Guillermo Barros Jaraquemada (17 December 1862 – 1943), also known politically as Barros Jara, was a Chilean lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Senate of Chile, as Minister of Finance, and three times as Minister of the Interior.
A member of the Liberal Party, Barros Jaraquemada held ministerial office under presidents Germán Riesco and Ramón Barros Luco and represented Santiago in the Senate from 1926 to 1938.
Early life and career Barros Jaraquemada was born in Santiago on 17 December 1862 to Demetrio Barros Valdés and Tránsito Jaraquemada. He studied at the Seminario de Santiago and the Instituto Nacional before studying law at the University of Chile. He qualified as a lawyer in 1885.
Political career A member of the Liberal Party, Barros Jaraquemada served as Minister of Finance in 1902 during the presidency of Germán Riesco. He returned to the Finance Ministry for a second term in 1904.
During the presidency of Ramón Barros Luco, Barros Jaraquemada served on three occasions as Minister of the Interior, first from 1912 to 1913, again from 1914 to 1915, and for a third time in 1915.
Barros Jaraquemada later served in the Senate, representing Santiago from 1926 to 1938. His parliamentary service encompassed the XXXV, XXXVI and XXXVII legislative periods of the National Congress.
Barros Jaraquemada died in 1943.
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