Damián Uribe Cárdenas

Damián Uribe Cárdenas
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1941 – 15 May 1949
Constituency17th Departamental Group
Personal details
Born(1909-10-02)2 October 1909
Died15 February 1994(1994-02-15) (aged 84)
PartyCommunist Party
SpouseAlejandrina de Dios Reyes Figueroa
OccupationMiner; Trade union leader; Politician

Damián del Carmen Uribe Cárdenas (2 October 1909 – 15 February 1994) was a Chilean miner, trade union leader, and politician affiliated with the Communist Party.[1]

Biography

Born in Coronel to Manuel Uribe and Petronila Cárdenas, he married Alejandrina de Dios Reyes Figueroa in 1937.[1]

He worked as a coal miner in the mines of his hometown and became a prominent union leader. In 1939 he served as Secretary-General of the Federation of Mining Unions of Arauco.[1]

During the clandestine period of his party —when it operated under the name “National Progressive Party” due to a 1932 legal provision— he continued his political activism within the Communist movement.[1]

He was elected Deputy for the 17th Departamental Group, comprising Concepción, Talcahuano, Tomé, Yumbel and Coronel, for the legislative period 1941–1945, serving on the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Colonization.[1] Reelected for the period 1945–1949, he joined the Standing Committee on Economy and Commerce.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Reseña biográfica: Damián del Carmen Uribe Cárdenas". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 7 December 2025.