Alfonso Ansieta

Alfonso Ansieta
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1973 – 21 September 1973
Constituency6th Provincial Group
In office
15 May 1965 – 15 May 1969
Constituency6th Provincial Group
Mayor of Valparaíso
In office
January 1970 – November 1970
Preceded byJuan Rodríguez López
Succeeded bySergio Vuskovic
In office
1964–1965
Succeeded byJuan Montedónico
Regidor of Valparaíso
In office
1962–1964
Personal details
Born(1924-03-30)30 March 1924
Died3 April 2009(2009-04-03) (aged 85)
PartyChristian Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Valparaíso (LL.B)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Alfonso Ansieta Núñez (24 March 1930 – 3 April 2009) was a Chilean lawyer, academic, and politician affiliated with the Christian Democratic Party.

He served as Mayor of Valparaíso and as a Deputy during the 1960s and 1970s.

Professional career

He worked as a lawyer for the Compañía Chilena de Navegación Interoceánica, as legal advisor to shipping companies, and as an insurance adjuster at the firm «Ansieta & Barroilhet».

He also dedicated himself to academia as a professor of law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.

Political career

He began his political career in the Christian Democratic Party. In 1962, he was elected Regidor of Valparaíso, and in 1964 he became Mayor of the city.

In the 1965 parliamentary elections, he was elected Deputy for Imperial, Quillota, Limache, and Casablanca (1965–1969). He served on the Permanent Commission on Constitution, Legislation, and Justice.

He represented Chile abroad as a participant in the Consultative Meeting of the United Nations Maritime Transport Commission, held in Geneva, Switzerland (1967), and in the 2nd United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, held in New Delhi, India (1969).

In the 1973 elections, he was elected Deputy for Valparaíso (1973–1977), joining the Permanent Commission on Economy and Trade. However, his term was cut short by the military coup of September 11, 1973, which dissolved the National Congress.