Alfonso Urrejola
Alfonso Urrejola Arrau | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 21 May 1949 – 15 May 1953 | |
| Constituency | 17th Departmental Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 December 1908 |
| Died | 7 September 1996 (aged 87) |
| Party |
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| Spouse |
Carmen del Río Martínez
(m. 1938) |
| Alma mater | University of Concepción |
| Profession | |
Alfonso Urrejola Arrau (4 December 1908 – 7 September 1996) was a Chilean lawyer, academic and parliamentarian.
He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies during the XLVI Legislative Period (1949–1953), representing the 17th Departmental Group of Concepción, Talcahuano, Tomé, Yumbel and Coronel.[1]
Biography
Urrejola Arrau was born in Santiago on 4 December 1908, the son of Alfonso Urrejola Mulgrew and Eduvigis Arrau Martínez.[1]
He married Carmen del Río Martínez on 24 July 1938; the couple had three children.[1]
Education and academic career
He studied at the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones in Concepción and later at the Faculty of Law of the University of Concepción, qualifying as a lawyer in 1934. His undergraduate thesis was titled Del abordaje marítimo.[1]
After qualifying, he practiced law and served as a professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Concepción, teaching History of Law and Public Law Seminar courses. He also collaborated as a columnist for the newspaper La Patria of Concepción.[1]
Political career
Urrejola Arrau joined the Conservative Party in 1924, later becoming president of the party in Concepción and a member of its General Board. In 1949, he joined the Social Christian Party, and subsequently the Christian Democratic Party in 1957.[1]
He was elected regidor of the Municipality of Concepción for the periods 1941–1944 and 1944–1945, and again in 1971. He served as mayor between 1972 and 1975.[1]
He was appointed Intendant of the province of Concepción, serving from 4 November 1964 until his resignation on 30 October 1970.[1]
Elected Deputy for the 17th Departmental Group for the 1949–1953 parliamentary term, he served on the Standing Committee on Public Education, and as a replacement member of the Standing Committees on Constitution, Legislation and Justice, and Medical-Social Assistance and Hygiene.[1]
Death
Alfonso Urrejola Arrau died in Santiago on 7 September 1996.[1]