Alfredo Astudillo

Alfredo Astudillo
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1941 – 15 May 1945
Constituency2nd Departmental Group
Personal details
Born(1909-12-25)25 December 1909
Tocopilla, Chile
Died31 July 1970(1970-07-31) (aged 60)
Santiago, Chile
PartyCommunist Party
OccupationNitrate worker; Miner; Trade union leader

Alfredo Astudillo Sieman (25 December 1909 – 31 July 1970) was a Chilean nitrate worker, miner and trade union leader who became a politician for the Communist Party of Chile.[1]

He served as a Deputy during the XXXIX Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile (1941–1945), representing the 2nd Departmental Group: Antofagasta, Tocopilla, El Loa and Taltal. He sat on the Standing Committees on Government and Interior, and on Industries.[1]

Early life and union career

Astudillo worked from a young age in the nitrate fields, as a loader in Tocopilla, and later as a miner in the Toldo de Gatico mine. He became a leader of the miners' union and subsequently of the National Mining Federation.[1]

He joined the Communist Party in 1930 and soon became secretary of the Tocopilla Local Committee (1932).[1]

Political career

Astudillo was elected Deputy for the 2nd Departmental Group in 1941, serving until 1945. During his tenure he participated in the Standing Committees on Government and Interior, and on Industries.[1]

After leaving Congress, he worked as a merchant in the Aconcagua region. By 1970 he was a leader of the Northern Regional Committee of the Communist Party in Santiago and served on the Commission of Control and Cadres.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Alfredo Astudillo Sieman – BCN". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 8 December 2025.