Carlos Rosales Gutiérrez
Carlos Rosales Gutiérrez | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1961 – 15 May 1969 | |
| Constituency | 9th Departmental District |
| In office 15 May 1945 – 15 May 1949 | |
| In office 29 November 1939 – 15 May 1941 | |
| Constituency | 17th Departmental District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1909 Lontué, Chile |
| Died | 4 June 1997 (aged 88) Santiago, Chile |
| Party | Socialist Party of Chile Communist Party of Chile |
| Spouse(s) | Sulema Valverde Delgado Olga Vera Cruz |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Guillermo Rosales Rojas Belarmina Gutiérrez Varas |
| Occupation | Teacher, Politician |
| Profession | Schoolteacher |
Carlos Arturo Rosales Gutiérrez (15 January 1909 – 4 June 1997) was a Chilean teacher and politician. Initially a member of the Socialist Party of Chile, he later joined the Communist Party of Chile.
He served as deputy for the 9th Departmental District (Rancagua, Cachapoal, Caupolicán and San Vicente) and the 17th Departmental District (Concepción, Tomé, Talcahuano, Yumbel and Coronel) in various terms, from 1939 to 1969.[1]
Biography
Rosales was born in Villa Prat, Lontué, on 15 January 1909, the son of Guillermo Rosales Rojas and Belarmina Gutiérrez Varas.[1]
On 20 March 1940, he married Sulema Valverde Delgado, with whom he had three children. Later, on 20 March 1987, he married Olga Vera Cruz.[1]
He studied at the Escuela Normal, graduating as a teacher in 1927. After graduation, he taught at a school in Coronel, from which he was dismissed after being elected as a municipal councilor.[1]
He began his political career in 1933 when he joined the Socialist Party of Chile. Later, he resigned and joined the Communist Party of Chile. He founded the newspaper El Obrero.[1]
In 1939, he was elected deputy for the 17th Departmental District (Concepción, Tomé, Talcahuano, Yumbel and Coronel), serving until 1941. He replaced Rolando Merino Reyes, who had been appointed minister, after winning the 28 September 1939 by-election against Miguel Chamorro Araya of the Alianza Popular Libertadora. He took office on 29 November 1939, and served as an alternate deputy on the Permanent Commission of National Defense.[1]
In 1945, he was elected deputy for the 9th Departmental District (Rancagua, Caupolicán, San Vicente and Cachapoal) for the 1945–1949 term. He served on the Permanent Commissions of Government and Interior, Foreign Relations, Public Education, Labor and Social Legislation, and Constitution, Legislation and Justice.[1]
In 1961, he was again elected deputy for the 9th Departmental District (1961–1965). He served on the Permanent Commission of Public Health and Hygiene, and was alternate deputy on the Commission of Government and Interior.[1]
He was re-elected in 1965 for the same district (1965–1969), serving on the Permanent Commission of Agriculture.[1]
Rosales died in Santiago on 4 June 1997.[1]