Rudecindo Ortega Mason

Rudecindo Ortega Mason (June 3, 1899 – October 10, 1962) was a Chilean politician who served as President of the United Nations General Assembly^[2] and Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations.^[3][4]

Rudecindo Ortega Mason
Ortega Mason in 1942
President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office 1956
Preceded by	José Maza Fernández
Succeeded by	Wan Waithayakon
Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations
In office 1953 (1953) – 1956 (1956)
President	Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Preceded by	Hernán Santa Cruz
Succeeded by	Roberto Aldunate León [es]
Senator of the Republic of Chile for the 8th Provincial Group, Biobío & Cautín
In office April 22, 1940 (1940-04-22) – 1949 (1949)[1]
Minister of Education
In office December 24, 1938 (1938-12-24) – February 1940 (1940-02)[1]
President	Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Preceded by	Guillermo Correa Fuenzalida [es]
Succeeded by	Juan Antonio Iribarren
Deputy of the Republic of Chile for the 21st Departmental Group
In office 1926 (1926) – 1938 (1938)[1]
Personal details
Born	Rudecindo Segundo Ortega Mason[1] (1899-06-03)June 3, 1899 Temuco, Chile
Died	October 10, 1962(1962-10-10) (aged 63) Santiago, Chile
Political party	Radical (until 1948) Partido Radical Doctrinario [es] (after 1948)
Occupation	Lawyer & politician

Personal life

He was born on June 3, 1899, and died on October 10, 1962.^[1]

Career

In 1923, he started teaching at Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera. He served as president on Commission for Education in Chamber of Deputies of Chile.^[5] He was Minister for Education during first Pedro Aguirre Cerda ministry.^[1]

In 1953, he was appointed as Chile's permanent ambassador to the United Nations by president Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. He presided over the Security Council. In addition, he held the presidency of the UN Commission on Human Rights. In 1956, he presided over the first and second special emergency sessions of the United Nations General Assembly.^[6]