Edmundo Villouta
Edmundo Villouta | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 2006 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Mario Venegas Cárdenas |
| Constituency | 20th District |
| Mayor of Angol | |
| In office 1960–1963 | |
| Preceded by | Víctor Villouta |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Bayo Veloso |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1926 |
| Died | 4 November 2020 (aged 94) |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party (DC) |
| Spouse | Elvira Carpinello |
| Children | Seven |
| Education | Escuela Nº1 de Angol |
| Occupation | Politician |
Edmundo Villouta Concha (17 November 1926 – 4 November 2020) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.[1][2]
Biography
He was born in Mulchén on 17 September 1926.[3] He was the son of Víctor Villouta Concha and Carmela Concha Cerda.[3] He married Elvira Carpinello Pozzoli and had seven children.[3]
He completed his primary education at Escuela No. 1 of Angol and his secondary education at the Liceo de Hombres of Angol.[3] Professionally, he was engaged in commercial activities.[3]
Political career
He began his political activities in 1958 after joining the Christian Democratic Party, serving as a local party leader and participating in the first presidential campaign of Eduardo Frei Montalva.[3]
In 1960 he was elected councilor (regidor) and later mayor of Angol, serving two terms in both positions.[3] He held various political and civic roles and, between 1974 and 1979, made his party’s headquarters in Angol available as a student residence, providing full board and lodging to more than 40 students without external assistance.[3]
For more than 20 years he was a member of the Mixed Wage Commission and the Conciliation and Arbitration Board of Malleco.[3] He was also active in sports leadership for over three decades, serving as president of the football club Malleco Unido and collaborating with numerous sports, social, and cultural organizations.[3]
He died on 4 November 2020 in Angol.[3]
References
- ^ "A los 94 años falleció el ex diputado demócrata cristiano Edmundo Villouta Concha". Radio Bío-Bío. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ "Falleció Edmundo Villouta, ex diputado y ex alcalde de Angol". Prensa Ciudadana. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Edmundo Villouta Concha". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2026.