Margarita Paluz
Margarita Paluz | |
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Margarita Paluz Rivas as deputy (1965). | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1965 – 15 May 1969 | |
| Constituency | 21st Departmental District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 August 1931 |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Humberto Espejo (m. 1966) |
| Parent(s) | Juan Paluz Gumercinda Rivas |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Dentist |
Margarita Paluz Rivas (born Loncoche, 7 August 1931) is a Chilean dentist and politician, member of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC).
She served as a deputy of the Republic for the 21st Departmental District, corresponding to Temuco, Lautaro, Imperial, Pitrufquén and Villarrica, between 1965 and 1969.[1]
Biography
She was born in Loncoche on 7 August 1931, the daughter of Juan Paluz Aburid and Gumercinda Isaura Rivas Manríquez.[1]
On 2 September 1966, she married Humberto Espejo Zúñiga in her hometown.[1]
She studied dentistry and qualified as a dental surgeon.[1]
Political career
She joined the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), where she assumed the leadership of the Women’s Department in Loncoche.[1]
In the 1965 Chilean parliamentary election, she was elected deputy for the 21st Departmental District, corresponding to Temuco, Lautaro, Imperial, Pitrufquén and Villarrica, serving between 1965 and 1969.[1] She was a member of the Permanent Commissions on Medical-Social Assistance and Hygiene; Housing and Urban Development; Public Health; Labor and Social Security; Constitution, Legislation and Justice; and Finance. She was also part of the Special Commission on Housing (1965–1966).[1]
Among her motions that became law were: Law No. 16.772 of 15 May 1968 on the Labor Code, Article 323, related to payment of weekly rest for certain workers; Law No. 17.093 of 6 February 1969 regarding the San Pedro settlement in San Antonio, regulating transfers to current occupants; and Law No. 17.301 of 22 April 1970, which created the Junta Nacional de Jardines Infantiles (JUNJI).[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Reseña Biográfica Parlamentaria: Margarita Paluz Rivas". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 22 September 2025.