Juan Puentes
Juan Eduardo Puentes | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1949 – 15 May 1961 | |
| Constituency | 22nd Departmental Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1904 |
| Died | 16 November 1979 (aged 75) |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Hortensia Pagueguy Valverde |
| Children | Six |
| Parent(s) | Juan Eduardo Puentes Maclovia García |
| Occupation | Teacher, Lawyer, Politician |
Juan Eduardo Puentes (6 May 1904 – 16 November 1979) was a Chilean lawyer, educator, and liberal politician.
He served as Deputy of the Republic for the 22nd Departmental Grouping (Valdivia, La Unión and Río Bueno) during the 1949–1961 legislative periods.[1]
Biography
Puentes was born in La Unión, Chile on 6 May 1904, the son of Juan Eduardo Puentes and Maclovia García. He married Hortensia Pagueguy Valverde in Río Bueno on 15 January 1944, and they had six children.[1]
He studied at the Seminario Conciliar de Concepción and later at the University of Chile’s Instituto Pedagógico, where he graduated in 1926 as a teacher of Biological Sciences and Chemistry. He subsequently studied Law at the same university and was admitted to the bar on 23 July 1929 with a thesis titled La reivindicación ("The Recovery Action").
He worked as Inspector of the Instituto Nacional (1923–1928), professor of Sciences and Chemistry at the Liceo de Hombres de Valdivia (1928–1949), and professor at the Liceo José Victorino Lastarria. In 1956 he was appointed Director of Liceo N.º 10 de Santiago. He also practiced law in Valdivia and served for seven years as Manager of the Association of Retail Merchants of Valdivia.
Political career
A member of the Liberal Party, Puentes served as Secretary and President of the Liberal Assembly of Valdivia and as Provincial President of his party.
He was elected Deputy of the Republic for the 22nd Departmental Grouping (Valdivia, La Unión, and Río Bueno) for three consecutive terms (1949–1953, 1953–1957, and 1957–1961). He sat on the Permanent Commission of Public Education throughout his parliamentary career and also on the Commission of Labor and Social Legislation during his first two terms.[2]
Civic and social activity
Puentes was a founding member and President of the Valdivia Tennis Club and a member of the Phoenix Sports Club of Valdivia.
He died in Valdivia on 16 November 1979.
References
- ^ a b "Parliamentary Biography: Juan Eduardo Puentes". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Anales de la República: Juan Eduardo Puentes". Editorial Andrés Bello. 1986. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
Bibliography
- Valencia Aravía, Luis (1986). Anales de la República: Registros de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo. 2nd ed. Santiago: Editorial Andrés Bello.