Luis Martínez Urrutia
Luis Martínez Urrutia | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1953 – 15 May 1957 | |
| Constituency | 21st Departamental Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1917 Concepción, Chile |
| Died | 13 January 1985 (aged 68) Santiago, Chile |
| Party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse | Juana Leontina Jiménez |
| Children | 5 |
| Occupation | Public employee; bookseller; politician |
Luis Haroldo Martínez Urrutia (1 January 1917 – 13 January 1985) was a Chilean public administrator and politician who served as Deputy for the 21st Departamental Group from 1953 to 1957.[1]
Biography
Luis Martínez Urrutia was born in Concepción on 1 January 1917, the son of Jacinto Martínez and Fermina Urrutia.[1] He married Juana Leontina Jiménez in Santiago on 13 October 1939, with whom he had five children.[1]
He studied at the José Abelardo Núñez Annex School and later at the Temuco High School.[1]
Martínez worked between 1941 and 1953 for the Internal Credit Department of the State Railways Company. He was also the owner of the PLA Bookstore in Concepción.[1]
Political career
Martínez was a member of the Socialist Party.[1] He was elected Deputy for the 21st Departamental Group—Temuco, Lautaro, Imperial, Pitrufquén and Villarrica—for the legislative term 1953–1957.[1]
Beyond his parliamentary work, he later served as secretary-general of Salvador Allende’s presidential campaign, chief of staff at the Ministry of the Interior, and general manager of GASCO, appointed on 25 August 1972.[1]