Juan Widmer
Juan Widmer | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1957 – 15 May 1965 | |
| Constituency | 20th Departmental Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 March 1921 |
| Died | 5 September 1972 (aged 51) |
| Party | United Conservative Party National Party |
| Spouse | Lilian Fontannaz Vey |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Juan Widmer Elena Ewertz |
| Occupation | Agronomist, politician |
Juan Widmer Ewertz (6 March 1921 – 5 September 1972) was a Chilean agronomist and politician affiliated with the National Party and previously with the United Conservative Party. He served as Deputy of the Republic for the 20th Departmental Grouping – Angol, Collipulli, Traiguén, Victoria, and Curacautín – during the legislative periods 1957–1961 and 1961–1965.
Biography
Born in Traiguén on 6 March 1921, he was the son of Juan Widmer Bidthet and Elena Ewertz Voigt. He married Lilian Odettre Fontannaz Vey on 9 November 1948, and they had five children: María Cecilia, Juan Enrique, Denise, Lilian, and Jorge Alberto.[1]
He completed his early education at the Liceo de Traiguén and the Instituto de Humanidades, and later attended the Escuela Militar from 1936 to 1939. He studied agronomy at the University of Chile, graduating as an agricultural engineer in 1943, and pursued postgraduate specialization at Purdue University in the United States.[2]
Professionally, he worked as administrator of the Chufquén estate in Traiguén and was active in agricultural and industrial ventures related to automobile, tractor, and machinery sales.
Political career
Widmer began his political career as a member of the United Conservative Party and later joined the National Party after its foundation in 1966.
He was elected Deputy for the 20th Departmental Grouping “Angol, Collipulli, Traiguén, Victoria, and Curacautín” for the legislative periods 1957–1961 and 1961–1965. During his tenure, he served on the Permanent Commission of Agriculture and Colonization.
Together with other parliamentarians, he introduced a motion that provided funds for the centennial celebration of the city of Angol, which became Law No. 14,997 on 15 November 1962.[3]
He was a councillor of the Pension Fund of the Carabineros of Chile (1957) and a member of the Lions Club and the Social Club of Traiguén.
Widmer passed away in Santiago on 5 September 1972.
References
- ^ "Parliamentary Biography: Juan Widmer Ewertz". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Juan Widmer Ewertz". Anales.cl. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Partido Conservador y Partido Nacional – Parliamentary History". Memoria Chilena. Retrieved 10 May 2024.