Luis Gardeweg
Luis Gardeweg | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 March 1933 – 15 May 1953 | |
| Constituency | 7th Departamental Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1897 Valparaíso, Chile |
| Died | 31 August 1985 (aged 87) Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Conservative Party (Chile) |
| Spouse(s) | Carmen Lacourt Melo |
| Occupation | Teacher, lawyer, politician |
Luis Arturo Gardeweg Villegas (10 November 1897 – 31 August 1985) was a Chilean teacher, lawyer, agricultural entrepreneur, and Conservative Party politician. He served as Deputy for the 7th Departamental Group (Puente Alto) for five consecutive legislative periods between 1933 and 1953.[1]
Biography
Gardeweg Villegas was born in Valparaíso on 10 November 1897, the son of Enrique Gardeweg Werra and Amalia Villegas Villegas.[1]
He studied at the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones of Valparaíso and later at the Pedagogical Institute of the University of Chile, graduating as Professor of History and Geography in 1919. He also pursued Law at the same university, receiving his degree in 1920 with the thesis “Comisión revisora de poderes: Ley de 8 de febrero de 1906”.[1]
He taught History at Liceo “Federico Hanssen” (1918–1920) and served as Rector of its Evening Section (1920–1925). He also taught Civic Education at the Universidad Popular “Juan Enrique Concha”.[1]
He engaged in agricultural activities in the provinces of O’Higgins and Llanquihue and served as president and manager of the agricultural and forestry company Purranque S.A.[1]
He married Carmen Lacourt Melo in 1938; among their children were Germán Gardeweg (Undersecretary of the Interior, 1983) and journalist Carmen Gardeweg.[1]
Political career
A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Councillor (Regidor) of the Municipality of Providencia between 1930 and 1933.[1]
He was elected Deputy for the 7th Departamental Group (3rd Metropolitan District, Puente Alto) for the 1933–1937 legislative period, serving on the Standing Committee on Education.[1]
He was reelected for the 1937–1941 term (Committee on Constitution, Legislation and Justice), and later for the periods 1941–1945, 1945–1949 and 1949–1953, serving on the Committees on Finance, Interior Government, and Constitution, Legislation and Justice.[1]
References
Further reading
- Castillo Infante, Fernando (1996). Diccionario Histórico y Biográfico de Chile (6th ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Zig-Zag. Search this book on
- De Ramón, Armando (1999). Biografías de Chilenos: Miembros de los Poderes Ejecutivos, Legislativo y Judicial (2nd ed.). Santiago, Chile: Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile. Search this book on
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- 1897 births
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- University of Chile alumni
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
- Conservative Party (Chile) politicians
- Deputies of the XXXVII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
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