Clemente Fuentealba

Clemente Fuentealba
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1965 – 11 September 1973
Constituency4th Departmental Group
Mayor of Ovalle
In office
1950–1964
Personal details
Born(1909-03-23)23 March 1909
Died29 August 2002(2002-08-29) (aged 93)
Political partyRadical Party
SpouseLaura Bolados
Alma materArturo Prat Naval Academy
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionNaval Officer

Clemente Fuentealba Caamaño (23 March 1909 – 29 August 2002) was a Chilean naval officer and Radical Party politician.

He served as Deputy for the 4th Departmental Group (La Serena, Coquimbo, Elqui, Ovalle, Illapel, Combarbalá) from 1965 to 1973, and as Mayor of Ovalle from 1950 to 1964.

Biography

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He participated in the Chilean Navy as a torpedoman (1925–1929), then worked in commerce and agriculture in Ovalle. He became a Regional Radical leader, mayor of Ovalle, and later Deputy.

In Congress he served on the Mining and Industries Committee, then Economy, Development, Reconstruction, and later Finance.

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