Emilio Lorenzini
Emilio Lorenzini | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1965 – 11 September 1973 | |
| Constituency | 12th Departmental Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 February 1924 |
| Died | 18 July 1979 (aged 55) |
| Party | |
| Spouse | Leticia Basso |
| Children | Four (including Pablo Lorenzini) |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (LL.B.) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Emilio Lorenzini Gratwohl (7 February 1924 – 18 July 1979) was a Chilean lawyer and politician, member first of the National Falange and later of the Christian Democratic Party.
He served as Deputy for the 12th Departmental Group (Talca, Lontué and Curepto) from 1965 to 1973.
Biography
He was the son of Emilio Lorenzini Viola and Blanca Gratwohl Valdivieso. He married Leticia Basso Basso, with whom he had four children, among them Deputy Pablo Lorenzini.
He studied at the Colegio San Ignacio in Santiago, the San Martín School of Curicó, and the Liceo Blanco Encalada of Talca. Later he entered the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he graduated as a lawyer in 1958. He advised housing committees and served as manager of the Molina Ltda. Consumers’ Cooperative.
As a student, he was a leader in the Federation of Students of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (FEUC), joining the National Falange in 1943. In 1957 he moved to the newly formed Christian Democratic Party. He was also a municipal councilor (regidor) of Molina in 1948.
In the 1965 elections he was elected Deputy for the 12th Departmental Group (Talca, Lontué and Curepto), being reelected in 1969. He sat on the Standing Committees on Public Works and Transport, and on Agriculture.
He died in Santiago on 18 July 1979.