Gerardo López Urbina
Gerardo López Urbina | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1 March 1939 – 15 May 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos A. Martínez |
| Constituency | 7th Departmental Grouping, First District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | |
| Party | Socialist Party of Chile |
| Profession | Shoemaker, technical instructor |
Gerardo López Urbina was a Chilean shoemaker, technical instructor and socialist politician who served as a deputy of the Republic during the late 1930s.[1]
Biography
López Urbina was born in Los Andes, the eldest of seven children of José María López Latapiat and Amelia Urbina Román. He married but had no children.[1]
By trade, he was a shoemaker. After retiring from political life, he returned to his profession and also worked as an instructor, teaching shoemaking at the School of Arts and Crafts.[1]
Political career
He participated in the founding of the Socialist Party of Chile in 1933.[1]
In a by-election, he was elected deputy to replace Carlos Alberto Martínez Martínez, who had accepted a ministerial appointment. López Urbina assumed office on 1 March 1939 as deputy for the 7th Departmental Grouping (Santiago, First District), serving until the end of the 1937–1941 legislative period.[1]
During his parliamentary service, he acted as a substitute member of the Standing Committees on Government Interior, Labor and Social Legislation, and Medical-Social Assistance and Hygiene. He also served as acting chair of the Standing Committee on Industries.[1]