Óscar Naranjo Jara

Óscar Alfredo Naranjo Jara (3 April 1905 – 18 December 1963) was a Chilean teacher and socialist politician who served as Deputy for Curicó and Mataquito during the 1953–1957 and 1961–1963 terms.

He was born in Rancagua to Ricardo Naranjo Vergara and Isolina Jara. He studied at the Liceo de Hombres de Rancagua and later entered the Pedagogical Institute of the Universidad de Chile, graduating as a teacher of Biology and Chemistry.^[1]

He worked as professor at the Liceo de Hombres de Curicó, where he founded the school's first chemistry laboratory. He also taught at Liceo Nº 8 of Santiago and helped establish both the public library and the night high school of Curicó.

He married Ema Arias Ortega on 28 February 1929, with whom he had two children, including future deputy Óscar Naranjo Arias. In 1962 he married Rosa María Molina Pavez.^[1]

Naranjo joined the Socialist Party in 1933 and was one of its founders in Curicó. He served as councilman (1943–1946) and then as Mayor of Curicó (1947–1950).

He was elected Deputy for the 11th Departamental Group (Curicó and Mataquito) for the 1953–1957 term, serving on the Public Education Committee. Re-elected for the 1961–1965 term, he served on the Education and National Defense Committees.^[1]

He died in office on 18 December 1963 due to hepatic colic. His replacement, his son Óscar Naranjo Arias, won the seat in the famous complementary election known as the Naranjazo.