Arturo Valdés Phillips
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- Falange Nacional
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Arturo Valdés Phillips | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1965 – 15 May 1969 | |
| Constituency | 4th Departmental District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 13, 1917 |
| Died | November 26, 1993 (aged 76) |
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| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Teacher |
Arturo Valdés Phillips (13 June 1917 – 26 November 1993) was a Chilean teacher and politician, member first of the Falange Nacional and later of the Partido Demócrata Cristiano.
He served as Deputy for the 4th Departmental District –La Serena, Coquimbo, Elqui, Ovalle, Combarbalá and Illapel– during the legislative period 1965–1969.
He was born in Santiago on June 13, 1917, the son of Alberto Valdés Alfonso and Isabel Phillips Sánchez. He married María Isabel Ossa León, with whom he had six children: Arturo, Leticia, Ignacio, Carolina, Eugenia and Fernando.
Valdés completed his secondary education at the Liceo Alemán de Santiago. He later studied at the University of Chile, La Serena campus, where he graduated as a teacher of History, Geography and Civic Education.
For eight years he worked as a teacher in various institutions, including Saint George’s School, Liceo de Aplicación, Instituto Luis Campino, Liceo N°11, Liceo Alemán de Santiago, and the Seminary of La Serena. He later became a faculty member at the University of Chile, La Serena campus. From 1971 onwards, he served as general manager of Editorial del Pacífico S.A..