Hugo Ballesteros
Chilean politician and diplomat (1931–2019)
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Hugo Eugenio Ballesteros Reyes (3 January 1931 – 7 April 2019) was a Chilean politician and diplomat.
Constituency3rd Provincial Grouping
Preceded byRaúl Morales Adriasola
Succeeded byAlfredo Lorca
Constituency6th Departmental Grouping
Hugo Ballesteros | |
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Ballesteros in 1965 | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 15 May 1969 – 21 September 1973 | |
| Constituency | 3rd Provincial Grouping |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 25 May 1965 – 17 October 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Raúl Morales Adriasola |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Lorca |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1957 – 15 May 1969 | |
| Constituency | 6th Departmental Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hugo Eugenio Ballesteros Reyes 3 January 1931 |
| Died | 7 April 2019 (aged 88) |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party |
| Parent(s) | Luis Ballesteros Teresa Reyes |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Born in Santiago, he studied law at the Universidad de Chile's campus in Valparaíso. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies (1957–1969) and the Senate (1969–1973). In 1964 he was also a member of his country's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly.[1]
Ballesteros Reyes died of brain cancer in Valparaíso, at the age of 88.[2]
