Luis Romaní
Luis Romaní | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1953 – 15 May 1961 | |
| Constituency | 6th Departmental Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1909 Valparaíso, Chile |
| Died | 12 March 1997 (aged 87) Viña del Mar, Chile |
| Political party | Traditionalist Conservative Party United Conservative Party |
| Spouse(s) | Paula Duhart |
| Parents | Manuel Romaní Sara Valenzuela |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Luis Hernán Romaní Valenzuela (5 June 1909 – 12 March 1997) was a Chilean lawyer and politician affiliated with the Traditionalist Conservative Party and later the United Conservative Party.
He served as Deputy of the Republic for the 6th Departmental Grouping – Valparaíso and Quillota – during the legislative periods 1953–1957 and 1957–1961.
Biography
Luis Romaní was born in Valparaíso on 5 June 1909, the son of Manuel Romaní Martínez and Sara Valenzuela. He married Paula María Antonieta Duhart Ibarrart in Viña del Mar on 21 December 1953.[1]
He studied at the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones, where he also took the institution's law courses. He graduated as a lawyer on 7 September 1933, defending a thesis entitled “Judicial Settlement and the Rehabilitation of the Bankrupt.”
Romaní began his career as Bankruptcy Trustee (Síndico de Quiebras) in Talca between 1933 and 1937, and served as attorney for the National Bankruptcy Trustee's Office from 1929 to 1953. He was also legal advisor to the National Merchant Marine Pension Fund and to the Cooperative La Valparaíso (Bank of Social Credit). Between 1947 and 1956, he acted as counsel for the Compañía de Desagües de Valparaíso y Viña del Mar.
Political career
He joined the Traditionalist Conservative Party and later the United Conservative Party, serving as party president in Viña del Mar and member of its National Executive Board.
He was councilman (regidor) for the Municipality of Viña del Mar for four consecutive terms between 1938 and 1950. As municipal delegate, he attended the First Congress of Municipalities held in Havana in 1938 and the Second Congress in Chile.
Elected Deputy for the 6th Departmental Grouping of Valparaíso and Quillota, he served during the legislative periods 1953–1957 and 1957–1961. He sat on the Permanent Commissions of Government Interior, Industry, and Ports, and later on the Commission of National Defense.
Professional and civic activities
Romaní was an active member of the Bar Association, the Club de Viña, and the Club de Valparaíso, serving as president of the latter from 1938 onward.[2]
He died in Viña del Mar on 12 March 1997.
References
- ↑ "Parliamentary Biography: Luis Hernán Romaní Valenzuela". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ↑ "Luis Hernán Romaní Valenzuela". Anales.cl. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
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- 1909 births
- 1997 deaths
- People from Valparaíso
- University of Chile alumni
- Traditionalist Conservative Party politicians
- United Conservative Party (Chile) politicians
- Deputies of the XLII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
- Deputies of the XLIII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
- 20th-century Chilean lawyers
