Tomás Pablo Elorza

Tomás Pablo Elorza (30 October 1921 – 1 December 1999) was a Chilean politician and architect who served as President of the Senate of Chile.^[2]

Tomás Pablo Elorza
Member of the Senate of Chile
In office 15 May 1969 – 11 September 1973
Succeeded by	Dissolution of the charge (1973 Coup d'état)
Constituency	7th Provincial Agrupation
President of the Senate
In office 4 June 1969 – 6 January 1971
Preceded by	Salvador Allende
Succeeded by	Patricio Aylwin
President of the Latin American Parliament
In office 6 December 1972 – 21 September 1973
Preceded by	Jorge Dáger
Succeeded by	Arturo Hernández Grisanti
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
In office 11 March 1957 – 11 March 1961
Constituency	17th Departamental Agrupation
Personal details
Born	(1921-10-30)30 October 1921 Concepción, Chile
Died	1 December 1999(1999-12-01) (aged 78) Santiago, Chile
Political party	Christian Democratic Party
Spouse	Ester Roa Rebolledo[1]
Alma mater	University of Concepción (BA)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

He invested to Salvador Allende with the presidential band when he was elected.^[3]

Pablo Elorza was married to Ester Roa Rebolledo,^[1] mayor of Concepción (1956−1963) whose name the Estadio Municipal de Concepción was baptized.

A well regarded article that he wrote was «Aylwin, the word of a democrat».^[4]