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Jaime Concha
Chilean politician (1922–1986) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jaime Concha Barañao (5 April 1922 – 1986) was a Chilean lawyer, historian, and politician.
He served as Deputy for the 14th Departamental Group (Linares, Loncomilla, and Parral) during the XLIII Legislative Period (1957–1961) and again during the XLVI Legislative Period (1969–1973).[1]
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Early life
Born in Talca in 1922, he was the son of Carlos Concha Fernández and Marta Barañao Gazmuri. He studied at the Instituto de Humanidades Luis Campino, graduating in law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in 1950, and later pursued studies in history at the University of Chile.[2]
He married Eliana Salas Lira and had two children.[2]
Political career
Concha began in politics within the Falange Nacional in the 1940s, where he held various leadership roles, including provincial president in Linares. He was elected Deputy in the 1957 election for the 14th Departamental Group, serving until 1961.
During his first term, he sat on the Standing Committee on Constitution, Legislation and Justice, as well as on special commissions concerning consumer prices and the sugar industry.[2]
He joined the Christian Democratic Party in 1957, where he later became national councillor and president of the disciplinary council (1965–1967).
In the 1969 election, Concha returned to the Chamber of Deputies, serving until 15 May 1973. He was a member of the Standing Committee on Constitution, Legislation and Justice, as well as special commissions investigating violence against peasants, abuses in the Investigations Police, and judicial reforms.[2]
On 30 July 1971 he resigned from the PDC and joined the Christian Left.
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Death
Concha died in Las Condes in 1986.[2]
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