Manuel González Vilches
Manuel González Vilches | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1941 – 15 May 1945 | |
| Constituency | 12th Departmental Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1882 |
| Died | 6 April 1954 (aged 71) |
| Party | Communist Party of Chile |
Manuel González Vilches (22 July 1882 – 6 April 1954) was a Chilean editor and communist politician. He served as a Member of the Chamber of Deputies representing the Talca–Lontué–Curepto constituency between 1941 and 1945.[1]
Biography
González Vilches was born in Melipilla, Chile, on 22 July 1882, the son of Eufracio González and Julia Vilches.[1]
He worked as a newspaper editor and, from 1927, served as editor of the clandestine communist newspaper Bandera Roja during periods of political repression.[1]
He was actively involved in the organization of peasants and agricultural wage workers in central Chile and held leadership positions within the Federación Obrera de Chile.[1]
He married Elcira Rojas Olivares in Valparaíso in 1928.[1]
Political career
A long-standing militant of the Communist Party of Chile, González Vilches was elected Deputy for the 12th Departmental Group —Talca, Lontué and Curepto— for the 1941–1945 legislative term.[1]
During his parliamentary service, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations.[1]
Following his term in Congress, he served as Governor of the Department of Curepto between 1946 and 1947.[1]