Jorge Rogers Sotomayor
Jorge Rogers Sotomayor | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1949 – 15 May 1953 | |
| Constituency | 1st Departmental Group |
| In office 15 May 1945 – 15 May 1949 | |
| Constituency | 25th Departmental Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1910 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 7 December 1997 (aged 87) Santiago, Chile |
| Party | Conservative Party National Falange Christian Democratic Party |
| Spouse | María Errázuriz Subercaseaux |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Occupation | Lawyer and politician |
Jorge Rogers Sotomayor (1 August 1910 – 7 December 1997) was a Chilean lawyer and politician who served two terms in the Chamber of Deputies.[1]
Biography
He was born in Santiago to Jorge Rogers Palma and María Sotomayor Lemoine.[1] He married María Errázuriz Subercaseaux on 26 March 1960, with whom he had six children.[1]
He studied at Colegio San Ignacio and later at the Faculty of Law of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, graduating as a lawyer on 12 November 1937 with the thesis Los acreedores ante el contrato de seguro.[1]
Professional career
Rogers worked in diverse public and private roles. He served as an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Tacna and Arica Section (1928), as legal adviser to the Valparaíso Fire Insurance Association (1939–1945), and as head of the Agricultural Economics Seminar at the University of Chile’s School of Agronomy (1953).[1]
He was a lawyer for the State Railways Company of Chile and a councillor of the Chilean Development Corporation (CORFO). Later in his life, he worked in the judiciary as notary and secretary of the Petorca Court (1982) and as notary in Rengo from 1 April 1986.[1]
Political career
He first joined the Conservative Party, later the National Falange, and finally the Christian Democratic Party after its formation.[1]
He was elected Deputy for the 25th Departmental Group (Ancud, Castro, Quinchao) for the 1945–1949 term, serving as substitute member of the Committees on Constitution, Legislation and Justice; Finance; Labor and Social Legislation; and Industry.[1]
He was reelected for the 1949–1953 term, this time representing the 1st Departmental Group (Iquique, Arica, Pisagua). During this period he served as substitute member of the Committees on Constitution, Legislation and Justice; Public Works and Transportation; and Interior Police and Regulations. He also served as full member of the Finance Committee.[1]
He died in Santiago on 7 December 1997.[1]