Rigoberto Cossio

Rigoberto Cossio
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1961–1965
Constituency23rd Departamental Group
Personal details
Born(1919-08-30)30 August 1919
Died26 August 2014(2014-08-26) (aged 94)
PartySocialist Party
ProfessionIndustrial baker

Rigoberto Cossio Godoy (30 August 1919 – 26 August 2014) was a Chilean industrial baker and politician.[1]

He was born in La Unión, the son of Alfredo Cossio and Elena Godoy.[1]

A labor leader among bakers and a prominent member of the Central Unitary Workers’ Confederation (CUT) in Osorno, he was elected Deputy for the 23rd Departmental Grouping, corresponding to Osorno and Río Negro, representing the Socialist Party for the legislative period 1961–1965. During his term, he was a member of the Permanent Commission on Economy and Commerce.[1]

He died on 26 August 2014 in the city of Rancagua, though his funeral was held in Osorno, Chile.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d de Ramón, Armando (1999). Biografías de Chilenos: Miembros de los Poderes Ejecutivo, Legislativo y Judicial 1876–1973. Vol. 1. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.