Gregorio Amunátegui Jordán
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Gregorio Amunátegui Jordán | |
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| Member of the Senate of Chile | |
| In office 15 May 1941 – 15 May 1965 | |
| Constituency | 8th Provincial Grouping |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 24 May 1937 – 15 May 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Edmundo Fuenzalida |
| Succeeded by | Raúl Brañes |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 9 January 1933 – 15 May 1941 | |
| Constituency | 1st Metropolitan District (Santiago) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1901 |
| Died | 22 July 1981 (aged 80) |
| Political party | Liberal Party (1929–1964) Independent Alessandrist Movement (1969–1970) |
| Spouse | Yolanda Prá |
| Parent(s) | Gregorio Amunátegui Solar Ana Luisa Jordán |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Civil engineer, politician |
Gregorio Amunátegui Jordán (17 January 1901 – 22 July 1981) was a Chilean civil engineer and liberal politician.
He served as Deputy and later Senator of the Republic of Chile, and was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile between 1937 and 1941.
Born in Santiago to politician Gregorio Amunátegui Solar and Ana Luisa Jordán Swinburn, Amunátegui studied at the Instituto Nacional and graduated as a civil engineer from the University of Chile in 1923, with a thesis titled “Puente de concreto armado” (“Reinforced Concrete Bridge”). He later married Yolanda Valentina Prá Balmaceda.
Professional career
He worked at the Directorate of Electrical Services (1925–1928) and co-founded the construction firm Amunátegui y Leonvendagar (1926–1932). He also served as Director of the insurance company La Agraria, Sociedad Minera Inca de Oro, and Sociedad de Abogados Calizos.
He was a member of the Agricultural Credit Fund (Caja de Crédito Agrario, 1932), the Warrants Commission (1933), and Director of the Central Bank of Chile (1936). Additionally, he managed the estates San Gabriel and La Placilla in Linares and San Francisco de Mostazal.