Salvador Ocampo
Salvador Ocampo | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 15 May 1945 – 15 May 1953 | |
| Constituency | 7th Provincial Grouping |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1941 – 15 May 1945 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1902 |
| Died | 27 August 1977 (aged 75) |
| Party | Communist Party of Chile |
| Spouse | Berta Arenal |
| Occupation | Trade union leader, construction worker, politician |
Salvador Ocampo Pastene (1 January 1902 – 27 August 1977) was a Chilean trade union leader, construction worker and communist politician. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies and later as a senator of the Republic during the 1940s and early 1950s.[1]
Biography
He was born in Iquique on 1 January 1902. During the 1960s he emigrated to Mexico, where he settled permanently and married Berta Arenal, sister-in-law of Mexican painter and muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros. They had one son, Emilio Ocampo Arenal.[1]
Professional career
He emerged as a prominent labor leader within the Chilean construction workers’ movement and became a founding subsecretary of the Confederation of Workers of Chile (CTCH). Together with Bernardo Ibáñez Águila, he visited France, the United States, Spain and Mexico. In Mexico he participated in the Workers’ Congress representing the CTCH and also took part in the Congress of Democracies held in Montevideo.[1]
In 1943 he traveled to Cuba, where he attended the Latin American Workers’ Conference.[1]
Political career
A member of the Communist Party of Chile, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the 9th Departmental Grouping, corresponding to the districts of Rancagua, Cachapoal, Caupolicán (Rengo) and San Vicente, for the 1941–1945 legislative term. During this period he served on the standing Committees on Foreign Relations, National Defense, and Labor and Social Legislation.[1]
During the period of illegality of the Communist Party, he was a member of the parliamentary committee of the National Progressive Party, the name under which the Communist Party operated while banned.[1]
In the 1945 parliamentary elections he was elected senator for the 7th Provincial Grouping, comprising the provinces of Ñuble, Concepción and Arauco, serving for the 1945–1953 term. As a senator he served on the standing Committees on Foreign Relations and Trade, and on Constitution, Legislation and Justice.[1]
Other activities
Following the military coup of 11 September 1973, while residing in Mexico, he led solidarity efforts with the Chilean people, particularly in the political sphere, opposing the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.[1]
In Mexico he worked at the Workers’ University «Vicente Lombardo Toledano», in the Department of the International Labor Movement. He died in Mexico City on 27 August 1977.[1]