Carlos Cifuentes
Carlos Cifuentes | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1949 – 2 December 1950 | |
| Succeeded by | Mariano Puga Vega |
| Constituency | 20th Departamental Group |
| In office 15 May 1945 – 15 May 1949 | |
| Constituency | 7th Departamental Group |
| In office 15 May 1933 – 15 May 1941 | |
| Constituency | 19th Departamental Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 June 1899 |
| Died | 2 December 1950 (aged 51) |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Profession | Politician |
Carlos Andrés Cifuentes Sobarzo (27 June 1899 – 2 December 1950) was a Chilean politician and parliamentarian affiliated with the Democratic Party.
He served continuously as a member of the Chamber of Deputies between 1933 and his death in 1950, representing multiple constituencies in southern and central Chile.[1]
Biography
Cifuentes Sobarzo was born in Concepción on 27 June 1899, the son of José María Cifuentes and Baclavia Sobarzo.[1] He completed his secondary education in humanities at the Liceo de Hombres of Concepción. He remained unmarried throughout his life.[1]
In his professional career, he distinguished himself as a councillor of the National Savings Bank (Caja Nacional de Ahorros) and the Industrial Credit Institute (Instituto de Crédito Industrial). He was also active in numerous social and civic organizations.[1]
Political career
Cifuentes Sobarzo joined the Democratic Party in 1915. A long-standing member of the party, he represented the province of Biobío on the party’s general directorate and served as national president of the party in 1939.[1]
He was first elected deputy for the 19th Departmental Group – Laja, Mulchén and Angol – for the 1933–1937 legislative period. During this term, he served as second vice-president of the chamber from 22 May 1935 until 1937, was a replacement member of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Legislation, and served on the Committee on Industry.[1]
He was re-elected for the same constituency for the 1937–1941 term, serving as a replacement member of the Committees on Government Interior and on Labour and Social Legislation, and as a full member of the Committee on Foreign Relations.[1]
In 1945, he was elected deputy for the 7th Departmental Group (Third District of Santiago), serving during the 1945–1949 legislative period. During this term, he served as a replacement member of the Committees on Government Interior and on Labour and Social Legislation, and as a full member of the Committees on Foreign Relations and on Internal Police and Regulations.[1]
He was re-elected in 1949 for the 20th Departmental Group —Angol, Collipulli, Traiguén, Victoria and Curacautín—serving as second vice-president of the chamber from 24 May 1949 until November 1950, and as a member of the Committee on Foreign Relations.[1]
Cifuentes Sobarzo died in Santiago on 2 December 1950, before completing his parliamentary term.[1]