Mario Hurtado
Mario Hurtado | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1969 – 15 May 1973 | |
| Constituency | 23rd Departamental Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1924 Osorno, Chile |
| Died | 7 May 2012 (aged 87) Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Teacher |
Mario Hurtado Chacón (1924–2012) was a Chilean teacher and politician. He was a member of the Radical Party and later the Social Democrat Radical Party.
He served as Deputy for the 23rd Departamental Group during the XLVI Legislative Period (1969–1973).[1]
Biography
Hurtado was born in Osorno on 30 September 1924. He completed his primary education at the Escuela Superior N°1 of Osorno and attended the Liceo de Hombres of Osorno between 1937 and 1942. He later entered the Escuela Normal Superior, graduating as a primary school teacher in 1945.[1]
As a teacher, he held leadership roles as president of the Unión de Profesores de Osorno and of the Federación de Educadores. He also served as director of the Empresa Eléctrica de Aysén. During his exile in Sweden, he studied business economics.[1]
Political career
Hurtado joined the Radical Party, where he held positions such as president of the local and provincial youth organizations in Osorno and member of the executive committee.
In the 1969 parliamentary elections, he was elected Deputy for the 23rd Departamental Group (Osorno and Río Negro). He served until the end of his term on 15 May 1973.[1]
After the 1973 coup d'état, he went into exile in Sweden, where he lived for fourteen years. Upon his return to Chile, he joined the Social Democrat Radical Party, becoming secretary general of the Chamber of Former Radical Parliamentarians.
He died in Santiago on 7 May 2012 due to heart failure.[1]
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