Alfredo Hernández Barrientos
Alfredo Hernández Barrientos | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1953 – 15 May 1961 | |
| Constituency | 26th Departmental Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1912 |
| Died | 23 October 2012 (aged 100) |
| Party | Popular Socialist Party Socialist Party |
| Parent(s) | Ventura Hernández Rosario Barrientos |
| Occupation | Construction worker, Politician |
Alfredo Nicolás Hernández Barrientos (20 April 1912 – 23 October 2012) was a Chilean socialist politician and trade union leader.
He served as Deputy of the Republic for the 26th Departmental Grouping (Magallanes, Última Esperanza, and Tierra del Fuego) during the legislative periods 1953–1957 and 1957–1961.
Biography
Hernández was born in Ancud on 20 April 1912, the son of Ventura Hernández Vargas and Rosario Barrientos. He studied at the Public School of Ancud (1919–1925), later continuing his education in Punta Arenas and at the Liceo de Santiago (1954–1956).[1]
He worked as a construction laborer and later served as Director of *Hotelera del Estado*, a subsidiary of CORFO (*HONSA*), between 1970 and 1973.[1]
Political career
Hernández joined the Socialist Party of Chile in 1935 and became a prominent trade union leader in Punta Arenas, serving for 17 years as regional and sectional secretary of the Socialist Central Committee. He also presided over the presidential campaign of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo in Magallanes in 1952, representing the Popular Socialist Party (PSP).[1]
He was elected Deputy of the Republic for the 26th Departmental Grouping (Magallanes, Última Esperanza, and Tierra del Fuego) in the periods 1953–1957 and 1957–1961, representing first the PSP and then the Socialist Party of Chile.[1] During his terms, he served on the Permanent Commissions of Economy, Labor and Social Legislation, and later on the Commission of Public Works and Transportation.[1]
After his parliamentary career, he held various party posts, including Administrative Chief of the Socialist Party in Santiago (1961–1970) and head of the ex-parliamentarians’ brigade during the military dictatorship, where he coordinated underground activities.[1]
Honors
On 26 May 2012, the Chamber of Deputies of Chile honored Hernández for his century of life and his parliamentary service, in a ceremony presided over by Deputy Nicolás Monckeberg.[2]
Death
He died in Santiago on 23 October 2012, at the age of 100, due to complications from bronchopneumonia.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Parliamentary Biography: Alfredo Nicolás Hernández Barrientos". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Parliament's oldest member honored". Chamber of Deputies of Chile. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Former Socialist deputy Alfredo Hernández Barrientos dies". Radio Bío-Bío. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
Bibliography
- De Ramón, Armando (1999). Biografías de Chilenos: Miembros de los Poderes Ejecutivo, Legislativo y Judicial 1876–1973. Vol. 1. Santiago: Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile.