7
Parent(s)Máximo Wachholtz and Elvira Araya
RelativesJorge Wachholtz (brother)
Alma materUniversity of Chile
ProfessionCivil engineer and politician

Francisco Alejandro Roberto Wachholtz Araya (19 July 1899 – 21 May 1980) was a Chilean civil engineer and politician, member of the Radical Party of Chile. He served as Minister of Finance under Presidents Pedro Aguirre Cerda and Gabriel González Videla, and later as Senator of the Republic for Santiago between 1959 and 1965.