Arturo Bianchi Gundián

• Name — Arturo Bianchi • Born — 18 November 1897 • Birthplace — Santiago, Chile • Died — 1946 • Place of death — Santiago, Chile • Office — Minister of Development of Chile • Term Start — 24 December 1938 • Term End — 28 September 1939 • President — Pedro Aguirre Cerda • Predecessor — Ricardo Bascuñán • Successor — Oscar Schnake • Spouse — Lucía Castro • Party — Socialist Party • Occupation — Architect • Education — University of Chile • Relatives — Manuel Bianchi Gundián (brother)

He was the son of Ernesto Bianchi Tupper, who served as Intendant of Colchagua and as a justice of the Santiago Court of Appeals, and Laura Gundián Sierralta. He studied architecture at the University of Chile, where he served as president of the architecture student association and vice president of the Federation of Students (FECh) in 1919. He married Lucía Castro Montt.

He joined the Socialist Order group, founded in 1931, becoming one of its principal leaders. He participated in the founding of the Socialist Party of Chile (PS) in 1933, serving on its Central Committee for several terms. He served as Minister of Development ―the predecessor of the Minister of Public Works― in the government of Radical president Pedro Aguirre Cerda from 24 December 1938 to 28 September 1939. In 1942, he became the first vice president of the newly established College of Architects of Chile.