Jorge Pereira Lyon
Jorge Pereira L. | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1933 – 15 May 1937 | |
| Constituency | 8th Departmental Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 December 1893 |
| Party | Conservative Party (later independent) |
| Spouse | Luz Correa Pereira |
| Profession | Businessperson |
Jorge Pereira Lyon (28 December 1893–?) was a Chilean businessman and politician. He served as a deputy representing the 8th Departmental Grouping during the 1933–1937 legislative period.[1]
Biography
Pereira Lyon was born in Valparaíso to Benjamín Pereira Eyzaguirre and Elena Lyon Amenábar. He married Luz Correa Pereira, with whom he had three children: Jorge, Luz and Benjamín.[1]
He studied at the Colegio San Ignacio and later at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Chile.[1]
He devoted himself to commercial and industrial activities, working in maritime export operations in San Antonio and as a shipping agent in Valparaíso. Together with Vicente Martínez, he operated under the business name Martínez y Pereira Ltda.[1]
He later served as general manager of the Viña Lontué winery.[1]
Political career
Pereira Lyon militated in the Conservative Party and later acted as an independent. He was elected Deputy for the 8th Departmental Grouping of Melipilla and Maipo for the 1933–1937 legislative period.[1]
During his term, he served on the Standing Committee on Development, which following a regulatory reform approved on 4 April 1933 was renamed the Standing Committee on Roads and Public Works.[1]
Outside parliament, he was among the founders of the Rotary Club of San Antonio and was one of its principal benefactors.[1]