Orlando Poblete González
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Orlando Poblete G. | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1965 – 15 May 1969 | |
| Constituency | 3rd Departmental District |
| Mayor of Copiapó | |
| In office 1950–1964 | |
| Preceded by | Humberto Rivera Medina |
| Succeeded by | John Horsley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 June 1918 Parral, Chile |
| Died | 20 January 1999 (aged 80) Chile |
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| Spouse | Lenka Ostojić |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Alfredo Poblete Juana González G. |
| Profession | Teacher |
Orlando Octavio Poblete González (Parral, 24 June 1918 – Chile, 20 January 1999) was a Chilean teacher and politician, mayor of Copiapó and later deputy representing the province of Atacama.[1]
Born in Parral in 1918, his parents were Alfredo Poblete Ortiz and Juana González Gallegos. He married Lenka Ostojić Zlatar, with whom he had three children: Orlando, Lenka, and Jaime.
He studied at the Superior School of Parral and later at the Escuela Normal de Chillán, graduating as a primary teacher in 1939 with the thesis "La escuela y la comunidad".
He began his teaching career at School No. 6 of Chillán (1940–1946) and later at the Normal School of Copiapó "Rómulo J. Peña Maturana" (1946–1950). He was professor of Educational Sociology and head of the Normal School between 1950 and 1954, and also taught Economic Geography at the School of Mines of Copiapó. In 1956, he directed the Seminar on Regional Problems of Atacama, sponsored by the University of Chile.[1]