José Núñez Malhue

José Núñez Malhue
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1973 – 11 September 1973
Succeeded by1973 Chilean coup d'état
Constituency8th Departamental Group
In office
15 May 1969 – 15 May 1973
Constituency7th Departamental Group
Personal details
Born (1937-03-01) 1 March 1937
PartySocialist Party
Alma materUniversity of Chile
OccupationSanitary inspector, construction worker, merchant, politician

José Matías Núñez Malhue (born 1 March 1937) is a Chilean Socialist politician who served as Deputy for the 8th Departamental Group ―Melipilla, San Antonio, San Bernardo and Maipo―.

He had previously been elected for the 1969–1973 term and served two earlier terms as councilman (regidor) of Melipilla (1963–1967; 1967–1969).

Biography

He studied at the Liceo Mixto Fiscal of Melipilla and was trained as a sanitary inspector at the Bacteriological Institute of the University of Chile.

He worked for the National Health Service and in the construction sector, later engaging in commerce. A local union and peasant leader, he also participated in the CUT.

Parliamentary work

In 1973–1977 he served on the Permanent Commission on Agriculture and Colonization. His mandate ended with the military coup and the dissolution of Congress by Decree-Law 27 on 21 September 1973.