Enrique Aguirre Pinto

Enrique Aguirre Pinto
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1933 – 15 May 1937
Constituency6th Departamental Grouping
Personal details
Born
PartyRadical Party
SpouseBlanca García

Enrique Aguirre Pinto (4 April 1888 – ?) was a Chilean mining engineer, banker and politician. A member of the Radical Party, he served as a deputy during the 1933–1937 legislative period.[1]

Biography

Aguirre Pinto was born in Copiapó on 4 April 1888, the son of Enrique Aguirre Romero and Carmen Pinto. He married Blanca García, with whom he had two children, Renato and Marcela.[1]

He completed his secondary education at the Liceo de Hombres of Copiapó and pursued professional studies at the Escuela de Minas of the same city, qualifying as a mining engineer after passing the examination before the Ministry of Industry, as required by law at the time.[1]

He worked as an employee at the Mineral del Inca and in various mines in the Copiapó area. He later pursued a long career in banking, working for over twenty-three years at the Banco Sudamericano, both in the Copiapó and Valparaíso branches.[1]

Political career

Aguirre Pinto was active in the Radical Party, holding various positions within party assemblies in the Atacama region.[1]

He was elected deputy for the 6th Departamental Grouping for the 1933–1937 legislative period. During his tenure in the Chamber of Deputies, he served on the Standing Committee on Industries.[1]

Beyond parliament, he served as director of the Caja Nacional de Ahorros and as president of the Distribuidora de Industrias Caseras S.A. Comercial. He was also a member for twenty-three years of the Neighborhood Council (Junta de Vecinos) of Viña del Mar.[1]

References

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