Carlos Rosales Gutiérrez

Carlos Rosales Gutiérrez
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1961 – 15 May 1969
Constituency9th Departmental District
In office
15 May 1945 – 15 May 1949
In office
29 November 1939 – 15 May 1941
Constituency17th Departmental District
Personal details
Born(1909-01-15)15 January 1909
Lontué, Chile
Died4 June 1997(1997-06-04) (aged 88)
Santiago, Chile
PartySocialist Party of Chile
Communist Party of Chile
Spouse(s)Sulema Valverde Delgado
Olga Vera Cruz
Children3
Parent(s)Guillermo Rosales Rojas
Belarmina Gutiérrez Varas
OccupationTeacher, Politician
ProfessionSchoolteacher

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Reseña Biográfica Parlamentaria: Carlos Arturo Rosales Gutiérrez". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 22 September 2025.