Enrique Baeza founded the Chilean Federations for boxing, cycling, fencing and water polo and was President of the Chilean Olympic Committee from 1934-36. He was a highly respected lawyer and politician, who entered the National Congress in 1912, serving until 1918 and again from 1924-26. In 1924 he was elected as Vice-President of the House of Parliament (Cámara Diputados). In 1926 he founded the Partido Liberal Democrático Aliancista. Towards the end of his political career he served briefly as Foreign Minister (Jan-Aug 1956). Baeza was co-opted onto the IOC in July 1948 but after not attending any of the first four Sessions of his tenure, he was de-commissioned in July 1952.
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