Hugo León Puelma

León Puelma was born in Santiago to Adolfo León Entralá and Elisa Puelma Cruchaga.^[2]

He completed his primary and secondary education at the Internado Nacional Barros Arana and later pursued civil engineering at the University of Chile, graduating in 1949 with a specialization in hydraulics.^[1]

He married three times: first to Tatiana Babarovic Denegri (three children), then to María Angélica Figueroa Marimón (one child), and finally to Luz Angélica Balmaceda Errázuriz (one child).^[2]

León Puelma died in Santiago in 1996.^[1]

León Puelma began his professional work at the Production Development Corporation (CORFO) and later became general manager of the state-owned sugar company, Iansa.^[2]

He served on the board of the Chilean Chamber of Construction (CChC) between 1964 and 1965 and was elected president of the organization from 1972 to 1974.^[2] He also held positions in urban development and mining corporations, including the Urban Improvement Corporation (1966), the Copper Corporation, and Sociedad Minera Mixta Andina (1967–1970).^[2]

From 1975 to 1979 he served as Minister of Public Works.^[2][1] During this period the first section of the Santiago Metro entered into operation on 15 September 1975.^[3]

After leaving the ministry, he served for two years as general manager of the Compañía de Petróleos de Chile (Copec).^[4]