Carlos Balmaceda Saavedra (April 8, 1879, Santiago, Chile – August 21, 1958) was a Chilean agricultural engineer, businessman and politician, member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

[1][2] He served as a congressman during the 1900s and 1910s, as well as Minister of State under the governments of Presidents Pedro Montt, Carlos Ibáñez del Campo and Juan Esteban Montero.

[1] Born in Santiago de Chile on April 8, 1879, son of José María Balmaceda Fernández [es] and Amelia Saavedra Rivera, he was the nephew of President José Manuel Balmaceda.

[1] He attended primary and secondary school at the Colegio Inglés and the Instituto Nacional.

From November 15, 1931, to June 4, 1932, he once again held the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.