Luis Muñoz Monje
Luis Muñoz | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1930 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Constituency | 18th Departamental Circumscription |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1900 |
| Died | 4 November 1990 (aged 90) |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Violeta Schwerter |
Luis Eduardo Muñoz Monje (22 March 1900 – 4 November 1990) was a Chilean politician and public administrator. He served as a deputy representing the Eighteenth Departamental Circumscription of Arauco, Lebu and Cañete during the 1930–1934 legislative period.[1]
Early life and personal life
Muñoz was born in Collipulli, Chile, on 22 March 1900, the son of Teodosio Muñoz Quezada and Herminia Monje Rozas.[1]
He married Violeta Schwerter Cortínez in Santiago on 27 July 1935, and the couple had two children.[1]
He studied at the Liceo de Aplicación and the Liceo José Victorino Lastarria in Santiago.[1]
Political career
Muñoz was a member of the Democratic Party.[1]
He was elected deputy for the Eighteenth Departamental Circumscription of Arauco, Lebu and Cañete for the 1930–1934 legislative period. He served as substitute member of the Permanent Commission on War and Navy and as a member of the Permanent Commission on Hygiene and Public Assistance.[2]
The 1932 Chilean coup d'état led to the dissolution of the National Congress on 6 June 1932.[1]
Professional career
Muñoz began his career as a cashier at the Caja de Ahorros in Cañete and later worked in the same institution in Mulchén, Bulnes and Chillán, retiring voluntarily in 1925.[1]
He was appointed trustee in bankruptcy for Ñuble and later became general agent and administrator of the Sociedad León Velasco y Compañía, which operated the Termas de Chillán from 1925. After its dissolution in 1926, he continued as administrator under successor companies managing the same enterprise.[1]
He served as governor of San Javier in 1942, of Calbuco in 1943, and of Pitrufquén in 1944. He was appointed intendant of Cautín on 27 August 1946 and resigned on 14 November of the same year. He also served as councillor and mayor of Pitrufquén in 1946.[1]
During his public career, he promoted various public works and improvements in the province, including potable water systems for Cañete, development of road infrastructure, expansion of railway connections, and support for the coal industry.[1]
He died in Santiago, Chile, on 4 November 1990.[1]
References
Bibliography
- Luis Valencia Avaria (1951). Anales de la República: textos constitucionales de Chile y registro de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo desde 1810. Tomo II. Imprenta Universitaria, Santiago.