Immanuel Holger

Immanuel Holger Torres was a Chilean soldier and politician.

Career

He served as Undersecretariat of the Chilean Navy between 1937 and 1938. During his tenure he passed the "cruise ship law".
Additionally, he served as minister of the Interior under the government of president Gabriel González Videla, in two terms: from August 2, 1947, to July 7, 1948, and from August 25, 1948, to February 27, 1950. He shut down the miners strikes in Lota in October 1947, declaring the provinces of Concepción and Arauco in a state of emergency. He was accused of a constitutional violation in November 1947, which was rejected by a wide majority in the Chamber of Deputies.
Later, he was head of the Naval Mission in Washington, D.C. and intendant of the province of Concepción.