Juan de Dios Ampuero

Juan de Dios Ampuero
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1933 – 15 May 1937
Constituency23rd Departamental Grouping
Personal details
Born(1891-06-03)3 June 1891
Died11 January 1971(1971-01-11) (aged 79)
PartyDemocratic Party
SpouseVictoria González
Alma materEscuela Normal de Preceptores de Valdivia

Juan de Dios Ampuero García (3 June 1891 – 11 January 1971) was a Chilean teacher, journalist and politician who served as a deputy during the XXXVII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile.[1]

Biography

Ampuero García was born in Dalcahue, in the Chiloé Archipelago, on 3 June 1891, the son of José Antonio Ampuero Alvarado and Agustina García Oyarzún. He married Victoria Rosario González Bonnau in Puerto Montt in 1917; the couple had three children.[1]

He studied at the Escuela Normal de Preceptores of Valdivia and qualified as a primary school teacher. From 1913 onward, he worked as a teacher in several Chilean cities and at the Penitentiary of Santiago. He also served as administrator of the Puerto Montt Prison and simultaneously operated carpentry and tailoring workshops.[1]

Alongside his professional activities, he collaborated with the newspaper El Correo of Puerto Montt and served as editor for La Tribuna and El Heraldo.[1]

Political career

Ampuero García was a member of the Democratic Party and later of the Democratic Party of the People. He served as president of the Democratic Grouping of Llanquihue.[1]

He was elected deputy for the Twenty-third Departamental Grouping (Llanquihue and Aysén) for the 1933–1937 legislative period. In the Chamber of Deputies, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Colonization.[1]

Other activities

He belonged to the Fifth Fire Company of Puerto Montt, serving as a director, and was also a member of the Boy Scouts Association.[1]

Ampuero García died on 11 January 1971.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Juan de Dios Ampuero García – Parliamentary Biography". Library of the National Congress of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2026.