Sergio Salinas

Sergio Salinas
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1953 – 15 May 1957
Constituency4th Departmental Group
Personal details
Born(1927-03-02)2 March 1927
Died12 January 1981(1981-01-12) (aged 53)
PartySocialist Party of Chile
SpouseVirginia Rosa Montalva
OccupationDeputy
ProfessionPolitician

Sergio Salinas Moreira (2 March 1927 – 12 January 1981) was a Chilean politician and member of the Socialist Party of Chile.

He served as a Deputy for the 4th Departmental Group ―La Serena, Coquimbo, Elqui, Ovalle, Combarbalá and Illapel― during the 1953–1957 legislative period.[1]

Biography

He was born on 2 March 1927, the son of Roberto Salinas Astudillo and María Moreira.[1] He married Virginia Rosa Montalva Sepúlveda in Santiago on 21 February 1948.[1]

Salinas Moreira joined the Socialist Party of Chile in 1942 and became an active member of its Youth Central Committee.[1] By 1952 he served as Undersecretary-General of the Party.[1]

He was elected Deputy for the 4th Departmental Group (La Serena, Coquimbo, Elqui, Ovalle, Combarbalá, and Illapel) for the 1953–1957 term.[1] During his tenure he served on the Standing Committees on Interior Government, Finance, and Foreign Affairs.[1] He also acted as councilor of the Retirement and Social Welfare Fund for Railway Employees and Workers, representing the Senate.[1] He particularly focused on ensuring that the Government and the Railway Company duly transferred employees’ and workers’ pension contributions on time.[1]

He died on 12 January 1981.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Reseña Biográfica Sergio Salinas Moreira". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 2 Nov 2025.