title: Ricardo Cruzat
text: # Ricardo Cruzat
  
  Ricardo Cruzat Hurtado (1845–1905) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. He was minister of foreign affairs (1891) under President Jose Manuel Balmaceda and minister of finance (1902–1903). He was a member of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies from 1894–1897.
  
  ## Political activities
  
  He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, contributing to their organization. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs, under the administration of President José Manuel Balmaceda (May 1891). Elected Deputy for La Serena, Coquimbo and Elqui (1894–1897), integrated in this period the Standing Committee of Constitution, Law and Justice . In 1902 he was director of Nitrate Company of Antofagasta and was appointed Minister of Finance (1902–1903).
  
  