Luis González Olivares

Luis González Olivares
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1941 – 15 May 1949
Constituency6th Departamental Group
Personal details
Born(1908-11-12)12 November 1908
Santiago, Chile
Died21 January 1976(1976-01-21) (aged 67)
Puente Alto, Chile
PartySocialist Party of Chile
SpouseMercedes Castro Miranda
ChildrenLuis Alejandro, Juan Francisco, Eleana Laura, Ángela de las Mercedes
Parent(s)Francisco González; Eugenia Olivares
OccupationPolitician

Luis Alberto González Olivares (12 November 1908 – 21 January 1976) was a Chilean socialist politician who served as Deputy for the 6th Departamental Group (Talagante) between 1941 and 1949.[1]

Biography

González Olivares was born in Santiago on 12 November 1908, the son of Francisco González and Eugenia Olivares.[1] He married Mercedes Castro Miranda in 1933, with whom he had four children.[1]

He studied at the Liceo Valentín Letelier and worked as an employee of the Politécnico de Menores Alcibíades Vicencio between 1929 and 1930.[1]

Political career

A member of the Socialist Party of Chile, he was elected Deputy for the 6th Departamental Group (2nd Metropolitan District: Talagante) for the 1941–1945 legislative period, serving on the Standing Committee on Finance.[1]

He was reelected for the 1945–1949 term, joining the Standing Committee on Economy and Trade.[1]

After leaving Congress, he worked for the State collective transport company between 1950 and 1957.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Luis Alberto González Olivares – Reseña biográfica". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 30 November 2025.

Further reading

  • Urzúa Valenzuela, Germán (1992). Historia Política de Chile y su Evolución Electoral desde 1810 a 1992 (3rd ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Jurídica de Chile.
  • Castillo Infante, Fernando (1996). Diccionario Histórico y Biográfico de Chile (6th ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Zig-Zag.
  • Ramón Folch, Armando de (1999). Biografías de Chilenos: Miembros de los Poderes Ejecutivos, Legislativo y Judicial (2nd ed.). Santiago, Chile: Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile.