Blanca Retamal
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Blanca Retamal | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1965 – 21 September 1973 | |
| Constituency | 7th Departmental Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1921 |
| Died | 8 August 2020 (aged 98) |
| Party | |
| Spouse | Sergio Retamal Cisternas |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (BA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Teacher |
Blanca Adelina Retamal Contreras (21 October 1921 – 8 August 2020) was a Chilean teacher and politician, member of the Christian Democratic Party. She served as Deputy in the National Congress during the 1965–1969 and 1969–1973 periods.
In December 1983, she was among the founders of the Social Christian Movement, a group formed by Christian Democrats expelled from the party for supporting the military dictatorship.[1]
Family and early years
She was born in Quirihue on 21 October 1921, the daughter of Baldomero Retamal and Eusebia Contreras.[1] She was married to Sergio Retamal Cisternas.[1]
Education and professional life
She completed her secondary education in Traiguén. Later, she entered the José Abelardo Núñez Superior Normal School, where she graduated as a primary school teacher in 1945. She also studied at the School of Public Health Nurses at the University of Chile.[1]
She worked as a teacher at School No. 35 in Casas Viejas, Longotoma, from 1945 to 1946, when she was appointed its director until 1952. That same year she became director of School No. 4 in Valle Hermoso, La Ligua, a position she held until 1958. She then directed School No. 129 in Maipú until 1965.[1]
Between 1956 and 1957, she wrote for the newspaper La Razón of La Ligua.[1] She was also active in community work in the Barrancas commune, serving as secretary of the neighborhood council of the Lautaro community.[1]