Efraín Urrutia

Efraín Urrutia
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1933 – 15 May 1937
Constituency6th Departamental Grouping
Personal details
Born(1890-01-01)1 January 1890
Died11 September 1974(1974-09-11) (aged 84)
PartyRadical Party
SpouseMarta Gabriela Ferrada Amigo
EducationEscuela Normal de Chillán

José Efraín Urrutia Campos (1 January 1890 – 11 September 1974) was a Chilean educator, agricultural producer and politician of the Radical Party. He served as a deputy for the Sixth Departamental Grouping during the 1933–1937 legislative period.[1]

Biography

Urrutia was born in Parral on 1 January 1890, the son of José Urrutia Gatica and Zoraida del Carmen Campos Fuentes. He married Marta Gabriela Ferrada Amigo on 14 November 1942; the couple had six children.[1]

He studied at the Liceo de Concepción and later at the Escuela Normal de Chillán, qualifying as a primary school teacher (profesor normalista) in 1910. He worked as a teacher at the Liceo de Hombres of Viña del Mar.[1]

Alongside his teaching career, he was engaged in agricultural activities, operating the “San Francisco” estate in Parral, and was also involved in livestock commerce. He was a Freemason and a member of the Abasto Guild of Viña del Mar.[1]

Political career

A member of the Radical Party, Urrutia Campos served on the party’s Central Board. He was elected councilor (regidor) of the Municipality of Viña del Mar for the 1924–1927 term.[1]

In the parliamentary elections, he was elected deputy for the Sixth Departamental Grouping (Quillota and Valparaíso), serving during the 1933–1937 legislative period. In the Chamber of Deputies, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Public Education.[1]

He died on 11 September 1974.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Efraín Urrutia – Parliamentary Biography". Library of the National Congress of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2026.