Edmundo Eluchans Malherbe
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Edmundo Eluchans Malherbe | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1957 – 15 May 1965 | |
| Constituency | 6th Departmental Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1926 |
| Died | 13 April 1993 (aged 66) |
| Party | United Conservative Party |
| Spouse | Florencia Urenda Zegers |
| Children | 7 (including Edmundo Eluchans Urenda) |
| Parent(s) | Domingo Eluchans Irigaray Celia Malherbe Wasserfall |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso |
| Profession | Lawyer, Businessman, Academic |
Jorge Edmundo Eluchans Malherbe (23 August 1926 – 13 April 1993) was a Chilean lawyer, businessman, guild leader, and politician, member of the United Conservative Party (PCU).
He served as a Deputy of the Republic representing the 6th Departmental Grouping (Valparaíso and Quillota) for two consecutive legislative terms between 1957 and 1965, holding the post of First Vice President of the Chamber during his final term.[1]
Family and education
Eluchans was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 23 August 1926, the son of Domingo Eluchans Irigaray and Celia Malherbe Wasserfall.[1]
He studied at the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones de Santiago and later at the Instituto Rafael Ariztía in Quillota (Marist Brothers). He went on to study law at the Sagrados Corazones School of Valparaíso, earning his law degree on 6 January 1949 with a thesis entitled «Christian Sociology: Essay on Political Philosophy». During his studies he received the “Eduardo Lobos Prize” for academic excellence.[1]
He married Florencia Urenda Zegers, with whom he had seven children, including the future deputy Edmundo Eluchans Urenda.[1]
Academic and professional career
Eluchans taught civic education and political economy at the Instituto Rafael Ariztía, and later served as full professor of constitutional law and civil law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso between 1949 and 1951.[1]
From 1949 he was an editor of the newspaper La Unión in Valparaíso, while also practicing law privately.[1]
In business, he was president of Covalpo, Autoval, the board of Banco del Trabajo, and its real-estate branch. He also served as director of «Frutera Sudamericana», «Carburo y Metalurgia», and the insurance companies «Árabe» and «Galénica». He was legal counsel for Inmobiliaria Torre Las Condes S.A. and a member of the Automóvil Club.[1] By the late 1970s he held 9 percent of the shares in Banco de Constitución.[2]