Carlos Cerda Aguilera

Carlos Cerda Aguilera
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1961 – 15 May 1969
Constituency15th Departmental Group
Mayor of San Carlos
In office
1971–1973
Personal details
Born(1919-02-12)12 February 1919
Died23 April 2014(2014-04-23) (aged 95)
PartyChristian Democratic Party
ProfessionPolitician

Carlos Orlando Cerda Aguilera (12 February 1919 – 23 April 2014) was a Chilean politician from the Christian Democratic Party.[1]

Biography

Cerda worked for the Social Security Service in Rancagua between 1933 and 1934.[1]

He joined the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) in its early years.[1] In 1956 he was elected councillor (regidor) of San Carlos for the 1956–1957 term.[1]

In the 1961 elections, he was elected deputy for the 15th Departmental Group (Itata and San Carlos) for the 1961–1965 term. He sat on the Permanent Commission on Roads and Public Works and served as an alternate member of the Permanent Commission on National Defense.[1]

He was re-elected in 1965 for the 1965–1969 term, this time joining the Permanent Commission on National Defense. From 1969 he was also a member of the Christian Democratic parliamentary committee.[1]

In 1971, Cerda was elected mayor of San Carlos, serving until 1973.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Reseña biográfica parlamentaria: Carlos Orlando Cerda Aguilera". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 21 September 2025.