Eduardo Clavel

Eduardo Jorge Clavel Amión (3 May 1910 – 14 September 1985) was a Chilean lawyer, civil servant, and politician. He served as Deputy for the 2nd Departamental Group (Tocopilla, El Loa, Antofagasta and Taltal) across four consecutive terms between 1957 and 1973.^[1]

Clavel was born in Santiago in 1910, the son of Víctor Clavel and María Amión. He studied at the Instituto Nacional. He married María Lavín Prado.

He began his career as an employee of the Anglo South American Bank, later joining the Caja de Previsión de Empleados Particulares in 1935, where he rose to become general manager. During his years in Antofagasta, he also served as president of the Sociedad Periodística del Norte and councillor of the Instituto de Fomento.

Clavel joined the Radical Party in 1935, serving as provincial president in Antofagasta (1950–1951), councillor of the provincial board, and delegate to the 1939 party convention. In 1971, he joined the Radical Left Party (PIR).

In the 1957 elections, he was elected Deputy for the 2nd Departamental Group (Tocopilla, El Loa, Antofagasta, Taltal) for the XLII Legislative Period. He was reelected in 1961, 1965, and 1969, serving continuously until 15 May 1973.

As Deputy, he sat on the Standing Committees on Government and Interior, Mining and Industries, and Economy and Commerce. He also participated in several special commissions, including those on nitrate (1961), the Development Plan of Iquique, and industrial enterprises such as El Melón. He chaired the Special Commission on parliamentary interventions in Banco del Estado credit concessions (1969–1970).

Clavel died in Santiago on 14 September 1985, aged 75.

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