Luis Navarrete Carvacho

Luis Navarrete
Mayor of Linares
In office
6 December 2000 – 2002
Preceded bySergio Sepúlveda
Succeeded byCarlos Villalobos
In office
19 August 1974 – 21 March 1981
Preceded byWaldo Retamal
Succeeded byLuis Opazo
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
11 March 1990 – 11 March 1994
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byLuis Valentín Ferrada
Constituency39th District
Mayor of Ñuñoa
In office
27 March 1981 – 1 December 1987
Preceded byAlejandro Morel
Succeeded byPedro Sabat
Personal details
Born(1925-09-27)27 September 1925
Died30 November 2006(2006-11-30) (aged 81)
PartyNational Renewal (RN)
SpouseSilvia Muñoz
Alma materBernardo O'Higgins Military Academy
ProfessionMilitar

Luis Navarrete Carvacho (27 September 1925 – 30 November 2006) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.[1]

Early life and family

Luis Navarrete Carvacho was born on 27 September 1925 in Pocuro, a locality of Los Andes.[2] He married Silvia Muñoz, and they had two children. One of them, Gonzalo Navarrete Muñoz, served as mayor of Lo Prado between 2004 and 2016.[2]

He completed his primary education at Escuela "Guillermo Matte" and later attended the Internado Nacional Barros Arana in Santiago. He subsequently entered the Military School of Chile and remained in the Chilean Army until 1962, when he voluntarily retired with the rank of Major.[2]

After retiring from the army, he joined the Compañía de Petróleos de Chile (COPEC), eventually becoming head of the Linares plant.[2]

Political career

He began his political activities in 1974 when he was appointed mayor of Linares, serving until 1981.[2]

In 1981, he was appointed mayor of Ñuñoa, holding office until 1 December 1987.[2]

From March 1988 to March 1989, he served as Regional Ministerial Secretary of Government in the Seventh Region.[2]

In 1989, he was elected Deputy as an independent (List B) within the Democracy and Progress electoral pact, representing District No. 39 (Linares, Colbún, San Javier, Villa Alegre, and Yerbas Buenas), Seventh Region, for the 1990–1994 term. He obtained 15,452 votes (18.40% of the validly cast ballots).[2]

He was elected mayor of Linares in the 2000 municipal elections, obtaining 13,462 votes (35.08%).[2]

Death

He died in Santiago on 30 November 2006.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Linares ha perdido a uno de sus mejores hombres" (PDF). Biblioteca Nacional Digital de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Luis Navarrete Carvacho". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 21 February 2026.