Pedro Cárdenas Núñez

Pedro Cárdenas Núñez
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1933 – 19 May 1952
ConstituencySantiago Metropolitan 1st District
Personal details
Born(1891-06-29)29 June 1891
Died19 May 1952(1952-05-19) (aged 60)
PartyDemocratic Party
SpouseRaquel Oyaneder
OccupationPolitician

Pedro Cárdenas Núñez (29 June 1891 – 19 May 1952) was a Chilean politician of the Democratic Party.[1]

He was the son of Florinda Núñez and José Santos Cárdenas, and married Raquel Oyaneder.[1] He worked in the graphic industry and in the Santiago Post Office, serving also as secretary of the Third Labor Court and head of the Social Insurance section.[1]

Political Activities

A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected Deputy for the 1st Metropolitan District (Santiago) for the 1933–1937 legislative period, joining the Permanent Committee on Internal Government and Regulations.[1] He was re-elected for 1937–1941, serving on the Committee on Constitution, Legislation and Justice.[1]

He was elected again for 1941–1945, joining the Committee on Treasury; and again for 1945–1949, serving on the Committee on Economy and Commerce.[1]

He won a fifth term for 1949–1953, serving once more on the Committee on Treasury. However, he died in office in May 1952, less than a year before the new legislative period began; therefore, according to Chilean law, no by-election was held and the seat remained vacant.[1]

Social Activities

He served as president of the Unión Social Mutualista and was a contributing member of the societies La Aurora, Choferes Manuel Montt and Unión de Tipógrafos. He was also director and later president of the Social Club “Zenón Torrealba” in Santiago.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Reseñas Parlamentarias – Pedro Cárdenas Núñez". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 6 December 2025.

Bibliography

  • Urzúa Valenzuela, Germán. Historia Política de Chile y su Evolución Electoral desde 1810 a 1992. Editorial Jurídica de Chile, Santiago, 1992.
  • Castillo Infante, Fernando. Diccionario Histórico y Biográfico de Chile. Editorial Zig-Zag, Santiago, 1996.
  • Ramón Folch, Armando de. Biografías de Chilenos: Miembros de los Poderes Ejecutivo, Legislativo y Judicial. Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, 1999.