Óscar Baeza
Óscar Baeza | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1937 – 15 May 1949 | |
| Constituency | 2nd Metropolitan District (Talagante) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1903 |
| Died | 28 January 1985 (aged 81) |
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| Spouse | Francisca Mercedes Carvacho Herrera |
| Occupation | Politician; Businessman |
Óscar Samuel Baeza Herrera (1 March 1903 – 28 January 1985) was a Chilean businessman in the clothing industry and a communist politician. He was the son of Samuel Baeza and Sofía Herrera Herrera, and married Francisca Mercedes Carvacho Herrera on 14 May 1927 in Santiago.[1]
Biography
Baeza studied at the Primary School of Molina and later at the Instituto Comercial of Santiago. He worked as a private employee for Felipe del Campo Castellano (1925–1926) before engaging in the clothing manufacturing industry, where he owned a company dedicated to producing garments for mining and agricultural labour.[1]
He was a founding member of the Socialist Party (1933–1939). He later joined the Communist Party (1939–1985), which operated legally under the name Partido Progresista Nacional during the 1940s.[1]
He was elected Deputy for the 2nd Metropolitan District (Talagante) for the 1937–1941 term, serving on the Permanent Committee on Internal Government.[1]
Re-elected for the 1941–1945 term, he served on the Permanent Committee on Economy and Commerce. He won a further term for 1945–1949, during which he joined the Permanent Committee on National Defense.[1]
Baeza was a member of the Association of Small Industrialists and served as councillor of both the Caja de Crédito Popular and the Caja Nacional de Empleados Públicos y Periodistas.[1]
Bibliography
- Valencia Avaria, Luis (1986). "Anales de la República: registros de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo" (in Spanish) (2.ª ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Andrés Bello.
- Urzúa Valenzuela, Germán (1992). "Historia Política de Chile y su Evolución Electoral desde 1810 a 1992" (in Spanish) (3.ª ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Jurídica de Chile.