Manuel Moller Bordeu

Manuel Moller Bordeu
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1945 – 15 May 1953
Constituency19th Departmental Group
Personal details
Born(1889-06-20)20 June 1889
Concepción, Chile
Died6 August 1963(1963-08-06) (aged 74)
Santiago, Chile
PartyRadical Party
Parent(s)Alberto Moller Zerrano
Noemí Bordeu Olivares
Alma materInstituto Técnico Comercial de Concepción
OccupationFarmer and politician

Manuel Moller Bordeu (20 June 1889 – 6 August 1963) was a Chilean farmer and Radical Party politician. He served as Deputy for the 19th Departmental Group (Laja, Nacimiento, Mulchén) for two consecutive terms between 1945 and 1953.[1]

Biography

He was born in Concepción on 20 June 1889, the son of Alberto Moller Zerrano and Noemí Bordeu Olivares. His brothers Fernando, Alberto and Víctor Moller Bordeu were also Radical Party (PR) politicians.[1]

He completed his primary studies at the Colegio Alemán and his secondary studies at the Instituto Técnico Comercial, both in Concepción.[1]

He worked as a farmer, jointly managing the Negrete estate in Coigue together with his brother Víctor. He was a member of the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura (SNA).[1]

Political career

A member of the Radical Party, he held various local leadership roles in the city of Nacimiento.[1] He served as a delegate to party conventions held in Viña del Mar, Santiago and to the Extraordinary Convention of Santiago in 1937. He was also mayor of both Negrete and Nacimiento.[1]

In the 1945 parliamentary election, he was elected Deputy for the 19th Departmental Group (Laja, Nacimiento, Mulchén) for the 1945–1949 term, serving on the Permanent Committee on Agriculture and Colonization.[1]

He was reelected in the 1949 election for the 1949–1953 term. During this period he served as substitute member of the Permanent Committee on National Defense and the Committee on Medical-Social Assistance and Hygiene, and as full member of the Committee on Agriculture and Colonization.[1]

He died in Santiago on 6 August 1963 at the age of 74.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Reseña biográfica: Manuel Moller Bordeu". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 29 November 2025.